PISTONS: THIS IS THE TRADE THEY MAKE TO SECURE THEIR FUTURE. THEY GET A SECOND OPTION SCORER WITH PAOLO BANCHERO. HIS OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION WILL BE MUCH NEEDED TO A TEAM LIKE DETROIT. THEY MAINTAIN THEIR DEFENSIVE IDENTITY WITH PLAYERS LIKE AUSAR, STEW, HOLLAND, ETC., THEY ONLY GIVE UP IVEY AND TOBIAS WHO JUST HAVEN'T BEEN HUGE CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS TEAM. THEY GET CAM THOMAS, WHO WILL BE A MUCH NEEDED OFFENSIVE SPARK OFF THE BENCH. I THINK THIS IS WORTH THE FOUR FIRST-ROUND PICKS THEY ARE GIVING UP. CADE-AUSAR-DUNCAN-PAOLO-DUREN WILL BE MUST WATCH BASKETBALL. I'D SAY THEY HAVE THUNDER CHAMPIONSHIP DNA, WITH THEIR GUARD-FORWARD-CENTER THREE-HEADED MONSTER.

ORLANDO: PAOLO JUST DOESN'T FIT THIS TEAM'S NEEDS THE BEST. THEY TRADE FOR TREY MURPHY, WHICH WILL BE MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE TO THIS ROSTER. HE ADDS MUCH NEEDED SHOOTING AND DEFENSE AS WELL AND IS MORE EFFICIENT THAN PAOLO. THEY GET A RELIABLE POINT GUARD OFF THE BENCH WITH ALVARADO AND GET A VETERAN BENCH CONTRIBUTOR AND HAYWOOD HIGHSMITH. THEY ALSO GET A FIRST ROUND PICK.

PELICANS: YES THEY ARE TRADING TWO CORE MEMBERS OF THEIR ROSTER INCLUDING TREY MURPHY AND ZION, BUT IT CLEARS UP CAP SPACE AND THEY ACQUIRE FOUR FIRST ROUND PICKS, TO CONTINUE THE REBUILD. THEY ALSO GET REBUILDING PIECES WITH JADEN IVEY AND JETT HOWARD.

NETS: THEY TAKE A SWING ON A FORMER FIRST OVERALL PICK IN ZION WILLIAMSON. THEY GIVE UP ONE 2027 LATE FIRST ROUNDER WHICH ISN'T WORTH THAT MUCH. THEY CAN BUILD AROUND ZION, MPJ AND CLAXTON, AND IT WILL BRING IN MORE AUDIENCE AND VIEWS. IF ZION DOESN'T FIT THE DIRECTION OF THE TEAM, HIS CONTRACT WILL EXPIRE IN THREE YEARS, BUT I'D SAY IT'S WORTH THE EXPERIMENT.