Boston - Denver - Chicago - Brooklyn

[Godaddycurse]

Denver out: MPJ, Nnaji, Saric
Denver in: Holiday, Williams

Boston out: Holiday, 32
Boston in: Huerter

Chicago out: Huerter, Williams, 12
Chicago in: MPJ, 19, 32

Brooklyn trade: 19
Brooklyn in: Nnaji, Saric, 12

Why for Denver: add a PoA defender and playoff tested veteran to their elite 4 man group. See if Williams can return to form playing next to Jokic
Why for Chicago: get out of williams long deal and upgrade PF
Why for Boston: save money
Why for Brooklyn: move up to lottery by eating ~28M worth of dead contracts (spread out so it doesnt affect their 2026 cap plans much)

hmm maybe 32 should go to Denver instead?

[ChettheJet]

The Bulls end up spending $7M more in two years than they do with Williams in 4 so after they resign Giddey, still haven't moved Vucevic, probably get to next summer deciding on Coby White, they don't have room to resign Tre Jones if that's part of the plan, they cut off any cap space they might have if some big contract guy comes up at the deadline or a FA they like comes along next summer. With the roster as it is #19 can't get off the bench and #32 has to go to the G League. The Bulls create new problems trying solve a minor one

If BRK wants to move up in the lottery they have to be able to find better ways
I can't imagine how DEN thinks changing from MPJ to Williams almost negates getting Holiday. They can't feel any need to become recyclers of CHI's problems
BOS would be better taking Jevon Carter and Dalen Terry (buyout) and someone else's filler