Here are some early trade deadline deals that I found (an NBA.com listing going back to 1987 can be found here -
http://www.nba.com/2013/history/02/20/t ... index.html) -
16FEB53
BLT trades Don Boven and Fred Scolari to FTW in exchange for Jack Kerris, Ralph O’Brien and cash
15FEB58
STL trades Frank Selvy to MPL in exchange for the rights to Dick Broushka and the rights to Terry Brand
1FEB65
SFW trades Wayne Hightower to BAL for cash
1FEB70
ATL trades a player to be named later [DET receives John Arthurs on 3Jun70] and cash to DET in exchange for Walt Bellamy
BAL trades Bob Quick and a 1970 second-round draft choice to DET in exchange for Eddie Miles
1FEB71
CLE trades McCoy McLemore to MIL in exchange for Gary Freeman and a 1971 second-round draft choice
1FEB73
ATL trades Don May to PHI for future considerations [ATL receives Dale Schlueter on 18Apr73]
1FEB74
BUF trades Kevin Kunnert and Dave Wohl to HOU in exchange for Matt Guokas and Jack Marin
1FEB75
KCK trades Ken Durrett to PHI in exchange for future considerations
NOJ trades Jim Barnett and Neal Walk to NYK in exchange for Henry Bibby, a 1975 first-round draft choice and cash
KCK trades Nate Williams to NOJ in exchange for Rick Adelman and Ollie Johnson
1FEB76
BUF trades Garfield Heard and a 1976 second-round draft choice to PHO in exchange for John Shumate
1FEB77
ATL trades Claude Terry to BUF in exchange for cash
IND trades a 1977 first-round draft choice and future considerations [IND receives Darnell Hillman on 11Apr77] to NYN in exchange for John Williamson
1FEB78
BOS trades Fred Saunders to NOJ in exchange for a 1978 second-round draft choice
DEN trades Jim Price and a 1979 first-round draft choice to DET in exchange for Ralph Simpson
15FEB79
CLE trades Jim Brewer to DET for future considerations [CLE receives Earl Tatum and cash on 12Apr79]
15FEB80
CLE trades Butch Lee and a 1982 first-round draft choice to LAL in exchange for Don Ford and a 1980 first-round draft choice
NJN trades Rich Kelley to PHO in exchange for a 1982 first-round draft choice and a 1983 second-round draft choice
16FEB82
CLE trades Reggie Johnson to KCK in exchange for Cliff Robinson
CLE trades Kenny Carr and Bill Laimbeer to DET in exchange for Phil Hubbard, Paul Mokeski, a 1982 first-round draft choice and a 1982 second-round draft choice
KCK trade John Lambert to SAS in exchange for a 1984 third-round draft choice and cash
15FEB83
ATL trades a 1984 second-round draft choice and cash to GSW in exchange for Rickey Brown
CHI trades Dwight Jones to LAL in exchange for a 1985 second-round draft choice
PHI trades Russ Schoene, a 1983 first-round draft choice and a 1984 second-round draft choice to IND in exchange for Clemon Johnson
15FEB84
CHI trades Reggie Theus to KCK in exchange for Steve Johnson, a 1984 second-round draft choice and two 1985 second-round draft choices
15FEB86
SAS trades Jeff Cook and Marc Iavaroni to UTH in exchange for Jeff Wilkins