2012 NBA Trades

Charlotte acquired Hakim Warrick from New Orleans Hornets for Matt Carroll.

Houston acquired James Harden before his age-23 season for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and draft assets, then developed him into an MVP and the engine of eight seasons of contention.

In a four-team blockbuster, the Lakers acquired Dwight Howard, Denver acquired Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia acquired Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, and Orlando received Nikola Vucevic, Maurice Harkless, Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, additional players, and five draft picks.

Atlanta acquired rights to Sofoklis Schortsanitis; trade exception from Clippers in exchange for Willie Green.

Cleveland acquired Jeremy Pargo, 2014 second round pick (#52-Vasa Micic) and cash considerations for D.J. Kennedy; the completed outcomes give the Cavaliers a modest realized-value edge.

Memphis and Minnesota Timberwolves produced a narrow realized-value edge for Wolves in the 2012-07-24 exchange: Wayne Ellington for Dante Cunningham.

Boston received Courtney Lee and sent Sean Williams; E'Twaun Moore; JaJuan Johnson; Aleksandar Pavlovic; 2013 second-round pick (#32 Alex Abrines); 2013 second-round pick (#39 Jeff Withey); 2013 second-round pick (#45 Marko Todorovic); cash in a multi-team trade involving Blazers, Rockets.

Atlanta acquired Kyle Korver from Chicago for a trade exception and cash.

On July 16, 2012, Sacramento Kings acquired James Johnson from Toronto Raptors in exchange for 2014 conditional second round pick (if pick is #31-55) (#37-DeAndre Daniels).

New York acquired Raymond Felton; Kurt Thomas from Blazers for Jared Jeffries; Dan Gadzuric; rights to Kostas Papanikolaou; rights to Giorgos Printezis; 2016 second round pick (originally protected top 37, but protection later removed as part of subsequent trade between Kings, Knicks) (#37-Chinanu Onuaku); cash considerations. The value leaned toward New York, but the partner still received meaningful return.

Minnesota acquired 2017 second round pick (protected top 55) (not exercised) while sending out Brad Miller; 2013 second round pick (#52-Lorenzo Brown); 2016 second round pick (#35-Rade Zagorac) in the 2012-07-13 transaction with Hornets.

New Orleans acquired Brad Miller; 2013 second round pick (#52-Lorenzo Brown); 2016 second round pick (#35-Rade Zagorac) from Minnesota Timberwolves for 2017 second round pick (protected top 55) (not exercised).

The Nets acquired Reggie Evans; Clippers' option to swap 2016 second-round picks (if pick is #31, 55) (#55, Marcus Paige) from Clippers in exchange for Clippers' option to swap 2016 second-round picks (if Clippers pick is #31, 55) (#33, Cheick Diallo).

Atlanta acquired Devin Harris from Jazz in exchange for Marvin Williams.

Atlanta sent Joe Johnson and a 2014 swap right (not exercised) and 2015 swap right (#29 Chris McCullough) to Brooklyn for Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar, Jordan Williams, DeShawn Stevenson, Johan Petro, the 2013 first-round pick (#18 Shane Larkin), and swap rights.

Dallas received Darren Collison; Dahntay Jones from Indiana Pacers and sent Ian Mahinmi in return.

Trading Kyle Lowry was painful in isolation but strategically balanced by the pick Houston received.

The realized return strongly favored Houston: Houston received Toney Douglas; Jerome Jordan; Josh Harrellson; 2014 second-round pick (#42-Nick Johnson) and additional assets from New York Knicks for Marcus Camby.

Phoenix sent Steve Nash to the Lakers in a sign-and-trade for two first-round picks, two second-round picks and cash, while injuries limited Nash to sixty-five games across three seasons.

New Orleans clearly won the Ryan Anderson sign-and-trade. Anderson became a high-volume floor-spacing forward and important scorer for four seasons, while Gustavo Ayon lasted only part of one season in Orlando before being waived.

In a 4-team transaction, Dallas received draft rights to Tadija Dragicevic; cash; $8.9M trade exception and sent Lamar Odom; draft rights to Shan Foster.

The Nets acquired rights to Tornike Shengelia from 76ers in exchange for cash considerations.

The Nets acquired rights to Tyshawn Taylor from Blazers in exchange for cash considerations.

Cleveland acquired Kelenna Azubuike and rights to Tyler Zeller for Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder, but the outgoing package produced a modestly stronger realized return.

Dallas received cash considerations from Los Angeles Lakers and sent draft rights to Darius Johnson-Odom in return.

Indiana earned a modest hindsight edge over Sacramento Kings, with rights to Orlando Johnson providing the better realized return.

Miami came out ahead in the 2012-06-28 transaction with Philadelphia 76ers, receiving rights to Justin Hamilton; first-round pick (protected top 14 in 2013-15, else 2015 second-round pick, 2016 second-round pick) (2015 #33-Jordan Mickey) (2016 #31-Deyonta Davis) for rights to Arnett Moultrie.

Houston’s draft-night exchange with Milwaukee created a useful strategic edge.

Charlotte acquired Ben Gordon; first round pick (protected top 14 in 2013, top 8 in 2014, top 1 in 2015, unprotected in 2016) (2014 #9-Noah Vonleh) from Detroit Pistons for Corey Maggette.

Houston gained a modest edge by turning Chase Budinger into the pick used on Terrence Jones.

New Orleans acquired Rashard Lewis; 2012 second round pick (#46-Darius Miller) from Washington Wizards for Emeka Okafor; Trevor Ariza.

Portland sent Gerald Wallace to the Nets for Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and a 2012 first-round pick protected only in the top three; the pick conveyed at No. 6 and became Damian Lillard.

Atlanta acquired cash considerations from Warriors in exchange for 2012 second-round pick (less favorable of Hawks and Suns picks; No. 52, Ognjen Kuzmic).

Cleveland acquired Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and 3 additional assets for Ramon Sessions, Christian Eyenga and Cavaliers' option to swap first round pick (least favorable of Cavaliers 2013 first round pick, Heat 2013 first round pick (protected top 10), Kings 2013 first round pick (protected top 13)) with Lakers 2013 first round pick (protected top 14 in 2013, else extinguished) (2013 #30-Nemanja Nedovic), producing a clear Cavaliers win on realized player, draft and roster value.

Denver acquired JaVale McGee; Ronny Turiaf; 2015 second-round pick or $350K cash (Grizzlies option from earlier trade) (from Clippers) ($350K cash) from Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards for Nenê.

Golden State realized the stronger long-term return. The Warriors acquired Richard Jefferson; T.J. Ford; first round pick (protected top 14 in 2012-14) (2012 #30-Festus Ezeli) from San Antonio Spurs for Stephen Jackson.

The realized outcome leaned slightly toward Los Angeles Lakers: Houston received Derek Fisher; first-round pick (protected top 20 in 2012-17, unprotected in 2018) (2014 #21-Mitch McGary) from Los Angeles Lakers for Jordan Hill.

The long-term result was ultimately favorable to Blazers: Houston received Marcus Camby from Portland Trail Blazers for Hasheem Thabeet; Jonny Flynn; 2012 second-round pick (if pick is #31-#55) (#40-Will Barton).

Indiana earned a modest hindsight edge over Toronto Raptors, with Leandro Barbosa providing the better realized return.

Philadelphia 76ers came out ahead in the 2012-03-15 trade with Memphis, which received rights to Ricky Sanchez for Sam Young.

Golden State acquired Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson for Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown, choosing Stephen Curry’s timeline and adding the defensive center of the 2015 champion.