2023 NBA trade deadline
Durant and Irving end Brooklyn's experiment
Kevin Durant went to Phoenix and Kyrie Irving to Dallas, while the Lakers rebuilt their rotation around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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Brooklyn's superteam dissolved in days, Phoenix made an all-in championship wager and the Western Conference changed shape overnight.
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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.
January 23 · Trade
The Lakers acquire Rui Hachimura →Los Angeles began rebuilding its supporting cast weeks before the deadline's largest moves.
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February 6 · Trade
Kyrie Irving joins Dallas →Brooklyn sent Irving and Markieff Morris to the Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and draft capital.
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February 8 · Three-team trade
The Lakers remake their rotation →D'Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley arrived as Russell Westbrook went to Utah.
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February 9 · Trade
Kevin Durant lands in Phoenix →The Suns sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and major first-round control to Brooklyn for Durant.
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February 9 · Trade
Jakob Poeltl returns to Toronto →The Raptors reacquired their former lottery pick from San Antonio for Khem Birch and draft compensation.
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February 9 · Deadline day
Josh Hart reunites with Jalen Brunson →New York added a versatile guard who immediately became part of its closing and playoff lineups.
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