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Lakers Acquire a Gifted Big Man, Warriors Loosen Up Financial Obligations, Jazz Fully Try to Tank

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Warriors

Warriors

+3 players ($44.1m),
Cap Impact + $1.7M
  • Malik Beasley

    RT

    Malik Beasley
    SG, 6' 4", -1.6 LEBRON
    Recently Traded | Off Screen Shooter

    $16.5M

    1yr

    14
  • Lauri Markkanen
    Lauri Markkanen
    PF, 2.58 LEBRON
    Stretch Big

    $17.2M

    2yrs

    29
  • Mo Bamba

    RT

    Mo Bamba
    C, -0.07 LEBRON
    Recently Traded | Stretch Big

    $10.3M

    1yr

    14

+3  Wins

+10.51  MPG

+6.91  Off.

-4.30  Def.

Lakers

Lakers

+1 player ($27.6m) +1 pick,
Cap Impact + $762K
  • Draymond Green

    PO

    Draymond Green
    PF, 6' 6", 1.13 LEBRON
    Player Option | Athletic Finisher

    $27.5M

    1yr

    10
  • draft-pick-player

    2026 - Round 1

    Least Favorable Protected
    10

+1  Wins

-12.11  MPG

-1.31  Off.

+4.11  Def.

Suns

Suns

+1 player ($12.2m),
Cap Impact + $1.9M
  • Kelly Olynyk
    Kelly Olynyk
    C, 6' 11", -0.73 LEBRON
    Stretch Big

    $12.1M

    1yr

    29

+1  Wins

+6.62  MPG

-0.78  Off.

+0.91  Def.

Jazz

Jazz

+3 players ($10.3m) +5 picks,
Cap Impact - $4.4M
  • Gary Payton II

    RT

    Gary Payton II
    SF, 6' 3", -0.69 LEBRON
    Recently Traded | Athletic Finisher

    $8.7M

    2yrs

    10
  • Landry Shamet
    Landry Shamet
    SG, 6' 4", -0.86 LEBRON
    Movement Shooter

    $10.2M

    3yrs

    24
  • Jonathan Kuminga

    TO

    Jonathan Kuminga
    PF, 6' 8", -2.14 LEBRON
    Team Option | Stretch Big

    $6.0M

    2yrs

    10
  • draft-pick-player

    2027 - Round 1

    10
  • draft-pick-player

    2023 - Round 2

    24
  • draft-pick-player

    2027 - Round 2

    24
  • draft-pick-player

    2025 - Round 2

    24
  • draft-pick-player

    2026 - Round 1

    More Favorable Protected
    14

-5  Wins

-5.02  MPG

-4.82  Off.

-0.72  Def.

Trade 1: Lakers Land Draymond Green
Lakers Receive:

  • Draymond Green

Green would be sharing the frontcourt with Anthony Davis, and neither is an extremely reliable floor spacer. That’s OK. As long as the Lakers can acquire a sharpshooter who can play the 2 in addition to this deal, it’ll be worth their time to add a player with as many gifts as Green.

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Lakers Offseason Moves

  • Draft Dariq Whitehead (14th)

  • Draft Reece Beekman (44th)

  • Re-sign D'Angelo Russell for 4 years / $88,000,000

  • Re-sign Rui Hachimura for 3 years / $24,000,000

  • Sign Damion Lee for 1 year / Minimum

  • Sign Derrick Rose for 1 year / Minimum

  • Sign Seth Curry for 1 year / $7,000,000

Los Angeles Lakers Potential Rotation

PG D'Angelo Russell

SG Seth Curry

SF LeBron James

PF Draymond Green

C Anthony Davis

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PG Derrick Rose

SG Damion Lee

SF Dariq Whitehead

PF Rui Hachimura

C Jarred Vanderbilt

Warriors Receive:

  • Malik Beasley

  • Mo Bamba

  • First-Round Pick Swap

The Warriors have as many financial reasons to make this move as they do basketball. After all, Green will be due for an extension soon. The Warriors won’t be able to afford it. Between Green, Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, and Andrew Wiggins, they’ve simply got too much money on the books. At the same time, they shouldn’t give Green away. That’s not what’s happening here. The Warriors should benefit from each of the players they’re acquiring here.

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Warriors Offseason Moves

  • Draft Kyle Filipowski (18th)

  • Pick Up Malik Beasley's Team Option

  • Pick Up Moses Moody's Team Option

  • Sign Jeff Green for 1 year / Minimum

Golden State Warriors Potential Rotation

PG Stephen Curry

SG Klay Thompson

SF Andrew Wiggins

PF Lauri Markkanen (Trade 2)

C Kevon Looney

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PG Jordan Poole

SG Malik Beasley

SF Moses Moody

PF Jeff Green

C Mo Bamba

Trade 2: Warriors Land Lauri Markkanen
Warriors Receive:

  • Lauri Markkanen

The Warriors could start clearing their books. Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, and Thompson could all be trade candidates. Still, the Warriors have the assets to land one more big-name player and make a push. Why not Markkanen? Adding his front-court spacing and shot creation to this core ought to give Golden State one of the best offenses in the NBA.

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Jazz Receive:

  • Gary Payton II

  • Jonathan Kuminga

  • First-Round Pick

  • First-Round Pick Swap

The Jazz should be aiming to be among the worst teams in the NBA next season. That will give them a brighter future. Securing a top 5 pick in the next draft would be huge for this organization. Adding them to a core that features the high-upside Kuminga and one of the most impressive draft capital collections in the NBA would put this organization in a perfect position.

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Jazz Offseason Moves

  • Trade Kelly Olynyk for Landry Shamet and 3 SRPs

  • Draft Cason Wallace (13th)

  • Draft Jett Howard (16th)

  • Draft Leonard Miller (27th)

  • Draft Tristan Vukcevic (51st)

  • Pick Up Jonathan Kuminga's Team Option

  • Re-sign Talen Horton-Tucker for 3 years / $22,500,000

Utah Jazz Potential Rotation

PG Collin Sexton

SG Talen Horton-Tucker

SF Ochai Agbaji

PF Jonathan Kuminga

C Walker Kessler

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PG Cason Wallace

SG Gary Payton II

SF Jett Howard

PF Sonte Fontecchio

C Damian Jones

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