2015 NBA trade deadline
The deadline-day traffic jam
A frantic final hour moved Goran Dragić, Brandon Knight, Reggie Jackson, Isaiah Thomas, Enes Kanter and dozens more across a web of multi-team deals.
Why this window matters
#8 in the Sportsboxd NBA trade deadlines ranking
The volume and interconnected pick movement made it the template for the modern all-day deadline spectacle.
In the order it happened
The transaction timeline
Major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered by announcement or completion date. Open linked trades for the original package and every downstream asset.
January 5 · Trade
Cleveland acquires Smith and Shumpert
The Cavaliers began reshaping a struggling defense and rotation through a three-team trade with New York and Oklahoma City.
January 7 · Trade
Timofey Mozgov completes Cleveland's reset
Cleveland added the rim protector who would start through its run to the Finals.
February 19 · Deadline day
Goran Dragić forces a Miami move
Phoenix sent Dragić to the Heat as one branch of a deadline involving an extraordinary number of guards and picks.
February 19 · Deadline day
Thomas, Knight, Jackson and Kanter all move
Boston acquired Isaiah Thomas, Phoenix added Brandon Knight, Detroit landed Reggie Jackson and Oklahoma City acquired Enes Kanter in an interconnected final hour.