DISCLAIMER: Trade takes place on September 4th, so recently traded player rule would not apply to Aaron Wiggins
ATL: 7,499,107 over tax post-trade
Hawks Waive Mouhamed Gueye for $0 before the season, before his contract becomes guaranteed on January 10th
PG:
Jalen Suggs
C.J. McCollum
Devin Carter
Ryan Nembhard
SG:
Luguentz Dort
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Kingston Flemings
SF:
Dyson Daniels
Corey Kispert
PF:
Jalen Johnson
Asa Newell
Zuby Ejiofor
C
Onyeka Okongwu
Jock Landale
Henri Veesar
LAL: $116,636 over tax post-trade
Send Jarred Vanderbilt alongside Cameron Carr to DET
Receive Jonathan Kuminga from ATL via sign-and-trade with player option in final year of contract
Second Trade Salary dump Bronny to Milwaukee alongside WAS 2031 second round pick: https://fanspo.com/nba/trades/C3O4cy6A5F_pP1
FA signings: Sign Nick Richards to a 2-year $5,021,313 contract with a player option
Pg:
Luka Doncic
Collin Sexton
Jaden Hardy
Sg:
Austin Reaves
Quentin Grimes
Dalton Knecht
Sf:
Matisse Thybulle
Jake LaRavia
Ziaire Williams
Pf:
Jonathan Kuminga
Sandro Mamukelashvili
Adou Thiero
C:
Walker Kessler
Nick Richards
Kevon Looney
ORL: 1,609,439 under tax post-trade
(Orlando decides to use the waive-and-stretch provision on Jonathan Isaac instead of just waiving him in this hypothetical to get under luxury tax)
ORL sends Jalen Suggs to Atlanta
Receives Buddy Hield and Aaron Wiggins from ATL
Pg:
Anthony Black
Jevon Carter
Jase Richardson
Sg:
Desmond Bane
Aaron Wiggins
Buddy Hield
Sf:
Franz Wagner
Jamal Cain
Noah Penda
Pf:
Paolo Banchero
Tristan Da Silva
Jonathan Isaac
C
Wendell Carter Jr.
Goga Bitadze
Nikola Vucevic
DET: $2,792,838 under tax post-trade and Signings
Receives Jared Vanderbilt alongside Cameron Carr from LAL (DET utilizes Isaiah Stewart TPE on Jared Vanderbilt and Marcus Sasser TPE on Cameron Carr)
Waive Tolu Smith III for $0 before the season, before his contract becomes guaranteed on January 10th
FA signings: Sign Jalen Duren to a four-year $150 million contract with player option in final year. Sign Kelly Olynyk to one year $3,876,529 but only a $2,449,421 cap hit
Second trade: Salary Dump Gary Harris to CHA alongside the 2028 least favorable second-round pick of LAC and CHA: https://fanspo.com/nba/trades/MdoEtZ-nAHBm4Y
Third trade: Salary dump Chaz Lanier to NOP alongside own 2027 second-round pick: https://fanspo.com/nba/trades/dTPa4TzvTSC0-_
Pg:
Cade Cunningham
Daniss Jenkins
Ebuka Okorie
Sg:
Duncan Robinson
Isaiah Joe
Kevin Heurter
Cameron Carr
Sf:
Ausar Thompson
Ron Holland II
Javonte Green
Pf:
John Collins
Taurean Prince
C
Jalen Duren
Paul Reed
Kelly Olynyk