The NBA’s Feb. 8 trade deadline is bearing down upon us like a bat out of hell, and Hardwood Knocks has some thoughtz and feelz about it.

Dan is joined by NBA Math’s own Adam Spinella (@Spinella14) to provide a quick recap and breakdown of the Nikola Mirotic trade—spoiler: the Bulls trade a pick, because they always trade a pick—before getting into a deadline primer for the Eastern Conference’s lottery teams. (Sorry, Pistons fans. Your squad falls into the lottery category, even after the Blake Griffin deal.)

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Be sure to check out Hardwood Knocks’ trade-deadline breakdown for the Western Conference as well, which can be found here. And don’t forget to give our analysis of the Blake Griffin blockbuster a listen either. That can be found here.

But enough of that. Let’s fire up the trade machine and see what deals we can come up with for the Hawks, Magic, Bulls, Nets, Hornets, Knicks and Pistons!