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The big names stay put on NBA trade-deadline day

MIAMI (AP) — Paul George stayed put. So did Jimmy Butler, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose.

And as the trade deadline passed Thursday, the NBA landscape seemed remarkably unchanged. In all, seven deadline-day trades were put together by the 3 p.m. Eastern deadline — but no last-minute blockbusters. All-Star DeMarcus Cousins was traded to New Orleans by Sacramento a few days earlier, yet every trade that followed paled in comparison.

‘‘You know where all those big dominoes are? They’re still home, with the exception of one,’’ Miami President Pat Riley said. ‘‘I’m sure there were people that probably made some pretty significant offers.