While Zhang Yang was making a buzz with his signature AJ deal, the Hornets quietly completed a trade.
The Hornets sent Brevin Knight and the expiring minimum contract of the undersized power forward Lonny Baxter to the Celtics in exchange for the high school center Kendrick Perkins, the No. 27 pick in the '03 draft, and point guard Dan Dickau.
After completing this trade, the Celtics seemed to hit the start button, as trades just kept coming.
They immediately followed up with a trade with the Timberwolves, sending out Ricky Davis, center Mark Blount, and guard Marcus Banks, to get back Wally Szczerbiak and the famous top draft pick Michael Olowokandi.
Two consecutive trades by the Celtics sparked a trading frenzy mid-season.
The Kings and Pacers stopped tugging at each other, both worried that the other might deal with a different team, and exchanged their theoretical best players, Peja for Artest...
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