A possible trade sending Kevin Garnett from the Boston Celtics to the Los Angeles Clippers for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan was "closer to happening than people think," according to an NBA source.

Garnett, who has a no-trade clause in his contract, repeatedly stated in the weeks leading up last Thursday's trade deadline that he wants to retire as a Celtic.

Chris Paul reportedly asked Garnett if he wanted to come to the Clippers and that he had the power to make it happen.

The Chicago Bulls attempted to unload the contract of Richard Hamilton at the deadline in order to get under the NBA's luxury tax line.

Teams that were in talks with the Bulls attempted to acquire a first round pick from the Bulls in exchange for Hamilton, according to multiple sources.

The Bulls will pay the luxury tax this season for the first time in franchise history.

The Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards had an agreement in principle on the eve of the deadline involving a trade of Caron Butler for Trevor Ariza, according to sources.

Donald Sterling rejected the trade a few hours before the deadline in fear of ruining the team's chemistry.

Butler continues to have a home in the Washington D.C. area, while Ariza would have given the Clippers a wing defender with length.

The New Orleans Hornets didn't make a trade this week, but Dell Demps was encouraged by the interest rival teams expressed in his players.

“I usually don’t like to talk about actual trade details but what I will say is we got a call on a number of guys but we really like our core, we like our young group and we want to see them grow,” Demps said on Friday. “It’s a good sign when players call on your team, it means they have value but we like our young group right now. It will be interesting to see how we finish out the season.”

Eric Gordon was mentioned in several trade rumors leading up to the deadline.

DeJuan Blair has been on the San Antonio Spurs' trading block for the past year, and he and his agent expected the forward to be traded by Thursday's deadline.

Ultimately, the Spurs could not find a suitable deal for Blair and kept him -- which was disappointing for Blair's camp.

"Obviously I am disappointed that we were not able to get a trade done but I trust Pop and RC and I know they tried their best and have DeJuan and the Spurs best interests at heart," agent Happy Walters said. "When Pop needs Dejuan, he'll be ready to contribute as he always has been."

The Boston Celtics reportedly called the Brooklyn Nets in regards to Paul Pierce trade with a high asking price.

The Celtics sought MarShon Brooks, Mirza Teletovic, Kris Humphries and two future first round picks for Pierce.

The Nets also worked on a deal for Josh Smith.

Chris Paul contacted Kevin Garnett prior to the trade deadline to gauge his interest in joining the Los Angeles Clippers.

According to a source, Paul called Garnett and said that he if was open to joining the Clippers, then Paul would make it happen.

Garnett declined to waive his no-trade clause to go to the Clippers.

The Celtics and Clippers reportedly discussed a deal that would have sent Garnett to Los Angeles for Eric Bledsoe and DeAndre Jordan.

The Denver Nuggets opted for continuity at the NBA trade deadline.

“I know last two years, we've been accustomed to being the team that's always in there (making deals),” Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri said. “We're the third-youngest team in the NBA. We feel like these guys are growing. We feel like from the beginning of the season to now, we've made some progress.

“We're excited for this last part of the season. We'll go from there and deal with other issues in the summer.”

George Karl identified shooting as a void.

The Nuggets are tied for sixth in offensive efficiency, yet they rank last in free-throw shooting percentage (68.8) and 25th in three-point accuracy (34.4).

“I don't think there's any question that shooting the ball is something that we have to examine somewhere along the way,” Karl said. “A lot of the formulas we study say if we shot the ball better, we'd be tremendously efficient.”

The NBA trade deadline came and went without a career All-Star selection being traded for the first time since 2007.

J.J. Redick was the biggest name player dealt at the deadline, going to the Milwaukee Bucks in a six-player trade.

Thomas Robinson, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, was traded to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

Josh Smith, one of the NBA's best players without a career All-Star selection, had been rumored to be traded for weeks but was held by the Atlanta Hawks.

Gerald Wallace, an All-Star in 2010, was traded last season. The 2011 deadline saw All-Stars in Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams and Chauncey Billups traded.

Many blamed the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement for the lack of activity as teams have avoided taking on long-term money in fear of the luxury tax.

The Golden State Warriors have made two trades right at the deadline to avoid the luxury tax.

Trading Jeremy Tyler and Charles Jenkins allowed the Warriors to get under the luxury tax threshold.

The Atlanta Hawks have acquired Tyler, while the Philadelphia 76ers traded for Jenkins.

The Warriors wanted to avoid starting the clock on the repeater tax.

Golden State has never paid the luxury tax.