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NBA Trade Deadline Shocker: Which Teams Emerged as True Winners—and Who Might Regret Their Moves?

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What they’ve done: In a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves, the Pistons swapped Jaden Ivey for Kevin Huerter and Dario Šarić.

Did they get better? They got a little deeper. Maybe.

Ivey, the NBA’s No. 5 overall pick in 2022, has not lived up to that billing. He has averaged as many as 17.6 points, 5.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game, but for the past two seasons he has not been able to stay consistently healthy. He is also owed a contract at season’s end, which surely is why Detroit moved on from him. They did not want to invest in his future.

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