Current situation:

Strengths: Defense, Youth and Stars.

Weaknesses: Three-pointers, Creation and Rebounding.

Needs: Point guard/shooting guard, competent passer and shooter.

Trade candidates: Jett Howard, Caleb Houstan, Anthony Black and Joe Ingles

Free agents: Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris and Chuma Okeke

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Finances (before trades).

Total salary: $93.5M

Cap space: $47.5M

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Transfers:

Trade #1: Jett Howard, 2025 srp via BOS/MEM and 2026 srp via DET/MIL in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon.

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Draft:

With pick #18 they select SG Baylor Scheierman ($3.7M).

With pick #47 they select C Bear Ighodaro ($1.4M).

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Free agency:

They sign FA Malik Monk to an $80M contract ($20M-$20M-$20M-$20M).

Sign FA Naji Marshall to a $28.5M contract ($8.5M-$9.5M-$10.5M).

Sign Robert Covington to a minimum value contract.

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Finances (after transfers)

Team cap: $146.4M.

Luxury tax: $24.9M under.

1st Apron: 32.2M under.

2nd Apron: $43M under.

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Starting lineup:

Malcolm Brogdon, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr.

Backup lineup:

Cole Anthony, Malik Monk, Naji Marshall, Jonathan Isaac and Moritz Wagner.

Rest of the team:

Anthony Black, Baylor Scheierman, Caleb Houstan, Robert Covington and Ighodaro Bear.