NBA Draft
Select C Alex Sarr at #1 Overall
Select F Alex Karaban at #53 Overall
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Free Agency
Extend Cade Cunningham to a 5 year Max
Extend Quentin Grimes to 4 yrs $56M
Sign G Buddy Hield to 3 yrs $67.5M
Sign G Talen Horton Tucker to 2 yrs $17M
Sign C Precious Achiuwa to 3 yrs $17.4M
Resign F Simone Fontechio to 3 yrs $42M
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Trades
Trade #1
New Orleans Pelicans Recieve: Jalen Duren, Isaiah Stewart, Troy Brown Jr, 2026 first-round pick(top-three protected), 2027 second-round pick, 2028 second-round pick
Detroit Pistons Recieve: Brandon Ingram, EJ Liddell
Trade #2
Charlotte Hornets Recieve: Marcus Sasser
Detroit Pistons Recieve: 2025 second-round pick, 2029 second-round pick
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Ideal Starting Lineup
Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Brandon Ingram, Ausar Thompson, Alex Sarr
Backup Five
Talen Horton Tucker, Quentin Grimes, Buddy Hield, Simone Fontechio, Precious Achiuwa
Rest of Bench
Stanley Umude, Chimezie Metu, Alex Karaban