2023 NBA Trade Deadline by the numbers: Every trade, player, draft pick and team involved
By Ian Levy
The 2023 NBA Trade Deadline was a wild one and we’re counting down every team, player, All-Star and pick that was moved.
The 2023 NBA Trade Deadline was a doozy, involving at least one trade for nearly every team in the league along with a slew of the biggest names changing teams. Some years the deadline is a dud, but that wasn’t the case this year.
If you’re curious about the details of each specific deal, check out our trade deadline tracker. Below, we’ve got the final numbers for every team, player, All-Star and pick that was moved, going back to the Lakers’ trade for Rui Hachimura.
28 teams were involved in at least one trade at the NBA Trade Deadline:
- Atlanta Hawks: Acquired Saddiq Bey
- Boston Celtics: Acquired Mike Muscala
- Brooklyn Nets: Traded Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving
- Charlotte Hornets: Traded Jalen McDaniels
- Dallas Mavericks: Acquired Kyrie Irving
- Denver Nuggets: Acquired Thomas Bryant
- Detroit Pistons: Acquired James Wiseman
- Golden State Warriors: Traded James Wiseman
- Houston Rockets: Traded Eric Gordon
- Indiana Pacers: Acquired George Hill and Serge Ibaka
- Los Angeles Clippers: Acquired Bones Hyland
- Los Angeles Lakers: Traded Russell Westbrook
- Memphis Grizzlies: Acquired Luke Kennard
- Miami Heat: Traded Dewayne Dedmon
- Milwaukee Bucks: Acquired Jae Crowder
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Acquired Mike Conley
- New Orleans Pelicans: Acquired Josh Richardson
- New York Knicks: Acquired Josh Hart
- Oklahoma City Thunder: Traded Mike Muscala
- Orlando Magic: Traded Mo Bamba
- Philadelphia 76ers: Traded Matisse Thybulle
- Phoenix Suns: Acquired Kevin Durant
- Portland Trail Blazers: Acquired Matisse Thybulle
- Sacramento Kings: Traded for Kessler Edwards
- San Antonio Spurs: Traded Jakob Poeltl
- Toronto Raptors: Acquired Jakob Poeltl
- Utah Jazz: Traded Mike Conley
- Washington Wizards: Traded Rui Hachimura
54 players were traded:
- Bones Hyland to the Los Angeles Clippers
- Bruno Fernandes to the Atlanta Hawks
- Cam Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets
- Cam Reddish to the Portland Trail Blazers
- D’Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers
- Danny Green to the Houston Rockets
- Dario Saric to the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Darius Bazley to the Phoenix Suns
- Davon Redd to the Los Angeles Lakers
- Devonte’ Graham to the San Antonio Spurs
- Dewayne Dedmon to the San Antonio Spurs
- Dorian Finney-Smith to the Brooklyn Nets
- Eric Gordon to the Los Angeles Clippers
- Frank Kaminsky to the Houston Rockets
- Garrison Matthews to the Atlanta Hawks
- Gary Payton II to the Golden State Warriors
- George Hill to the Indiana Pacers
- Jarred Vanderbilt to the Los Angeles Lakers
- Jae Crowder to the Milwaukee Bucks
- Jakob Poeltl to the Toronto Raptors
- Jalen McDaniels to the Philadelphia 76ers
- James Wiseman to the Detroit Pistons
- John Wall to the Houston Rockets
- Jordan Nwora to the Indiana Pacers
- Josh Hart to the New York Knicks
- Josh Richardson to the New Orleans Pelicans
- Justin Holiday to the Houston Rockets
- Justin Jackson to the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Kendrick Nunn to the Washington Wizards
- Kessler Edwards to the Sacramento Kings
- Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns
- Kevin Knox to the Portland Trail Blazers
- Khem Birch to the San Antonio Spurs
- Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks
- Luke Kennard to the Memphis Grizzlies
- Malik Beasley to the Los Angeles Lakers
- Markieff Morris to the Dallas Mavericks
- Mason Plumlee to the Los Angeles Clippers
- Matisse Thybulle to the Portland Trail Blazers
- Mikal Bridges to the Brooklyn Nets
- Mike Conley to the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Mike Muscala to the Boston Celtics
- Mo Bamba to the Los Angeles Lakers
- Patrick Beverley to the Orlando Magic
- Reggie Jackson to the Charlotte Hornets
- Rui Hachimura to the Los Angeles Lakers
- Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz
- Ryan Arcidiacano to the Portland Trail Blazers
- Saddiq Bey to the Atlanta Hawks
- Serge Ibaka to the Indiana Pacers
- Spencer Dinwiddie to the Brooklyn Nets
- Svi Mykhailiuk to the Charlotte Hornets
- Thomas Bryant to the Denver Nuggets
- TJ Warren to the Phoenix Suns
8 first-round draft picks were traded:
- 2023 — Knicks to Trail Blazers (lottery protected)
- 2023 — Suns to Nets (unprotected)
- 2024 — Raptors to Spurs
- 2025 — Suns to Nets (unprotected)
- 2027 — Lakers to Jazz (top-four protected)
- 2027 — Suns to Nets (unprotected)
- 2029 — Mavericks to Nets (unprotected)
- 2029 — Suns to Nets (unprotected)
44 second-round draft picks were traded
- I won’t bother listing them all because there were far too many. This may involve some double-counting as a few picks were repackaged multiple times in different trades.
6 current or former All-Stars were traded:
- D’Angelo Russell to the Los Angeles Lakers
- John Wall to the Houston Rockets
- Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns
- Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks
- Mike Conley to the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz
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