2025 NBA Offseason Trade and Free Agency Discussion Thread

[miamiheat319]

bucks better hope they can turn that pat connaughton $9m into something decent

[azcatz11]

Did anyone else get a thank you email from Adam silver????

Nah, I'm sure it was just me and you.

I hit 'reply all' and said, "Fk you, Wack Adam!!!"

I wonder if he reads his emails. Good idea

[chilluminati]

Talk about an active start to the off season, yeesh. Someone earlier this year was talking about the new CBA making this off season a crazy one, looks like they were right on the money.

[Wallace_Wallace]

Nobody wants Jalen Green lmfao.

Looks like the time of orgs foaming at the mouth over athletic, low IQ shot chuckers is slowly coming to an end. Maybe he will get traded to Charlotte or something where he can put up 30 shots a game without having to worry about winning games

Hes a poor man's Zach Lavine. and thats a borderline insult to Lavine

He’s Steve Francis without the ball handling. Teams that are interested in winning shouldn’t be paying him over 20 million/year for his services.

[DirtybirdGA]

Van Fleet re-ups with Houston 2 yr $50 million, per Shams.

[SlimShady83]

Utah Jazz big man John Collins has exercised his $26.5 million player option for the 2025-26 season

They'll have to make some moves first I think, but get it done

[SlimShady83]

The Los Angeles Lakers are moving up in the second round of the NBA Draft tonight, acquiring the No. 45 pick from the Chicago Bulls for No. 55 and cash, sources tell ESPN."

Happening as I type this 3:30am in the morning

[XTC]

Who can we realistically target this offseason? I wonder if Luke Kornet is a realistic option.

[Chuck Everett]

So it looks like Cam Whitmore will be on the move. I am not sure for who, but my sense is the Rockets realize that his ballhog tendencies are just not worth trying to develop with this group pushing for a chip. Wouldn't be surprised to see him moved simply for a future first.

He's the only young Rockets player who plays selfishly IMO.

[Chuck Everett]

Since Chris Paul has made it vocally known he wants to go back to the West Coast, what are the odds he ends up with the Clippers or the Suns on a minimum next year? I think he would be a good backup to Harden believe it or not. The Clippers had to rely on washed Ben Simmons and Kevin Porter Jr to do it last season.

[manlisten]

You'd think the Bucks would be more active given their situation. Then again there's not much to do in their situation. Seems like they're just waiting for the inevitable.

[Chuck Everett]

Dillon Jones traded to the Washington Wizards from OKC. So we were wondering how the Thunder were going to remove the roster crunch. There it is. Dude didn't look like much from what I saw over the season. I wonder if this means they are still holding on to Ousmane Dieng.

Jones was acquired for Colby Jones, who the Thunder immediately waived. Good luck Colby, we hardly knew ye.

[Chuck Everett]

So far the Wizards depth chart at the 2/3 position:

SG - CJ McCollum (expiring)/Marcus Smart (expiring)/Tre Johnson (rookie)
SF - Bilal Coulibaly (third year)/Kris Middleton (expiring)/Corey Kispert/Kyshawn George (second year)/Dillon Jones (second year)

Something has to give here in Washington for a season. Going to be awkward as heck, unless McCollum or Smart are going to be the sixth men backcourt and AJ Johnson's minutes disappear for a year behind Bub Carrington at the point.

[STAT_88]

So far the Wizards depth chart at the 2/3 position:

SG - CJ McCollum (expiring)/Marcus Smart (expiring)/Tre Johnson (rookie)
SF - Bilal Coulibaly (third year)/Kris Middleton (expiring)/Corey Kispert/Kyshawn George (second year)/Dillon Jones (second year)

Something has to give here in Washington for a season. Going to be awkward as heck, unless McCollum or Smart are going to be the sixth men backcourt and AJ Johnson's minutes disappear for a year behind Bub Carrington at the point.

I think they’ll roll with 1 big, 2 wings/forwards, 2 guards. It’s actually pretty balanced with that approach.

SL: Bub - CJ - Bilal - Middleton - Sarr
2nd: Smart - Tre - Kispert - Kyshawn - Olynyk
3rd: AJ - Riley - Champ - Dillon - Vukcevic

Eventually Tre Johnson moves into the SL for CJ depending on how he goes early on.


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[Chuck Everett]

So far the Wizards depth chart at the 2/3 position:

SG - CJ McCollum (expiring)/Marcus Smart (expiring)/Tre Johnson (rookie)
SF - Bilal Coulibaly (third year)/Kris Middleton (expiring)/Corey Kispert/Kyshawn George (second year)/Dillon Jones (second year)

Something has to give here in Washington for a season. Going to be awkward as heck, unless McCollum or Smart are going to be the sixth men backcourt and AJ Johnson's minutes disappear for a year behind Bub Carrington at the point.

I think they’ll roll with 1 big, 2 wings/forwards, 2 guards. It’s actually pretty balanced with that approach.

SL: Bub - CJ - Bilal - Middleton - Sarr
2nd: Smart - Tre - Kispert - Kyshawn - Olynyk
3rd: AJ - Riley - Champ - Dillon - Vukcevic

Eventually Tre Johnson moves into the SL for CJ depending on how he goes early on.


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Team probably gets destroyed on the boards nightly, but I totally forgot about Will Riley and Olynyk. I like your rotation though, it makes sense. And it still allows the young guys to get minutes. Kispert seems like the odd man out of this rotation, if I'm being honest, especially if Tre's deep shooting is real from day one.

[Chuck Everett]

Jaylin Williams, 3 years/24 million for Thunder. Seems like another guy who will become a OKC-lifer because he's a solid role guy, but he's awesome in the locker room and off the court.

[bisme37]

I don't think I can remember a busier June with NBA transactions, and it's still June.

- Rockets, Steven Adams Agree to 3-Year/$39M Contract Extension
- Russell Westbrook opts out and will enter free agency
- Grizzlies trade Desmond Bane to Magic for KCP, Cole Anthony, 4 1sts, 1 Pick Swap
- Pacers trade No. 23 pick and the rights to Mojave King to Pelicans for Indiana's own 2026 first-round pick back, which the Pelicans had previously acquired
- The Buss family is entering an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO and chairman of diversified holding company TWG Global
- Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets have agreed to a long-term contract extension that will make him one of the NBA's highest paid coaches at over $10 million per season
- Pat Connaughton Exercises $9.4M Player Option With Bucks
- Kevin Durant Traded to Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, No. 10, Five 2nd Round Picks
- Khris Middleton Exercises $33.M Player Option With Wizards
- Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford intends to sign a three-year contract extension worth nearly $60 million
- Celtics Trade Jrue Holiday to Portland for Anfernee Simons, Two Second-Round Picks
- The New Orleans Pelicans are trading CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey and the No. 40 pick
- The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the controlling interests in the Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx from Glen Taylor to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez.
- Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a three-team trade that sends Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Hawks, Terance Mann and Atlanta's No. 22 pick to the Nets, and Georges Niang and a second-rounder to the Celtics.
- Dallas Mavericks nine-time NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving is declining his $43 million player option and intends to sign a three-year, $119 million contract with the franchise
- Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet intends to sign a two-year, $50 million contract to stay with the franchise, with a player option in 2026-27
- Utah Jazz big man John Collins has exercised his $26.5 million player option for the 2025-26 season
- The Charlotte Hornets are trading center Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns for Vasilije Micić, the No. 29 pick and a 2029 first-round pick
- Masai Ujiri, Raptors Agree To Part Ways
- Naz Reid, T-Wolves Agree to 5-yr/$125M Extension
- Justin Edwards, Sixers Agree To New Three-Year Contract
- The Chicago Bulls are trading Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro
- Sam Merrill intends to sign a four-year, $38 million contract to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Davion Mitchell intends to stay with Miami on a 2-yr/$24M contract
- The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading guard Dillon Jones and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Colby Jones, who is being waived by OKC
- Suns exercise $8.1 million team option for Vasilije Micic
- Lakers pick up $2.3 million team option for Jordan Goodwin
- Oklahoma City Thunder C/F Jaylin Williams is signing a new three-year, $24 million contract extension with the franchise
- Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James is opting into his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season
- Julius Randle, T-Wolves Agree to 3-year/$100M Deal
- Bojan Bogdanovic announces his retirement from basketball after 10 NBA seasons

[Chuck Everett]

If the Pistons sign Alexander-Walker to that deal now that Beasley's having legal problems, they will immediately regret it. Yes the guy can defend, but he can only shoot from the corners and is totally unreliable as a bench player in the playoffs.

Re-sign Schroder for ****'s sake.

[JujitsuFlip]

If the Pistons sign Alexander-Walker to that deal now that Beasley's having legal problems, they will immediately regret it. Yes the guy can defend, but he can only shoot from the corners and is totally unreliable as a bench player in the playoffs.

Re-sign Shroder for ****'s sake.

I bet D'Lo, Dennis, and Ty Jerome fly off the board tomorrow.

[Chuck Everett]

So Danny Ainge/Justin Zanik extend Jordan Clarkson in hopes of flipping him for more assets. He proceeds to decline significantly and becomes a toxic asset. Kind of flies in the face of just re-sign our guys to maintain their value and we can still flip 'em. Sometimes, you're stuck and now if you don't play Clarkson, he becomes a malcontent in the locker room. Probably gonna have to just waive the guy (if he won't give me back some bread in a buyout).