The best players moved at the trade deadline in NBA history

With us coming close to the 2022-23 trade deadline, we decided to look back through history at the best player acquisitions that took place in the week leading up to that big day in the NBA calendar.

Major players getting traded at the deadline is pretty rare, which makes the guys on the following list so special. That’s because rosters are filled up, there’s little cap space – if any – anywhere, and hence, little flexibility to pick up max contracts without having to make a ton of other smaller moves first.

Below, check out the best players traded at the trade deadline in NBA history.