Pelicans:

• Pels presses the panic button. Fears and Missi are looking good; it's time to give them the team.

• They give up their 2 best players and are getting a promising new lineup: Fears, Ivey, Rissacher, Holland, and Missi

• They get their 2026 picks back (otherwise, there was no deal to be made)

• and an extra 3 FRP (in total 4 FRP and an early SRP)

Hawks:

• Trey Murphy is a star entering his prime: last year, he had 21, 5, and 3.5. He's a triple threat: career splits are 3pt/2pt/FT - 38%/57%/88%. A great defender and good passer - he can do it all, and he is still improving.

• They also get Alvarado a good, much-needed rotation PG (especially after Trea's injury).

• Risacher is a great talent. Ironically, if everything goes well, his ceiling is somewhere around Trey Murphy. Basically, they are trading him for his timeline-fitting, realistic-ceiling version of himself.

Pistons:

• While Zion is a roller coaster, he has a rigorous contract: if he doesn't meet the weigh-in and games thresholds, he gets only a piece of the salary and could even be waived (which mitigates the risk).

• On the other hand, His upside, of course, is huge and he could even match Cade.

• While Harris is solid and reliable, he is 33.

Bulls:

For a heavily protected FRP, the Bulls get a big upgrade in the PF position and get rid of Willian's bad contract for an expiring one. And they could negotiate an extension if they want to.

Part 2 should be at the end of 2025, when Murray comes back and Herb and others could be traded