NBA 24-25 Off Season (Trades, FA, etc)

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28 teams are in the off season, trades are already being talked about.

 

Here is an idea for the last team eliminated:

 

Orlando:

Karl-Anthony Towns

 

Minni:

Jett Howard

Moody

K. Looney

J. Issac

#18 pick

 

Golden State:

Wendell Carter

 

Why would they do it?

Orlando: KAT would move back to the 5 and is an upgrade over Carter. Would be a good compliment as a #2 to PB. They are giving up on Howard (rumors).

 

Minni: Salary dump and player grab. They are way over the apron. This allows them to turn 1 long term mega contract into 5 guys who could all be traded at the deadline if needed. Get a couple of young wings to try out. Issac and McDaniel with Gobert might be best D front court ever.

 

GS: Carter fits much better than Looney as he can go inside and out. Moody’s time is done.

 

The Money works.

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

Why would Orlando want to handcuff PB to a taller Bradley Beal with arguably a worse contract for the length of his rookie deal?

Edited June 3 by ChickenSandwich

[Michael Knight 13047]

That just makes Orlando a shittier team

[aggie08 21578]

You know what would be super useful to have to be able to potentially trade KAT for something decent? Draft picks.

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For Orlando, who else are they going to get to improve? Klay? There are no real options in free agency (and even if there were, few people go to Orlando historically).

If they run the team back, even adding someone like Klay, they are a 4-5 seed again max.

They will have to make a trade and probably take a risk.

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1567]

What does it take for OKC to get Markkanen? I’ve had a few talks with some buddies. 
 

Is it a must that Williams is in it?  How many picks is too many? 
 

OKC also has been linked to Bridges 

[BurntOrangeBlooded15 1567]

Also a trade I’ve seen/talked about is KAT and picks for KD, which makes sense on both ends. 

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1 hour ago, BurntOrangeBlooded15 said:

Also a trade I’ve seen/talked about is KAT and picks for KD, which makes sense on both ends. 

Interesting.  Curious if KD would be open to that

[aggie08 21578]

1 hour ago, BurntOrangeBlooded15 said:

Also a trade I’ve seen/talked about is KAT and picks for KD, which makes sense on both ends. 

Why would it makes sense for Phoenix? A worse player for more money for 4 years instead of 2. If Phoenix isn't competing for titles, they're going to want to get cheaper ASAP. As alluded to, Minnesota doesn't have many good picks to sweeten the deal because of the Gobert trade.

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

I’m not sure anyone will touch Kat’s contract for at least two more seasons. 
 

Minnesota knew, and did it anyways 

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

Stolen from another board

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Category 12: Team options that could be dealt — The following players have team options that may simply be declined, but may be held onto simply to serve as tradable salary.

75. Luke Kennard, Grizzlies
74. Evan Fournier, Pistons

Category 11: The cost of doing business — The following players will not be actively shopped, but would likely be needed if their teams try to make a major trade this offseason.

73. Jose Alvarado, Pelicans
72. Deuce McBride, Knicks
71. Nikola Jovic, Heat
70. Brandin Podziemski, Warriors
69. Jaime Jaquez Jr., Heat
68. Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors
67. Austin Reaves, Lakers
66. Julius Randle, Knicks

Category 10: Second draft candidates — The following players are former first-round picks with four or fewer years of experience that could use a change of scenery.

65. Jalen Hood-Schifino, Lakers
64. Moses Moody, Warriors
63. Ziaire Williams, Grizzlies
62. Jaden Ivey, Pistons
61. Josh Giddey, Thunder

60. Jalen Green, Rockets: Green's name was floated around at the trade deadline. His great end to the season may have been enough to put a stop to those rumors, but he is eligible for a rookie extension this offseason, and Houston has several young ball-handlers waiting in the wings. If he gets too pricey, or if the Rockets need to include a high-upside young player in a star trade, Green probably isn't untouchable.

59. Onyeka Okongwu, Hawks

Category 9: Necessary cap filler — The following players are mostly the cap figures their incumbent teams will try to use to add other players on this list.

58. Jock Landale, Rockets: Landale has one of the most uniquely tradable contracts in the NBA. It's non-guaranteed for each of the next three seasons, making him very valuable matching salary in a possible bigger trade.

57. Jeff Green, Rockets: Rocket No. 2 is Green, who was a valuable mentor to the younger Rockets last season, but that's a less important role next season with Cam Whitmore, Tari Eason and Ja'Sean Tate in need of every available forward minute.

56. Steven Adams, Rockets: The Rockets just got Adams at the trade deadline, and they'd like to keep him as a backup center, but they are reportedly big-game hunting, and unless they want to trade Dillon Brooks, they're going to have to aggregate several salaries to do anything notable. Like the Lakers, we have three Rockets to cover. Adams is the priciest at $12.6 million.

55. Jarred Vanderbilt, Lakers
54. Gabe Vincent, Lakers
53. Rui Hachimura, Lakers
52. Kevin Huerter, Kings
51. Jusuf Nurkic, Suns
50. Harrison Barnes, Kings
49. Bojan Bogdanovic, Knicks
48. Andrew Wiggins, Warriors
47. Chris Paul, Warriors
46. Ben Simmons, Nets

Category 8: Possibly gettable for the right price — The following players would likely only be available for more than conventional wisdom suggests they are worth.

45. Naz Reid, Timberwolves
44. Collin Sexton, Jazz
43. Anfernee Simons, Trail Blazers

Category 7: Reasonably priced role players — The following role players could fit into most teams' cap sheets.

42. John Konchar, Grizzlies
41. Jevon Carter, Bulls
40. Alex Caruso, Bulls
39. Dennis Schroder, Nets
38. Robert Williams III, Trail Blazers
37. Bobby Portis, Bucks
36. Jordan Clarkson, Jazz
35. Dorian Finney-Smith, Nets

Category 6: Expensive role players — The following role players could help winning teams, but have large salaries that make them complicated trade candidates.

34. De'Andre Hunter, Hawks
33. Bogdan Bogdanovic, Hawks
32. Jakob Poeltl, Raptors
31. Clint Capela, Hawks
30. Malcolm Brogdon, Trail Blazers
29. Bruce Brown, Raptors
28. Cam Johnson, Nets
27. Kyle Kuzma, Wizards
26. Jerami Grant, Trail Blazers
25. C.J. McCollum, Pelicans

Category 5: Cap dumps — The following players have contracts that their incumbent teams would either actively like to dump or may need to dump for some specific purpose.

24. Paul Reed, 76ers
23. Zeke Nnaji, Nuggets
22. Maxi Kleber, Mavericks
21. P.J. Tucker, Clippers
20. Tim Hardaway Jr., Mavericks
19. Nikola Vucevic, Bulls
18. John Collins, Jazz
17. Zach LaVine, Bulls

Category 4: Free agents and player options — The following can choose to move through free agency, but are also possible trade candidates.

16. D'Angelo Russell, Lakers
15. DeMar DeRozan, Bulls
14. LeBron James, Lakers

Category 3: Stars that probably won't move (but are worth a call) — The following stars are not known to be available and haven't actively been featured in rumors, but are still worth a phone call.

13. Lauri Markkanen, Jazz: The Jazz have feigned interest in winning early in the past two seasons before operating as sellers at the trade deadline. They have no clear direction, and in a loaded Western Conference, it's hard to imagine them doing much more than contending for a Play-In spot. They could use their extra draft capital to trade for a star and move up, but how many stars want to move to Utah? Trading Markkanen would load them up even further with draft ammo and allow them to wait out the current, older contenders in the West. To Danny Ainge especially, anyone is available for the right price.

12. Kawhi Leonard, Clippers: So... what do the Clippers even do if Paul George walks as a free agent? Sure, you could just run it back with Leonard and James Harden, but to what end? Do you really want to open the Intuit Dome with a 40-win team? The Clippers won't trade Leonard for the sake of trading him, but if anyone offers a way to help repair their desolate, draft pick-less future, they'd have to at least consider it.

11. Kevin Durant, Suns: The Suns were knocked out in the first round, changed coaches and have next to no roster maneuverability this offseason thanks to the second apron. Durant has sought new teams for far less in the past. The Suns seem determined to keep trying with this group, but if someone throws enough their way for Durant, they'd have to at least consider breaking up a team that did not meaningfully contend last season.

Category 2: Stars that may or may not be available — The following stars are possible offseason trade candidates depending on what direction they or their teams choose to go in.

10. Jarrett Allen, Cavaliers
9. Mikal Bridges, Nets
8. Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers
7. Michael Porter Jr., Nuggets
6. Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves

Category 1: Stars that seem very available — The following stars have actively featured in trade rumors so far this offseason.

5. Dejounte Murray, Hawks
4. Brandon Ingram, Pelicans
3. Darius Garland, Cavaliers
2. Trae Young. Hawks
1. Jimmy Butler, Heat

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-trade-candidates-75-players-split-up-among-12-categories-who-could-be-moved-this-summer/

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On 6/4/2024 at 4:26 AM, ChickenSandwich said:

I’m not sure anyone will touch Kat’s contract for at least two more seasons. 
 

Minnesota knew, and did it anyways 

We all know that KAT has his deficiencies (and he's not a player that m(any) of us would want our our team), however he is a near 7 footer who just had a season of 51%/41%/87%.  The number of other players in history who have done that at his height is exactly 1 and his initials are K and D. Some owner is going to fall in love and force a trade for him.

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Hurley would be a god damn moran to take the Lakers job. He is pretty much set up for life at UConn. Even if he leads the Lakers to the chip, he could be fired a few years later (see last championship).

[BigOrange1 6537]

7 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

Hurley would be a god damn moran to take the Lakers job. He is pretty much set up for life at UConn. Even if he leads the Lakers to the chip, he could be fired a few years later (see last championship).

i'm sure his conract with the Lakers would have plenty of guaranteed money and he'd have his pick of college jobs if he ever wanted to go back.