Grizzles clear cap space to renegotiate and extend JJJ and are forced to move Adlama, but are able to dump Clarke to create the necessary space for JJJ.

Lakers take a different path to get a center, going for Aldama and Capela. They take advantage of DFS opting out of his player option to resigning him a lower salary and dump Vincent and Kleber (using Knecht as payment to Brooklyn) to free up the NTMLE and get NAW. They bring CP3 back to LA on a minimum deal, sign McDermott to a minimum deal, and take back Huff and Timme as deep rotation players to fill out the roster.

Hawks take Clarke into their trade exception for a lottery protected First from LA.

Nets get Knecht for two expiring that they can keep until the deadline or cut now.