Biggest Off-Season Winners & Losers (so far)

sol537 · Post #1 » by **sol537** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:20 pm

Winners (IMO)

1. HOU
2. DEN
3. ATL
4. NYK
5. DAL
6. SAS

Who were the biggest losers in your eyes?

1. IND
2. TOR
3. NOP
4. PHX
5. DET
6. LAL

vege · Post #2 » by **vege** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:20 pm

Detroit and Lakers are the biggest losers for sure.

How's next year draft? We're drafting at #5 again.

JRoy · Post #3 » by **JRoy** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:22 pm

POR gained 1 billion fans and dropped Simons and Ayton.

That is a great offseason.

The Real Dalic · Post #4 » by **The Real Dalic** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:22 pm

Houston
San Antonio
Orlando
Atlanta
Denver
New York
Dallas

Are the main ones that come to mind for winners.

It's hard to say losers this early. But I will say that the Lakers and Pelicans are looking bad so far this offseason.

schnakenpopanz · Post #5 » by **schnakenpopanz** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:23 pm

A long way to go. It has been two days.

rand · Post #6 » by **rand** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:24 pm

Dallas is the biggest winner simply by virtue of getting Flagg. Then Denver and Houston.

Losers are less clear.

rand · Post #7 » by **rand** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:27 pm

JRoy wrote:POR gained 1 billion fans and dropped Simons and Ayton.

That is a great offseason.

I love the Yang Hansen pick. I had never heard of him but after watching his highlight reel, I'm surprised he didn't go higher. To get a big man with that kind of potential with the 16th pick is awesome.

ChettheJet · Post #8 » by **ChettheJet** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:28 pm

A lot more could happen but the Bulls look like losers right now

They barely made the play in
they resigned Tre Jones which is a very good move, likely to resign Josh Giddey
traded Lonzo Ball for Isaac Okoro which doesn't do that much

drafted two young bigs

Even if everybody starts the year healthy That short list isn't getting them back to barely in the play in again.

JRoy · Post #9 » by **JRoy** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:34 pm

rand wrote:
JRoy wrote:POR gained 1 billion fans and dropped Simons and Ayton.

That is a great offseason.

I love the Yang Hansen pick. I had never heard of him but after watching his highlight reel, I'm surprised he didn't go higher. To get a big man with that kind of potential with the 16th pick is awesome.

I think Sengun went at about that pick. Hopefully Mmm Bop will be on Senguns level.

JM00n69 · Post #10 » by **JM00n69** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:36 pm

DEN got a lot better very quick. Best improvement of anyone imo. DAL got Flagg but also signed Russ so hmm..

JRoy · Post #11 » by **JRoy** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:38 pm

HOU improved more than DEN, didn’t they?

Dominator83 · Post #12 » by **Dominator83** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:43 pm

vege wrote:Detroit and Lakers are the biggest losers for sure.

How's next year draft? We're drafting at #5 again.

How are the Lakers losers? They're finna be getting Ayton..... on Portland's dime :lol:

Indiana easily the biggest losers. Sorry to their fans. Can't believe they're not just gonna ride out the 1 year storm and run in back in 26. They were 1 game short of a championship FFS

Even cheap ass Jerry Reinsdorf paid the tax the year after Rose got hurt, and we were never 1 game shy of a championship even with healthy Rose

Fat · Post #13 » by **Fat** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 9:48 pm

Winners
Houston
Orlando

Losers
Everyone else

JujitsuFlip · Post #14 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:19 pm

JRoy wrote:HOU improved more than DEN, didn’t they?

They both have had great off-seasons.

California Gold · Post #15 » by **California Gold** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:20 pm

I'm still curious which teams that have won free agency have won a title. Not very many examples outside of a few outliers but even those were teams that were already great (i.e. Warriors).

JRoy · Post #16 » by **JRoy** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:21 pm

Dominator83 wrote:
vege wrote:Detroit and Lakers are the biggest losers for sure.

How's next year draft? We're drafting at #5 again.

How are the Lakers losers? They're finna be getting Ayton..... on Portland's dime

Indiana easily the biggest losers. Sorry to their fans. Can't believe they're not just gonna ride out the 1 year storm and run in back in 26. They were 1 game short of a championship FFS

Even cheap ass Jerry Reinsdorf paid the tax the year after Rose got hurt, and we were never 1 game shy of a championship even with healthy Rose

I Ayton does go to LAL.

You will learn.

Sharkboy242 · Post #17 » by **Sharkboy242** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:22 pm

JRoy wrote:HOU improved more than DEN, didn’t they?

Houston’s best player is 37 years old lmao.

Getting Jokic depth>>>

JRoy · Post #18 » by **JRoy** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:22 pm

HOU got much needed scoring and depth.

DEN got a couple bench guys.

Sharkboy242 · Post #19 » by **Sharkboy242** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:26 pm

JRoy wrote:HOU got much needed scoring and depth.

DEN got a couple bench guys.

Cam Johnson isn’t a bench guy and Denver has a better starting 5.

Also, there’s a quote feature.

Invictus88 · Post #20 » by **Invictus88** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 10:28 pm

JRoy wrote:
Dominator83 wrote:
vege wrote:Detroit and Lakers are the biggest losers for sure.

How's next year draft? We're drafting at #5 again.

How are the Lakers losers? They're finna be getting Ayton..... on Portland's dime

Indiana easily the biggest losers. Sorry to their fans. Can't believe they're not just gonna ride out the 1 year storm and run in back in 26. They were 1 game short of a championship FFS

Even cheap ass Jerry Reinsdorf paid the tax the year after Rose got hurt, and we were never 1 game shy of a championship even with healthy Rose

I Ayton does go to LAL.

You will learn.

Will they though? They've seen this rodeo before with Drummond...