And so on -- a nonstop flurry of trades, rumors, and recalibrations and oh-my-God-really moments that made this NBA trade deadline the most interesting in league history. "That," one executive wrote to CBS Sports after the deadline finally slammed shut Thursday,

This is, frankly, a sad ending to a phenomenal tenure for Khris Middleton in Milwaukee. An NBA champion and three-time All-Star, Middleton will always be a legend in Wisconsin. And now he's a Washington Wizard (for now.)

NBA trade deadline will forever be remembered for a deal that took place a few days before the buzzer. The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks completed the trade of the century by exchanging Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis over the weekend.