Six days ago, we thought the best chance we had at a fun trade deadline was convincing Bradley Beal to waive his no-trade clause. Since then, Luka Dončić, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler, Brandon Ingram, Khris Middleton and De’Aaron Fox have been traded. Beal is still chillin’.

The Golden State Warriors set their sights on Kevin Durant before pivoting to a deal with the Miami Heat for Jimmy Butler, according to ESPN's Shams

Jimmy Butler got what he wanted and is now a Golden State Warrior. Barring something out of left field, Kevin Durant will remain a Phoenix Sun after today's trade deadline passes. But it almost shook out way differently, as Brian Windhorst shared on Thursday's Get Up in the wake of Butler's trade.