 Here are four winners and four losers of the NBA trade deadline of 2018 Let me know what you guys think down below who won who lost I'm gonna go a little bit in each of these trades But if you guys want a full breakdown of all the trades I mentioned, let me know down below in the comment section I'm gonna go in depth in a few Isaiah Thomas trade. That was that was a crazy trade I can't believe Isaiah has gone from Boston to Cleveland to now the Lakers playing with Longzoball and under Magic Johnson Hopefully recruiting Paul George in the offseason. We'll get we'll get into it But how crazy would this 2018 trade deadline? Let's talk about four winners and four losers The first winner. It's not even a team. It's LeBron James And this is the reason why LeBron James won. In a way what the Cavaliers did was prepare for the future They got some young pieces Ronnie hoods a lot younger Jordan Clarkson's a lot younger Larry Nance is a lot younger But for LeBron James in a way It's almost a little bit of a scapegoat Because LeBron James obviously wants to win a championship now He's gonna have to try and get all this new chemistry with a lot of new guys on the team I mean, I woke up and literally on my phone. I was like, hold up The Cavaliers lose half their team and it's literally no joke. They lost about half their team It is insane what the Cavaliers did this trade deadline. They just went ham They traded half that squad Channing Frye Isaiah Thomas J Crowder Dwayne Wade Iman Shumpert I mean all they really kept was a few guys But you are probably thinking how does LeBron James benefit out of all these trades and number one Like I said, is it it is a little bit of a scapegoat when LeBron James goes in towards the playoffs There will be that oh well look they traded about half their team So it doesn't really matter that he didn't make the NBA finals some will argue now He shouldn't make the NBA finals. He is one of the best players in the world We don't know what LeBron James is doing and that's the thing the Cleveland doesn't know what LeBron James is doing in my opinion at this point in time It went from about a 40% chance He was gonna stay in Cleveland to about a 25% chance and I will make a video on where I think LeBron James could go this all season So if you want to see that video leave a like subscribe if you're new but LeBron James did win in that sense It is a little bit of a scapegoat, but he did actually gain some solid players George Hill Ronny Hood They still got Kevin love remember that Kevin love and LeBron James Those two are still a dynamic duo in the Eastern Conference Okay, and you pair that up with George Hill Ronny Hood Jordan Clarkson's a solid score off the bench a little bit better than Derrick Rose just because he's younger and more fresh Larry Nance is a solid powerful to replace Kevin love while he's injured not the best But he can do some high-flying dunks and who doesn't love a dunk So LeBron James we don't actually know but I won't count him out at this point Jordan Clarkson like I said a combo man. He can play off the ball with the ball It's just a nice fit the Cavaliers lose a lot of their old guys gain some younger guys Which means they can prepare for the future with that Brooklyn that's first round pick and if LeBron James does decide to leave At least they have a backup plan Which is something they didn't have in the summer of 2010 where the Cleveland Cavaliers just went into shambles So the Cavaliers are happy and now LeBron I guess could be happy as well He still has Kevin love. He still has a solid core around him. George Hill can prove himself a little bit He played very well last season. So there's a lot of issues with this team still, but it's not worse. It's not better than before Let's just see how it goes in the second half of the year And if it doesn't go well LeBron James has his opportunities and free agency And at this point no one can really blame him for leaving if he does decide to leave Anyway, that is for another video. The second team that I have being a winner in this year's trade deadline is actually the Lakers Remember they want Paul George. Paul George has openly stated He would love to play in LA and now the Lakers have potentially traded for an all-star If not star player on their team if Isaiah Thomas can somehow bounce back to the Boston Isaiah Thomas that a lot of people knew and loved if he can somehow do that The Lakers have traded for a star to pair up with Brooke Lopez who in the past has been an all-star, but They are both going to be heading into free agency Which means well the Lakers are going to have tons and tons of cap space In fact, they have an incredible $69 million in cash space that is enough money for two max players such as Kauai Leonard Clay Thompson Jimmy Butler in 2019 to pair up with Carl Kuzma and point guard Lonzo Ball In addition with Brandon Ingram if those young guys can key up some games play well together Show that they can be potential all-stars in the league. This team can be insane for the future They've got Isaiah Thomas. They can potentially sign Isaiah Thomas back or they have if he doesn't play well They can have the ability to let him go in free agency if he asked for a max contract And then I want to make that deal with him It's a really nice position that the Lakers are in of course They didn't trade Julius Randall which they were looking for a first-round pick But it's not the end of the world They still have him for the remainder of the season and he is still a restricted free agent So we'll see what happens with Randall But it was obvious what the Lakers were trying to do clear out as much cap space as possible And that's exactly what they did and they gained Isaiah Thomas with it. That is very very solid With a potential Paul George and even LeBron James pairing this offseason I just want to say shout out to the Lakers. You did an amazing job The next winner I have is the eastern conference with Cleveland making such moves No one knows how the eastern conference or the Cleveland Cavaliers will look in the second half of the year Now this leaves the door wide open for an eastern conference finals matchup between the Boston Celtics the Raptors The Miami Heat even the Detroit Pistons. Who knows? Who knows? I'm very excited to watch this second half of the year and don't count out Cleveland We've seen teams that have made trades and people have just been like wow Why would you oh? Wow, that's a good trade man. It happens all the time. All right So I'm just saying don't just jump off the Cleveland bandwagon if you're on it right now If you're a LeBron James cashness, I'm just saying don't jump off it right now Okay, you got to stick with your team and I'm saying the Cleveland Cavaliers might not be as bad as people Think they're gonna be But it does leave the door wide open if they are the Miami Heat have just acquired Duane Wade And after losing deon wade is this well this season at the start of the year The Miami Heat have been in a little bit of a weird situation at that two-guard position. They acquired wade for a second round pick I'm excited. I'm a heat fan. I'm so happy duane wade has come back flash Welcome back. I just wanted to say that we have gore and tragic duane wade And has some white side in the playoffs duane wade when he has his rest And I don't know if he's gonna come off the bench if he's gonna start I don't know but we could make some noise in the playoffs Boston obviously the Raptors could there's just a lot of teams and I'm excited for the Detroit Pistons That is another winner that I have and I know it wasn't during the trade deadline But I just want to give them a shout out. They are a winner This NBA trade deadline because obviously it wasn't a trade deadline But it was a trade during the week of the trade deadline. So I'm counting it the Detroit Pistons are a winner I already made a video on it. If you guys want to watch the video, I'll leave a link down below I was saying that I don't know how it's going to turn out. But at this point in time Drummond and Black Griffin have been benefiting off each other. It was a very solid move by the Detroit Pistons Now let's quickly dive into the losers and there actually isn't too many losers this year I'm not even gonna lie a lot of teams like the Lakers and the Cavaliers They both kind of won even the Clippers. We don't know what they're gonna do They they didn't trade Deondre Jordan. If you count that as a loss, I mean you can but Deondre I don't know. I mean, it's not like the Clippers are gonna be that bad. Anyway, they still got Lou Williams They did sign him to a contract for a couple years. But let's be honest that contract is probably just gonna be A sign and trade type of deal. I don't believe they've lost yet I do believe there are a few teams that did lose but they're not really anything major So the Memphis Grizzlies Well, they're a team that a lot of people thought would make some noise this trade deadline Considering they have Chandler Parsons, Tyreek Evans, Marcus Oh, Mike Conley, and they're the worst team in the NBA Well, one of the worst anyway. It's just one of those teams where they're not gonna do well Their team and their core is becoming old They just needed some first round picks and they failed to find an offer for really anyone Tyreek Evans was one of those guys that couldn't even get a second round pick And when they received calls for Marcus Oh, they hung up quickly And it just doesn't make sense Marcus Oh wants to be on a contending team And the Memphis Grizzlies aren't gonna be that and they're just gonna lose a lot of these guys even in the off season or Eventually they're gonna end up trading him and they could have probably got more value right here right now during this trade deadline That's my opinion on the Grizzlies. The second loser I have is the Celtics and it's not really what they did do It's just what they didn't do I thought they'd be able to get a guy like Tyreek Evans from the Memphis Grizzlies just for a first round pick I mean, we all know how many first round picks the bus and Celtics have with Cleveland playing so bad This was the Celtics opportunity to take that next step and be the best team for sure in the eastern conference And they could have got Tyreek Evans for a first round pick and remember Tyreek is averaging close to 20 points five rebounds and five assists coming off the bench in Memphis this season So when you think about it, it's just another guy they could have got Just they could have got just for backup and he's still a very solid player Tyreek Evans just for a first round pick They didn't do it. It's not really a loss But it is still a 20 point score that they didn't get and they wouldn't really have to give up that much So whilst the Celtics didn't lose anything. They didn't really gain anything either and for that I'm gonna give them a loss But if you're a Celtics fan, obviously you haven't lost anything And you're still going to be one of the best teams in the eastern conference If not the empty yet the last loser I have and this is really there wasn't too many losers So all the losers I'm saying they haven't really lost and we don't know just yet But this guy I feel like he should have been traded Kenneth Farid now Kenneth Farid He's had a frustrating year to say the least and he's just he's not really getting too many minutes on The Denver Nuggets crowded front court when you think about it. They've got mil sap They've got Lyle like that. He's just not getting many minutes and he is still a solid player And I thought they may be able to trade him. He could go to a team like the Bucks For something. I mean the Bucks need a big man. He could pair up with Yanis, Middleton Park, Abledso with the I mean, I thought it would be cool, but that didn't happen. He's still with the Nuggets So we'll see what happens to Kenneth Farid in the future. I just thought he'd be able to get traded for something good I like Kenneth Farid. I want him out of Denver. He deserves to be on a good team to win a championship He's a just he's a really good solid player to have on the bench. Anyway, those are my winners Those are my losers. Let me know down below what you guys think in the comment section below I want to hear your thoughts and I really want to hear your thoughts Leave a like if you guys enjoyed the video. Let's aim for a thousand likes Subscribe if you're new to this channel more NBA content coming soon breaking down a lot of these trades That did happen in depth and I'll catch you guys in my next video. I'm out. Peace