This year’s trade deadline will be remembered as one of the most eventful in North American sports history, if not the most chaotic. This was largely due to the stunning late Saturday move that brought Luka Doncic to the Lakers. In total, a record 63 players were traded before the deadline, with notable names like De’Aaron Fox, Jimmy Butler, Khris Middleton, Brandon Ingram, De’Andre Hunter, Kyle Kuzma, and Andrew Wiggins among those involved in the frenzy.

The Magic, Trail Blazers, Timberwolves, and Nuggets were the only teams that didn’t make a trade during the season. The Nets, having already made significant moves earlier, stayed quiet leading up to the deadline. Cameron Johnson, a player long associated with trade rumors, ended up staying put. On the other hand, the Celtics, Pacers, and Rockets made smaller, more peripheral changes to their rosters.

One of the biggest deals at the deadline was the five-team trade that sent Butler to the Warriors and Wiggins to the Heat. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Butler’s former teammates were saddened to see him leave but were pleased that he landed in a new situation that met his desires, including a new contract. Miami briefly considered pursuing Kevin Durant but ultimately turned to Wiggins, and rival executives view his addition as a positive for the Heat. Bontemps also notes that many executives were impressed by the return the Heat received and their ability to remain united during a turbulent season.

From the perspective of executives, Butler’s two-year extension was a major win for him. However, Bontemps writes that the Warriors still have work to do in terms of floor spacing. Nonetheless, the Warriors, at a relatively affordable cost, are now betting on their stars’ chemistry and hoping for a deep playoff run, similar to what the Heat have managed in recent seasons.

The Warriors’ success in landing Butler meant Phoenix missed out on him. For nearly a month, it had been widely reported that Butler and the Suns were looking to team up, but Bradley Beal’s no-trade clause made the deal unfeasible. This caused the Suns to field calls for Durant, although they ultimately decided to keep their three highest-paid players intact. The Suns managed to trade Jusuf Nurkic and added potential rotation pieces in Cody Martin and Vasilije Micic, but executives were left questioning the Suns’ next move, according to Bontemps.