BUCKS: I THINK THEY WILL REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH THIS TRADE. THEY GET TRAE AT THE 1 AND TWO YOUNG WINGS WITH WHITMORE AND RISACHER. IF WHITMORE GETS HIS ACT TOGETHER AND RISACHER DEVELOPS ACCORDINGLY, THEY COULD BE A COMPETITIVE TEAM. THEY GET ACCESS TO THEIR SWAP WORST FOR THEIR 2027 PICK WHICH COULD VERY WELL BE A TOP 10 PICK. THEY GET A PLEOTHERA OF SECONDS. THEY GET THEIR 2028 FIRST BACK. THEY GET PORTLAND'S 2028 FIRST I BELIEVE AND THEY GET THE HAWKS 2029 AND 2031 FIRST ROUND PICKS.

HAWKS: THIS IS AN EASY TRADE, THEY'LL HAVE DYSON, NAW, JJ, GIANNIS AND OKONGWU. THEY CAN ADD WHOEVER THEY CHOOSE FROM THE 2026 DRAFT CLASS, PREFERABLY A COMBO GUARD OF SOME SORT OR A BACKUP CENTER. ORR EVEN A GIANNIS REPLACEMENT ONCE HE'S 34-35.

WIZARDS: THE 2028 DRAFT CLASS ISN'T PROJECTED TO BE DEEP. BUB CARRINGTON LOOKS QUESTIONABLE. THEY SCOOP UP A FORMER TOP 3 PICK AND GIVE HIM BIG MINUTES TO PROVE HIIMSELF BEFORE HIS UPCOMING EXTENSION. WHITMORE IS A HEADCASE AND WILL RILEY LOOKS PROMISING. THEY TRADE HIM TO THE BUCKS WHERE HE HOPEFULLY UNDERSTANDS IS HIS LAST OPPORTUNITY IN THE LEAGUE.

PORTALND: THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD YOUTH CORE WITH SHAEDON, DENI, TOUMANI AND CLINGAN. THEY'LL WANT TO FIND A GOOD POINT GUARD TO RUN THIS TEAM, AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE FULL FAITH IN SCOOT HENDERSON. HERE THEY ACQUIRE RYAN ROLLINS WHO IS ARGUABLY THE RUNAWAY MOST IMPROVED PLAYER. THE BLAZERS SAVE A LITTLE MONEY AND FIND THEIR FRANCHISE FLOOR GENERAL. THEY GIVE UP A VALUABLE TRADE SWAP BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THEIR STARTING FIVE IS SET IN STONE FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE.