The NBA Trade Deadline was frenzied, it was furious, and most of all it was interesting with big name players switching teams on several occassions. With several teams in the playoff hunt having changed their fortunes dramatically, we are bringing in Dustin Toms and TD. St-Matthew-Daniel to break down what the moves mean and how they might change your gameplay experience in NBA 2K11.

Dustin - As much as I love Melo, the Nets got the better player. Williams is arguably the best point guard in the NBA, which says a lot considering how many great points are in the league today. The Knicks got who they have wanted ever since LeBron went to South Beach, but Melo is a very offensive-minded player, and the Knicks were already able to put up points. Regardless of who is better, both teams improved by trading for a superstar. However, the Knicks were able to lock up Melo, and the Nets just gave up three first-round picks (Favors is one of them) for what could turn out to be nothing more than a two-year rental.

TD – I can’t comfortably say Deron Williams is a better basketball player than Carmelo Anthony, but if I had to pick one to build a franchise around, D-Will is the way I would go. Yes, D-Will can bolt in the summer of 2012, but for a team in desperate need of a franchise player, it’s a risk worth taking. The Nets now have a marquee player to build around, while the Knicks can only hope Carmelo and Amar’e Stoudemire fit well together.

TD – My winners are actually two teams that stood pat. The Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers are gleaming with joy after the mind-boggling trade by the Celtics that sent Kendrick Perkins to the OKC Thunder. The Celtics now have to rely on their other two big men with the same last name and same current injury history -- OUT. With Perk no longer a Celtic, and Shaq and Jermaine O’Neal hobbled, the Celtics no longer have the inside presence that bothers their main opposition in the title race -- advantage Heat and Lakers.

My big loser of the trade deadline has to be Baron Davis. One day you’re in Los Angeles having a good time, chilling in a Kia Optima with the top dropped and throwing lobs to Blake Griffin, the next day you’re traded to Cleveland. Ouch.

Dustin - The Zombie Sonics were the big winners of the trade deadline. They finally got a hold of a legit big man to play down low, but now they just need to hope he can come back healthy. Giving up Jeff Green might have stung for the fans, but it just shows that Sam Presti was not planning on re-signing Green, so they got what they could get for him. Just imagine how scary the Thunder front court is now -- Durant, Ibaka, Perkins. I think the Celts were just trying to screw over the Lakers.

My big loser has to be Baron Davis as well, but for the sake of this article, I'll go with something else. The Chicago Bulls might have single-handedly screwed themselves over by not fixing their sweet trio at the two-guard position. Bogans/Brewer/Korver can not get it done, and the Bulls knew that. They could not pry away J.R. Smith or Aaron Afflalo from Denver, so they reportedly panicked and offered Brewer, two first-round picks and a second-round pick to Memphis for O.J. Mayo. That seems like a little too much for someone who is considered an average guard at best. Even Anthony Parker would have been a solid addition. Oh well, Chicago just secured their spot in the second round of the playoffs, and not much more.

TD – Tayshuan Prince to Contender X. Dallas apparently pushed to get Tayshaun in the Big D but did not have the necessary assets. I really don’t understand why more teams didn’t try to get this guy. Prince might not light up the scoreboard, but he is a legitimate starter or top-notch role player in this league whose talents have just been wasting away for the past two seasons. I’m starting a Twitter hashtag campaign so I won’t have to write this again next year.

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Dustin - Mayo to Indiana. The one trade I believed that was going to happen did not. O.J. Mayo is still in Memphis and nobody knows why. The Grizzlies are better without him; he is young; he has skill; he is a team's ultimate trade chip. I don't know what happened with the Mayo to Indiana trade, but that would have been perfect for both teams. Memphis was getting a pick, and Indiana was about to add another great young player to its already loaded core. But with Xavier Henry and Rudy Gay both out for extended periods of time, the front office might have opted to keep Mayo as a security blanket for a team trying to get into the playoffs.

Dustin - I'm hopping on the Big Apple bandwagon for this one. I love Melo, and Melo loves me. With Anthony and Amar'e running together in NBA 2K11, mad scoring will happen. Not only will those two be there, but so is Chauncey Billups. The guy can knock down 3-pointers left and right. Plus the acquisition of Corey Brewer means a lot more to me than most (although it seems like he may get bought out by Knicks). I love the way he plays in the game. His shot is decent, and his defense is fabulous. He makes the perfect sixth man to spell time for Melo and Landry Fields. I know I'm not the only one here that will start running with the Knicks because I can guarantee they are about to join the Heat and Lakers as everyone's favorite online squad.

TD - Oklahoma City Thunder. Even though I'm a fan of Kevin Durant's scoring prowess, I usually stray away from running with the Thunder in NBA 2K11. But with the addition of Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson, that's about to change.

Perkins gives the Thunder an inside force with great defense and rebound ratings, while little-big Nate comes with his usual off-the-bench energy and scoring attributes. With this team, I could either go big with Durant, Serge Ibaka and Perkins on my front line, or play "Nellie ball" with Westbrook and Nate in the backcourt, James Harden at the small-forward position, and Durant and Ibaka as my bigs. With such a versatile lineup, the Thunder are not only poised to make a run at the Western Conference title, but should also become one of the most used NBA 2K11 teams for the rest of the season.