The NBA 2021 negotiation deadline has passed and there has been a flurry of deals made around the league that could change the way the rest of the season is going to happen. The biggest surprise of the day was the Toronto Raptors’ principal point guard, Kyle Lowry, who was not traded after he was expected to be traded to a rival team. Although that dominoes never went down, that did not stop other teams from being active on schedule.
Highlighting the deals with the deadline was the Heat negotiation for Houston’s owner, Victor Oladipo, as soon as the deadline expired, while the Orlando Magic sent the versatile great man Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls by Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr and two choices in the first round. The Celtics had Evan Fournier add some points on the bench, while Orlando completed their moves by sending Aaron Gordon to the Nuggets.