Every year, there's some panic about noon that nothing's going to happen. Then it's a mad dash to the finish and tons of trades come pouring in after 3 p.m.
At the end of the day, this year was a fairly busy one:
Trade deadline history
| Season | Date | Trades | Players |
| 1979-80 | 11-Mar-80 | 3 | 5 |
| 1980-81 | 10-Mar-81 | 12 | 22 |
| 1981-82 | 09-Mar-82 | 5 | 11 |
| 1982-83 | 08-Mar-83 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983-84 | 06-Mar-84 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984-85 | 12-Mar-85 | 4 | 7 |
| 1985-86 | 11-Mar-86 | 8 | 14 |
| 1986-87 | 10-Mar-87 | 5 | 9 |
| 1987-88 | 08-Mar-88 | 8 | 12 |
| 1988-89 | 07-Mar-89 | 9 | 21 |
| 1989-90 | 06-Mar-90 | 10 | 16 |
| 1990-91 | 05-Mar-91 | 14 | 33 |
| 1991-92 | 10-Mar-92 | 11 | 22 |
| 1992-93 | 22-Mar-93 | 9 | 14 |
| 1993-94 | 21-Mar-94 | 18 | 35 |
| 1994-95 | 07-Apr-95 | 19 | 32 |
| 1995-96 | 20-Mar-96 | 13 | 21 |
| 1996-97 | 18-Mar-97 | 18 | 35 |
| 1997-98 | 24-Mar-98 | 19 | 38 |
| 1998-99 | 23-Mar-99 | 21 | 30 |
| 1999-00 | 14-Mar-00 | 12 | 23 |
| 2000-01 | 13-Mar-01 | 17 | 31 |
| 2001-02 | 19-Mar-02 | 17 | 35 |
| 2002-03 | 11-Mar-03 | 24 | 46 |
| 2003-04 | 09-Mar-04 | 20 | 32 |
| 2005-06 | 09-Mar-06 | 25 | 40 |
| 2006-07 | 27-Feb-07 | 25 | 44 |
| 2007-08 | 26-Feb-08 | 25 | 45 |
| 2008-09 | 04-Mar-09 | 22 | 45 |
Keep in mind that there are a lot more teams and players in play now than 15 or 20 years ago.
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