The NBA has a different look after last week's trade deadline, especially the Western Conference.
The blockbuster trades of Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks were just the headliners in a long series of league-shaking moves that are bound to affect the playoff race and playoffs themselves. The Durant and Irving trades have knocked the Brooklyn Nets down a few notches in terms of competing for a championship this year, and now the Suns and Mavericks could be on a collision course for the Western Conference finals.