On the final day of the All-Star break teams prepared to return to the hardcourt to finish the official second half of the season. It’s also a nerve racking 24 hours for players and teams each hour draws us closer to the NBA trade deadline. Wednesday, (February 17th) there was a marked increase in discussions between teams and several National Media scribes were posting rumors of potential trades to expect prior to the 3:00 PM cut-off today (February 18).
Last year the League witnessed unprecedented activity especially in the final 20 minutes prior to the deadline cut-off.
A look back at 2015
Last year on trade deadline had some specific trends arise:
- Four of the top five Eastern teams made no trades
- Five of the top seven Western teams made no trades
- Only seeded teams in West who were active were Portland, Houston and Phoenix
- Average number of trades on deadline day is 24, today there were forty trades with thirty-seven NBA players!