Spurs get: PG De’Aaron Fox Warriors get: C Domantis Sabonis Cavaliers get: SF Andrew Wiggins Mavericks get: SF Max Strus Kings get: PG Stephon Castle C Zach Collins PG Tre Jones PF Jonathan Kuminga PG Gary Payton II PF Georges Niang PF Maxi Kleber C Dwight Powell 2025 ATL FRP 2025 CHI FRP(Top 10 protected) 2025 GSW FRP 2025 DAL FRP 2027 ATL FRP Why the Spurs do this: They make an aggressive move to get Wemby a co-star. Why the Warriors do this: They get Steph a co-star in an attempt to make the most out of his remaining years. Why the Cavaliers do this: They add a solid 3 & D wing who is an upgrade. Why the Mavericks do this: They use the buyers market to get solid defensive support. Why the Kings do this: They get good value for Fox and Sabonis, consisting of plenty of young players and draft capital. Spurs Lineup: Starters: PG: De’Aaron Fox SG: Devin Vassell SF: Keldon Johnson PF: Jeremy Sochan C: Wemby Bench: 6: Harrison Barnes 7: Chris Paul 8: J Champ 9: Malakai Branham 10: Charles…

Cavs interest has reportedly picked up, move could happen sooner rather than later. Nets could draw things out to the day of the deadline though….

TRADE BREAKDOWN:

CLEVELAND RECEIVES:

-Cam Johnson

BROOKLYN RECEIVES:

-MAX STRUS

-GEORGES NIANG

-2031 UNPROTECTED FIRST VIA CLEVELAND

TRADE EXPLANATION:

CLEVELAND: Cam Johnson will start at SF, giving the Cavs defence and shooting at that position. This deal makes them a true contender on the same level as teams like OKC or the Celtics.

BROOKLYN In this deal the Nets will accept the tank for Cooper Flagg and get great value for Cam Johnson after already trading away DFS to the Lakers and Schroder to the Warriors….

Thoughts? Who says no?…

Jimmy and the Suns get what they want.

Heat get a good return with Ingram and a return of Strus.

Cavs do a low risk high reward for Zion.

Pels get a great return for the value they give away….

The Suns get 13 picks (seven of which are first rounders) and a lot of veterans with pretty good flip value or their contracts will expire soon. The best part is that they get a few young guys with all star potential namely Reed Sheppard who just dropped 50 in the G League. I’m also a really big Cam Whitmore fan.

KD going to play for Kenny Atkinson on the Cavs makes too much sense to me, if that doesn’t make them favorites I don’t know what will. The Cavs would still have some nice depth pieces as well.

The Rockets make the most sense to get Booker imo because they’re legit contenders if they can get one go to scorer (que Booker) and they have a couple of the Suns picks which Phoenix should try to re acquire if they’re going to tank.

The Lakers get a really good floor general point guard and a nice two way guard who can help space the floor in Grayson Allen and an okay center who has a lot of playoff experience who can come in and play alongside AD to give him a break from bruising …

Cavs: PG Garland Jerome CPJ SG Mitchell, Merrill, Tyson SF MPJ, Okoro, Strawther PF Mobley, Wade, Watson C Allen, TT

I have done similar trades to this before but this is my current favorite MPJ to Cavs deal.

Why? Cavs get a true SF starter and reserves to play SF that are taller than 6'5" .. Cavs maintain their depth and get two young guys to develop in Watson and Strawther that for sure can play at this level.

Cavs playoff 8 would have Jerome, Okoro and Wade/Watson competing for last spot

Nuggets do this for depth depth depth! Strus is the exact not selfish starting SF they need. LeVert the perfect 6th man and Niang 8.8 PPG as the #9 will be huge for them in regular season play

Edit: Thank you all for my highest views yet. I know not all of my trades hit, but I like to see some people agreeing with the merit/ thought process….

Step 1: Trade for Clax and Johnson for a couple firsts, rui, and salary

Step 2: Resign LEBRON! 1 year, 35 million to help team win

Step 3: Get Clint on a minimum to win a ring

Step 4: Get a backup PG and a good bench (I.e. Brogdon, 2 years 18 milly

New Rotation:

Doncic, Reaves, Johnson, LeBron, Claxton

Brogdon, Knecht, DFS, Vando, Capela, Bronny,…

Not realistic but it could be interesting if it happened

Trade 1 Lakers trade Bron and 4 smaller contracts to the Warriors for Kuminga, Wiggins, salary filler and 2 unprotected frps

Trade 2 Lakers trade AD and Reddish to the Spurs and DFS to the Bucks Spurs trade Collins to the Bucks and Keldon Johnson and 5 frps and 2 srps to the Lakers Bucks trade Middleton and a future frp swap to the Lakers

Trade 3 Lakers flip Wiggins to the Cavs for Okoro, Tyson, Niang and a top 2 protected future frp

Why does each team do this? Spurs go for the best defensive tandem of all time with AD and Wemby. The defense might end up holding everyone to below 100 ppg. Offensively they actually compliment each other quite well and this doesn't actually mortgage to future too much with 4 of the frps being this year.

Bucks get a reliable 3&D wing and a younger big who can spread the floor at times. This doesn't necessarily increase the ceiling but it makes moving Lopez more of a possibility.

Warriors pair …

Cavaliers get: PF Jerami Grant C Duop Reath Mavericks get: SF Max Strus Trail Blazers get: PF Georges Niang PG Craig Porter Jr C Tristan Thompson PF Maxi Kleber PF Markieff Morris 2025 MIL SRP 2025 PHI SRP 2027 DEN SRP 2031 CLE FRP(Top 5 protected) Why the Cavaliers do this: They get a 3 & D forward and upgraded center depth via the bargain market. Why the Mavericks do this: They get defensive support off the bench via the bargain market. Why the Trail Blazers do this: They get good value for Grant. Cavaliers Lineup: Starters: PG: Darius Garland SG: Donovan Mitchell SF: Jerami Grant PF: Evan Mobley C: Jarrett Allen Bench: 6: Caris LeVert 7: Dean Wade 8: Ty Jerome 9: Duop Reath 10: Sam Merill Mavericks Lineup: Starters: PG: Luka SG: Kyrie SF: Klay PF: PJ Washington C: Daniel Gafford Bench: 6: Dereck Lively II 7: Max Strus 8: Dante Exum 9: Jaden Hardy 10: Naji Marshall Trail Blazers Lineup: Starters: PG: Anfernee Simons SG: Shaedon Sharpe SF: Deni Avdija PF: Toumani Camara C: DeAndre Ayt…

Both picks with scaling protections…

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Financial Situation Pre Moves:

Total Salary: $146,950,799

Cap Space: $7,649,201

1st Apron: $48,949,201

2nd Apron: 60,849,201

Pre Draft Trades:

Trade 1:

Atlanta Hawks Receive:*

Mark Williams

Charlotte Hornets Receive:

Kobe Bufkin, Vit Krejci, 15th pick, 22nd pick + 2027, 2029, 2031 CLE SRP

Pre Draft Moves:

Accept Dyson Daniels T0 Accept Kobe Bufkin T0 Decline Dominic Barlow T0

Draft Order:

2025 NBA Draft - 1st Round Order: Brooklyn New Orleans Utah Washington Philadelphia San Antonio Toronto Charlotte Houston (via PHX) Portland Miami Dallas Chicago San Antonio (via ATL) Atlanta (via SAC) -> Charlotte Orlando Minnesota (via DET) Miami (via GS) Washington (via MEM) Brooklyn (via MIL) Utah (via MIN) Atlanta (via LAL) -> Charlotte Indiana Orlando (via DEN) Oklahoma City Brooklyn (via NY) Brooklyn (via HOU) Boston Phoenix (via CLE) LA Clippers (via OKC)

Draft Selections:

No picks in t…

Cavs first is top 3 protected…

Spurs get: PG De’Aaron Fox Cavaliers get: PG Chris Paul Kings get: PG Stephon Castle C Zach Collins PF Georges Niang 2025 ATL FRP 2025 MIL SRP 2025 CHI FRP(Top 10 protected, will likely convey in 2026) 2027 ATL FRP 2027 CLE SRP Why the Spurs do this: They make an aggressive push to pair Wemby with a co-star. Why the Cavaliers do this: They get a solid 6th man in an all-in push. Why the Kings do this: They get good value for Fox. Spurs Lineup: Starters: PG: De’Aaron Fox SG: Devin Vassell SF: Keldon Johnson PF: Jeremy Sochan C: Wemby Bench: 6: Harrison Barnes 7: Tre Jones 8: J Champ 9: Malakai Branham 10: Charles Bassey Cavaliers Lineup: Starters: PG: Darius Garland SG: Donovan Mitchell SF: Caris LeVert PF: Evan Mobley C: Jarrett Allen Bench: 6: Chris Paul 7: Max Strus 8: Ty Jerome 9: Dean Wade 10: Tristan Thompson Kings Lineup: Starters: PG: Stephon Castle SG: Keon Ellis SF: DeMar DeRozan PF: Keegan Murray C: Domantis Sabonis Bench: 6: Malik Monk 7: Kevin Huerter 8: Trey Lyles 9: George…