Celtics reset around Flagg/Tatum and construct a 1-2 year tanking window. C’s also get some monster future picks plus a flyer on Jabari Smith. They have time to evaluate Tatum’s return and Flagg’s development. From there, they can choose to either (a) trade Tatum to build around Flagg or (b) trade picks to build around Tatum & Flagg.

Mavericks continue to build toward a championship roster on paper. AD, Brown, Lively, Kyrie, Klay, PP, Hauser, Christie… definitely a monster team with the Mamba mentality on paper, which is exactly how Nico likes it. By getting picks 26 & 27, Nico can also puff his chest about acquiring TWO first round picks when he started with ONLY ONE!

Houston gets some win-now talent to get them over the hump in the years to come. They give up good picks but in terms of players, they essentially turn FVV & Green into White & Holiday

Nets sell their cap space for draft assets. They consolidate 2025 picks and move up from 19 to 10, plus they extend their tanking window by retrieving their 2027 swap. They also take a flyer on Jalen Green.

Magic clear some future salary while raising their ceiling via the KP addition.