when do the nba trades go into effect
Trade (sports) The National Basketball Association's deadline falls on the 16th Thursday of the season (usually in mid-February) at 3pm Eastern Time.[12][13] The deadline for the 2011-12 season was on March 15, 2012 due to the 2011-12 NBA lockout.[14] In the NBA, post-deadline trades are forbidden, although teams are allowed to sign free agents and call up players from the G-League until the end of the regular season.[13]