On this NBA trade deadline day, powerhouses from The West eagerly made their moves.
Leading the charge were the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers.
They had traded the team veteran, Luke Walton, along with a second-round draft pick, to get old hand Ronny Turiaf from the Nuggets.
More accurately, it should be considered a four-team trade, as it was part of a three-way deal involving the Wizards, Nuggets, and Clippers.
The cornerstone of that deal was "Cake Warrior" Nene, "Olazhuki" JaVale McGee, and "Single King" Nick Young, with Turiaf's role merely to balance the contracts; he essentially had no trade value.
In essence, the deal was just swapping bad contracts, but since Walton's contract had an extra year, the Lakers had to throw in a draft pick.
Still, the move was quite commendable, trading the bench-ridden Walton for a defensive big man could be considered an A-grade move.
Next up was Hansen's team from the Holy City.
