Celtics take their medicine and go for the aggressive salary dump. Almost out of the second apron on this move alone. Knecht will get a chance to show something, especially after the inevitable Hauser trade.
Lakers get a high quality center and the shooter they're hoping Knecht can be someday. Jaylin Williams tags along for cap reasons.
Cavs decide to get smaller after this year's flameout, replacing Jarrett Allen with a strong and versatile defender in Dort, and save a little bit of money in the process.
Thunder converting 2+ year deals to expirings ahead of some major extensions that will start next summer. KP if healthy makes their rim protection outrageous. They moved up to draft Dillon Jones with him in mind as an eventual Dort successor, everyone else going out is easily replaceable.
Draft picks not included because it's a headache.
(I had a 5th team that would take Dieng off of OKC so their cap wasn't going up by so much, but decided not to muddy the water, that can be a separate transaction.)
