NBA Trade Deadline 2020: GIF grades for every major deal

By Ian Levy | Feb 6, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 2: D'Angelo Russell #0 of the Golden State Warriors talks with Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves after the game on January 2, 2020 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The NBA Trade Deadline can be overwhelming. Luckily we’re grading every deal for each team, using GIFs for easy intellectual and emotional digestion.

Why read words to access information, when you could simply look at moving images from familiar media properties designed to elicit specific emotional responses? EXACTLY. Here’s all the NBA Trade Deadline analysis you need, in the form of GIFs from the Academy Award nominees for best picture.