When I pitched this article earlier in the week, I did so predicting that at least some of the zany rumours circulating the Eastern Conference teams would morph into ground-shaking deals. Boston seemed ready to finally cash in its stash of assets, Atlanta was contemplating blowing it all to bits, the Raptors were clearly probing for a power forward upgrade and the teams on the fringes of the playoffs could have either bought, or sold.
As we know now of course, nothing really changed all that drastically. Those teams clinging to playoff hopes - Charlotte, Detroit and Washington -- were the biggest movers of deadline week, with the litter of teams ahead of those squads opting for stasis.