One of the biggest nights of the NBA calendar is the NBA Draft. As teams try to figure out their future, young studs, primarily from the college basketball circuit, become their saving graces through the draft.

It was wild, but Thursday’s NBA trade deadline has passed. And more than a few teams have to be feeling good about what they pulled off over the last few days.

But the big trade for this season — you know the one I’m talking about — was a signal that the Lakers, and the NBA, are preparing and beginning to move on from him. Just not in the way you might think.