Following significant deals from other Eastern conference powers Milwaukee and Philadelphia, the Toronto Raptors would not go quietly into the weekend without making a big deal of their own. The Raptors poached three-time All-Star Marc Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Jonas Valanciunas, Delon Wright, C.J. Miles, and a 2024 2nd-round pick.
Philadelphia started everything off by acquiring sharpshooter Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles Clippers and the Bucks sniped stretch-four Nikola Mirotic from the Pelicans. Indiana has been linked to Wesley Matthews and even though Boston stayed quiet, they are still arguably the East’s biggest threat.