🚨Edit🚨 The Blazers are getting a 2029 Top 5 Protected 1st from LAL in this trade. For some reason I forgot to include it in the trade machine.
Comment Opinions Please. Are The Trades Fair? What Would You Do Differently? Don’t Forget To Check Out The Free Agency Signings, Draft Picks, & Season Goals Down Below.
Financials(Before Moves)
Cut Candidates: Dalano Banton & Ben Simmons(Via Trade)
Total Salary: $165M
Cap Space: -$24M
Trade Candidates: Anfernee Simons, Jerami Grant, & Robert Williams lll
TE’s: $8.7M
FA’s: None
Targets: Young Forwards & Center
Trades
Anfernee Simons to the Magic for Jett Howard, 18th pick, 2025 DEN 1st, & 2026 ORL Top 10 Protected 1st
Robert Williams lll & #40 to the Bulls for 2025 POR 1st Back & 2029/30 CHI 2nds
Note: The above trade is only legal after Chicago creates a large trade exception when moving on from either Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine, or Nikola Vucevic, which I have them doing in their own offseason plan.
Jerami Grant & 2026 MEM 2nd to the Lakers in a Three Team Trade with the Nets for Ben Simmons & 2029 LAL Top 5 Protected 1st
NBA Draft
Select SF Cody Williams With #5 Pick: Projected Salary - $8.3M
Select C Kel’el Ware With #14 Pick: Projected Salary - $4.5M
Select SF Ryan Dunn With #18 Pick: Projected Salary - $3.7M
Select PG Bub Carrington With #34 Pick: Projected Salary - $1.9M
Free Agency
Extend PF Jabari Walker To A Three Year Contract Worth $21M(6-7-8)
Financials(After Moves)
Total Salary: $160.8M
Luxury Tax: $11.2M Under
First Apron: $18.2M Under
Second Apron: $29.2M Under
Ideal Starting Lineup:
Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Cody Williams, Toumani Camara, & Deandre Ayton
Backup Five:
Malcolm Brogdon, Matisse Thybulle, Jett Howard, Jabari Walker, & Kel’el Ware
Rest of Bench:
Bub Carrington, Rayan Rupert, Ryan Dunn, Kris Murray, & Duop Reath
2024 Season Goals
Scoot Henderson & Shaedon Sharpe take the next step in their games, averaging 18, 7, 4 & 20, 6, 4 respectively.
Cody Williams makes First All NBA Rookie Team
Malcolm Brogdon is traded for a late 1st or three 2nds at the trade deadline.
Portland loses enough games to be a bottom four team and in prime position to land Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft.