NBA’s best offseason moves by team: Top 10, from Kings to Spurs
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA’s best offseason moves by team: Top 10, from Kings to Spurs

New York Times  

Every summer, I make it clear that ranking a team in the top 10 in its offseason moves is not a guarantor or prediction that it will have a successful campaign the following season or is destined for an NBA Finals run. Boston Celtics 2022-23 record: 57-25; lost in East finals Added: F Kristaps Porziņģis ; F Oshae Brissett ; G Dalano Blanton ; F Jordan Walsh ; G JD Davison ; G Jay Scrubb ; 2024 first-round pick ; 2027 second-round pick ; 2024, 2028 second-round picks Lost: G Marcus Smart ; F Grant Williams F Danilo Gallinari ; F/C Mike Muscala ; F Julian Phillips ; C Mouhamed Gueye Retained: None Extended: F Jaylen Brown Returning from injury: G Malcolm Brogdon The skinny: We’re bullish on Porziņģis here. Portland Trail Blazers 2022-23 record: 33-49; did not make playoffs Added: G Jrue Holiday ; C Deandre Ayton ; F Toumani Camara ; G Scoot Henderson ; F Kris Murray ; G/F Rayan Rupert ; C Ibou Badji ; 2029 first-round pick, 2028, 2030 first-round pick swaps Lost: G Damian Lillard ; C Jusuf Nurkić ; F Nassir Little ; G Keon Johnson ; F Trendon Watford ; F Kevin Knox ; G Jeenathan Williams Retained: F Jerami Grant ; F Matisse Thybulle Extended: None Returning from injury: F Jabari Walker The skinny: Joe Cronin, the Blazers’ general manager, had to balance a lot of spinning plates with one massive decision — where and for what to trade Lillard. Phoenix Suns 2022-23 record: 45-37; lost in second round Added: G Bradley Beal ; G Jordan Goodwin ; G Grayson Allen ; C Jusuf Nurkić ; F Nassir Little ; G Keon Johnson ; C Drew Eubanks ; G Eric Gordon ; F Yuta Watanabe ; F Keita Bates-Diop ; F/C Bol Bol ; C Chimezie Metu ; G Saben Lee ; 2024 second-round pick ; 2024, 2026, 2028 second-round picks ; 2025, 2028, 2029 second-round picks ; hired coach Frank Vogel Lost: C Deandre Ayton ; G Chris Paul ; G Landry Shamet ; G Cameron Payne ; F Isaiah Todd ; F Toumani Camara ; C Jock Landale ; Bismack Biyombo ; 2026 first-round pick ; 2024, 2026, 2028, 2030 first-round pick swaps ; 2024, 2030 first-round pick swaps ; 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030 second-round picks ; fired coach Monty Williams Retained: G Damion Lee ; G Josh Okogie ; F Ish Wainright Extended: None Returning from injury: Little Original ranking: No. San Antonio Spurs 2022-23 record: 22-60; did not make playoffs Added: F Reggie Bullock ; F Cedi Osman ; G Cameron Payne ; F/C Victor Wembanyama ; G Sidy Cissoko ; G Sir’Jabari Rice ; F Dominick Barlow ; 2030 first-round pick swap ; 2026 second-round pick ; 2028 second-round pick ; 2028 second-round pick ; 2030 second-round pick Lost: F Lamar Stevens ; F Leonard Miller ; 2025 second-round pick ; 2027 second-round pick Retained: G Tre Jones ; C Sandro Mamukelashvili ; F Julian Champagnie Extended: None Returning from injury: F/C Zach Collins The skinny: You can overthink this some years — not this time.

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NBA’s best 2024 offseason moves by team: Celtics, Knicks, Sixers among top 10
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NBA’s best 2024 offseason moves by team: Celtics, Knicks, Sixers among top 10

New York Times  

We now arrive at, as my man Kid Twist would have said in “The Sting,” the quill. Western 9 San Antonio Spurs 2023-24 record: 22-60; did not make playoffs Added: G Chris Paul ; F Harrison Barnes ; G Stephon Castle ; G Juan Nunez ; F Harrison Ingram ; F Riley Minix ; G Malachi Flynn ; G Brandon …

NBA’s best 2024 offseason moves by team: From Grizzlies to Suns, Nos. 30-21
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NBA’s best 2024 offseason moves by team: From Grizzlies to Suns, Nos. 30-21

New York Times  

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What were the best, worst and most surprising NBA offseason moves this cycle?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

What were the best, worst and most surprising NBA offseason moves this cycle?

New York Times  

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Ranking the 15 best NBA in-season trades over the last 5 years
1 year, 2 months ago

Ranking the 15 best NBA in-season trades over the last 5 years

New York Times  

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NBA offseason rankings, revisited: Damian Lillard trade catapults Bucks into Top 5
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA offseason rankings, revisited: Damian Lillard trade catapults Bucks into Top 5

New York Times  

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1 year, 7 months ago

NBA’s best offseason moves by team: From Hornets to Rockets, Nos. 20-11

New York Times  

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Ranking the NBA’s best offseason moves by team: From Spurs to Heat, Nos. 30-21
2 years, 7 months ago

Ranking the NBA’s best offseason moves by team: From Spurs to Heat, Nos. 30-21

New York Times  

Until the future addresses of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, Russell Westbrook and a half-dozen other guys on the next talent tier are known for sure, my annual exercise in ranking the 30 NBA teams’ offseasons will remain open-ended, subject to frantic rewriting if the other shoes start to drop. 2021-22 record: 34-48; lost in Play-In round Added: F/C …

From Pistons to Rockets, No. 10-1: Ranking the NBA’s best offseason moves by team
3 years, 7 months ago

From Pistons to Rockets, No. 10-1: Ranking the NBA’s best offseason moves by team

New York Times  

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John Hollinger’s NBA free-agency winners: Nets, Wizards among teams in a better place
3 years, 7 months ago

John Hollinger’s NBA free-agency winners: Nets, Wizards among teams in a better place

New York Times  

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Hollinger: The 10 NBA free-agent contracts that look the best right now
4 years, 9 months ago

Hollinger: The 10 NBA free-agent contracts that look the best right now

New York Times  

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NBA Draft 2019: Which teams have the most on the line?
5 years, 9 months ago

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The Hindu  

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10 of the biggest deals from the NBA off-season
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10 of the biggest deals from the NBA off-season

Daily Mail  

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NBA Offseason Series: Cap-strapped with a new coach and no first-round pick, Pistons not without hope
6 years, 9 months ago

NBA Offseason Series: Cap-strapped with a new coach and no first-round pick, Pistons not without hope

New York Times  

With the NBA playoffs over, the focus shifts to the offseason with the Detroit front office facing a series of significant decisions that will affect the team’s future. On top of that, Van Gundy included Detroit’s 2018 first-round pick in the Griffin trade, so it will be hard to add young talent in the immediate. Thanks to a variety of …

NBA Offseason Series: The Raptors produced the best regular season in franchise history. Do they run it back?
6 years, 10 months ago

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New York Times  

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