In the NBA on the day of the Trade Deadline, phones of players, team officials, and agents alike are going crazy. It seems like almost every player could end up going to another team in a jaw dropping, blockbuster deal.

We’ve already seen a deal like his happen before the deadline, where arguably the best center in the NBA, Demarcus Cousins, was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans for a deal centered around rookie Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, and a lottery protected draft pick. This was arguably the biggest trade in terms of star power since the New York Knicks traded for Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony, who was a top five talent at the time and in the prime of his career. Cousins, who is 26, also fits this description.

Before Thursday, there were a multitude of deals. Some of them include:

Denver Nuggtes receive Mason Plumlee, 2018 second round pick, cash considerations

Portland Trailblazers receive Jusuf Nurkic, 2017 first round pick(top five protected)

Toronto Rapter receive Serge Ibaka

Orlando Magic receive Terrance Ross, 2017 first round pick

Los Angeles Lakers receive Corey Brewer, 2017 first round pick

Houston Rockets receive Lou Williams

Washington Wizards receive Bojan Bogdanovic, Chris McCullough

Brooklyn Nets receive Andrew Nicholson, Marcus Thornton, 2017 first round pick (lottery protected)

Atlanta Hawks receive Ersan Ilyasova, future second round pick

Philadelphia 76ers receive Tiago Splitter, draft considerations

Right before the deadline, the deals that were made include:

Philadelphia 76ers receive Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson, 2017 first round pick (top 18 protected)

Dallas Mavericks receive Nerlens Noel

Oklahoma City Thunder receive Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott, 2018 second round pick

Chicago Bulls receive Anthony Morrow, Joffery Lauvergne, Cameron Payne

Denver Nuggets receive Roy Hibbert

Milwaukee Bucks receive protected future second round pick

Brooklyn Nets receive K.J. McDaniels

Houston Rockets receive cap space

Los Angeles Lakers receive Tyler Ennis

Houston Rockets receive cap space

Phoenix Suns receive Mike Scott

Atlanta Hawks receive protected second round pick, cash

Toronto Raptors receive P.J. Tucker

Phoenix Suns receive Jared Sullinger, 2017 and 2018 second round picks

These trades have certainly changed the courses of many teams. Those who are in the playoffs have bolstered their corps and look to make a run for the NBA Championship. The teams who are towards the bottom of the standings and have aging players that don’t fit in with their rebuilding plans are shipped off to acquire future building blocks. The teams in the middle have either committed to rebuilding and sold pieces of their teams and others have committed to competing and have tried to catch up to the other contenders.

Jimmy DiGabriel, a sophomore, commented, “The Cousins deal was huge, it was  an NBA shifting move. The Pelicans will be a force to be reckoned with and the Kings are now committed to rebuilding around Buddy Hield and their draft picks.”

There was much anticipation for the deadline as many star players such as Carmelo Anthony, Paul George, Andre Drummond, and Jimmy Butler were rumored to have been moved. Unfortunately, none of these players were moved in any deals. The deadline this year certainly gained a lot of attention due to the rumors that were going around, especially on twitter. Teams have made some moves that should point them in the best direction for their organization.