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2021 NBA trade deadline

The 2021 NBA trade deadline.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2021 NBA trade deadline.

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In the order it happened

The transaction timeline

The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

  1. January 14 · Four-team trade

    James Harden creates Brooklyn's Big Three →

    The Nets joined Harden with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, while Houston chose draft control and Indiana and Cleveland helped route the players needed to complete the blockbuster.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeJanuary 16, 2021To BKNBKNHARDEN13To HOUHOUOLADIPO7HOUEXUM11DraftPICKround asset+3 assetsTo CLECLEALLEN31CLEPRINCE12To INDINDLEVERT2220232NDround asset20242NDround asset+1 assetsHarden to BrooklynBKN receives James HardenHOU receives Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs + 3 moreCLE receives Jarrett Allen, Taurean PrinceIND receives Caris LeVert, Houston 2023 2nd-round pick, 2024 2nd-round pick via Cleveland + 1 more13 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  2. March 25 · Trade

    Chicago pairs Nikola Vučević with Zach LaVine →

    The Bulls sent Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks to Orlando, declaring that LaVine's breakout season required an immediate veteran co-star.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeMarch 25, 2021To CHICHIVUČEVIĆ9CHIAMINU5To ORLORLCARTER34ORLPORTER2220211STround asset+1 assetsVučević to ChicagoCHI receives Nikola Vučević, Al-Farouq AminuORL receives Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr., 2021 protected 1st-round pick + 1 more6 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. March 25 · Trade

    Aaron Gordon finds his role in Denver →

    Denver acquired Gordon from Orlando to defend elite wings and finish plays around Nikola Jokić, a fit that later became central to a championship roster.

    The complete trade package is preserved beside this moment →

    00TradeMarch 25, 2021To DENDENGORDON50DENCLARK6To ORLORLHARRIS14ORLHAMPTON1320251STround assetGordon to DenverDEN receives Aaron Gordon, Gary ClarkORL receives Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton, 2025 protected 1st-round pick5 original assets · 1 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  4. March 25 · Window closes

    Orlando commits to a full reset

    By moving Vučević, Gordon and Evan Fournier in one day, the Magic turned a fading playoff core into younger players and future draft value.