Trade:
Blazers: 12th pick, Lu Dort
Thunder: 7th pick
Magic: 16th pick
Hawks: 2025 DEN lottery protected frp, 32th pick
Blazers:
They're buying. They're open to move the 7th pick. Here they add a super good 3&D guy, and moving down just 5 spots. SG beside Dame or Simons need defense, Dort is basically the perfect guy. This is a steal for them. The only downside is Dort is on 1 year contract and not sure if he's a UFA, they need to risk to lose him.
Lineup: Dame Dort Mathurin Isaac Bamba
Reserves: Simons Ross Little Winslow Johnson (2 FA)
Remarks: Roster linked up with incoming trade
Expectation: 6-8th seed
OKC:
They don't need to move Dort, but just to move up in the draft to get a better talent, and Dort need an extension next year, they can save the money to give extensions to others or just eat contract again to get picks. 7th pick can at least play for them for 4 years, and probably like 4 years younger than Dort as well.
Lineup: Giddey, Shai, AJ, JSJ, Sharpe
Reserves: Mann, Bazley, Green, Poku, (26th pick), (34th pick), Roby, JRE, Wiggins
Remarks: Roster linked up with this trade: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/trades/KPRvJRCtxQoWCr/the-trading-vets-trade-for-okc-the-saving-cap-trade-for-mavs , pls also check that out :)
Expectation: 12-14 seed
Hawks:
They got enough roster spot and solid rotational guys alrdy after my trades for them, they will move down 16 spots, and get back a future frp for trading maybe.
Lineup: Trae Burks Hunter Randle Capela
Reserve: Huerter Okongwu Johnson Hart Diallo Collins (32th pick)
Remark: roster linked up with this trade: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/trades/n-8rS1dnuiqeyU/the-offseason-trades-for-the-atlanta-hawks-needed , pls also check that out
Expectation: 6-8th seed
Magic:
They move up to draft Hardy, a high ceiling guy who can be the 1st scoring option if this pick hits. imo they're not giving up much, ik they're rebuilding team but giving a frp away to move up is also what rebuilding teams do. (price is kinda referred to last year's 16th pick trade between Rockets and OKC)
Lineup: Suggs Cole Franz Chet WCJ
Reserves: RJ Hardy (25th pick) Gallinari Okeke Bol Bol Mo
Remark: roster linked up with trade incoming
Expectation: 13-15th seed
**Lemme know what you think of this trade. Pls comment, like! thx also check out this trade: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/trades/KPRvJRCtxQoWCr/the-trading-vets-trade-for-okc-the-saving-cap-trade-for-mavs