Current Situation:

• Strengths: Talent, Flexibility and Expectations.

• Weaknesses: Interior scoring, Defense and Efficiency.

• Needs: Starting shooting guard, Strengthen their defense, Healthy LaMelo and Williams.

• Trade Candidates: Davis Bertans, Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic, Nick Richards, Seth Curry, Nick Smith Jr, Bryce McGowens and Aleksej Pokusevski

• Free Agents: Miles Bridges, Amari Bailey, Scottie Lewis (two-way).

Finances (before trades).

Team cap: $117.9 million.

Luxury Tax: $53.4M under.

1st Apron: $60.7M under.

2nd Apron: $71.5M under.

Trades:

Trade #1: Cody Martin, David Bertans, #42 2024 srp pick, 2027 frp top 8 protected, 2027 srp via POR or NOP and 2028 frp swap to Chicago Bulls for Zach LaVine.

Trade #2: Nick Richards trade to the Denver Nuggets for Zeke Nnaji, 2027 srp (traded to POR) and 2027 frp via MIA for Matisse Thybulle.

Draft:

With pick #6 they select C Donovan Clingan ($7.5M).

Free agency:

• Sign FA Jalen Smith to a contract worth $38.4M ($12.8M-$12.8M-$12.8M).

• Sign Taj Gibson to a contract worth min.

Finances (after trades)

Team cap: $163.2M.

Luxury Tax: $8.4M under.

1st Apron: $15.4M under

2nd Apron: $26.2M under.

Starting Lineup:

LaMelo Ball, Zach LaVine, Brandon Miller, Grant Williams and Mark Williams.

Backup Lineup:

Tre Mann, Seth Curry, Matisse Thybulle, Jalen Smith, Donovan Clingan.

Rest of Team:

Vasilije Micic, Nick Smith Jr, Bryce McGowens, JT Thor, Taj Gibson.