Memphis:

• Butler closes big hole at SF

• Memphis young core get a leader for relatively cheap —> they move two dead weight contracts too

• Butler gets the multi year extension he wants, but most likely on cheaper conditions

Ja - Bane - Butler - JJJ - Edey Vince - LaRavia - GG - Huff

Miami:

• They end the Butler era to focus the team around Bam

• Ingram fits Bams timeline and helps out their subpar shooting and gives them another creator —> does Fox become a realistic trade target if the Kings underperform?

Rozier - Herro - Ingram - Bam - Wade Robinson - Jaime - Jovic - Clarke

Pelicans:

• Ingram gets moved in favor of Herb/Trey starting next to Zion

• Mitch and Smart are elite role players adding to their depth

• with Smarts acquisitions, CJ becomes expandable —> I see them dumbing his salary to upgrade their wing depth or to get a better starting SG (something of the likes of Cam Johnson/DFS or Lavine)

Murray - Herb - Trey - Zion - Mitch (healthy) Smart - CJ (for now) - Hawkins - Missi

Knicks:

• Santi is an ideal starting PF next to KAT if they want to maximize KAT/JBs offensive talent

• Hart plays a more fitting role as the first guy off the bench, ultimately improving bench depth too

• Knicks get below tax apron, allowing them to sign players off the buyout market —> a vet playmaker off the bench would be an ideal target (Lonzo, Simmons etc.)

• Thibs NEEDS to play Hukporti over Sims

JB - Mikal - OG - Santi - KAT Deuce - Hart - Precious - Hukporti

Bulls:

• Salary dump for draft capital