Trade: Spurs get: PF Lauri Markkenen Jazz get: SG Devin Vassell PF Harrison Barnes 2025 ATL FRP(#15) Extend: PG De'Aaron Fox(5 years, $225 mil) PF Jeremy Sochan(4 years, $94 mil) Sign: SG Luke Kennard(2 years, $16 mil) C Clint Capela(2 years, $16 mil) PF Precious Achiuwa(2 years, $16 mil) PG Dalano Banton(2 years, $6 mil) Draft: Round 1 8-Jeremiah Fears-PG, Oklahoma Round 2 38.Ryan Kalkbrenner-C, Creighton Rotation: Starters: PG: De'Aaron Fox SG: Stephon Castle SF: Lauri Markkenen PF: Jeremy Sochan C: Victor Wembanyama Bench: PG: Jeremiah Fears SG: Luke Kennard SF: Keldon Johnson PF: Precious Achiuwa C: Clint Capela Rest of Bench: PG: Dalano Banton SG: Malakai Branham SF: Blake Wesley PF: Julian Champanage C: Ryan Kalkbrenner Goals: 1.Wemby wins DPOY, averaging 3 BPG, 1.5 SPG, 13 RPG, and finishing top 5 in MVP voting with 27 PPG and 6 APG. 2.De'Aaron Fox earns an All-NBA nod, averaging 26 PPG, 10 APG, and 2 SPG. 3.Jeremy Sochan and Stephon Castle earn All-Defensive team nods. 4.Keldon…

Rockets get Wemby- without losing Sengun

Spurs get REAL good- Chet, J Dub, Amen, Baylor +9 picks, for the price of 2nd rounders they don't really want [and Wemby😢]

Thunder get slightly better in the here & now [debatable], at the price of their future… but they get some of that value back in picks. Maybe they can find another Joker/Herb/Brunson/Ginobli in the 2nd round.

Denver… got straight fucked. But I guess when one of the best players in history wants out, and it's known that there's trouble in paradise, well… he could just retire on them at any moment. At least they're getting Porzingis and Jrue back for him. They don't have to keep the pieces they get, they could trade them to a contender that's built in a way that they're serious about winning now. Five 1sts felt reasonable, and didn't hurt the other teams giving em up too much.

Note: I moved Reed Shepp & Chris Paul at the last sec to make it closer to working money wise. It was +9 wins for the Spurs… but I fi…

Lauri Markkanen Trade to SA:

Trade details:

Spurs acquire Lauri Markkanen

Jazz acquire Devin Vassell Harrison Barnes Pick 15 (via ATL) 2027 ATL unprotected first

NBA Draft

Pick 8 (own): C Derik Queen, Maryland Pick 38 (own): SG Chaz Lanier, Tennessee

Free agency

Extend PG De’Aaron Fox (3-yr/$165 mil) Re-sign PG Chris Paul (1-yr/$12.5 mil) Sign SG Tim Hardaway Jr. (2-yr/$23 mil) Re-sign C Sandro Mamukelashvili (2-yr/$8 mil) Sign PF Oshae Brissett (1-yr/vet min)

2025-26 Spurs starting lineup PG De’Aaron Fox SG Stephon Castle SF Lauri Markkanen PF Jeremy Sochan C Victor Wembanyama

2025-26 Spurs bench PG Chris Paul SG Tim Hardaway Jr. SF Julian Champagnie PF Keldon Johnson C Derik Queen

2025-26 Spurs reserves Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Oshae Brissett, Chaz Lanier

Spurs future first round picks 2026: Best of Own/ATL 2027: None 2028: Best of Own/BOS 2029: Own 2030: Best of Own/MIN/DAL 2031: Own 2032: Own…