Golden State makes a deal with their rival sending their very own Andrew Wiggins back to Cleveland for Dean Wade, Sam Merill and two second round picks (2025 & 2027).

The Warriors free up precious cap space in order to sign big names this coming off-season while at the same time, further surrounding Steph with snipers to compensate for the loss of Klay (in case he does not re-sign). Wade and Merrill are accurate shooters from downtown during their stay in Cleveland. Further being coached by the Warriors, which is their bread-and-butter scoring option, would be deadly. The only risk is they get bad at defense, wherein I think they should look to sign a perimeter defender in free agency.

As for the Cavs, Wiggins might not be the same high level player before, but it still is an upgrade in the 3, which, in my opinion, is Cleveland’s weakest position. Should they re-sign Okoro or not, Wiggins can actually help in many different ways, especially on defense, even if he may come off the ben…

Suns get a true point guard. Not really a major upgrade, but it somehow eases the load on Booker in the PG position.

Bulls get decent wing who barely get minutes in Phoenix. With an overload in the guard position for Chicago, trading away Carter is logical. Also, playing for the Bulls gives Little a chance to slide into their rotation and boost his career progression, since they seem to be on the way for a rebuild anyways….

Mavs get their starting small forward back in case they don’t resign Derrick Jones Jr. DFS provides valuable perimeter defense while being able to space the floor.

Nets receive Kleber, Green and 2024 pick #60. Green helped the Mavs big time during the playoffs off the bench with his 48% shooting and 38% accuracy from deep. Maxi can be a decent backup for Claxton, and this also means Johnson won’t be forced to play heavy minutes as a power forward. It also teams him up with fellow German, Dennis Schroeder.

The 60th pick might not be much, but the Nets will be needing a lot of young guys to compensate for their trade blunders in the past.

Any thoughts are appreciated!…

In case they get swept by the Celtics, will this be a good move?

Mavs get experienced stretch forwards that helps their shooting woes. Grant can play the 3.

Portland gets decent vets that won’t take up their young players’ minutes.

Raptors get an all-around swingman….

Kings receive: Keldon Johnson 2nd round pick

With the rise of Keegan Murray and Trey Lyles, Kings get rid of forward Harrison Barnes for a younger scorer in Johnson, who can complement Fox and Sabonis as a solid swingman. I think Mitchell will blossom in SA as compared to when he was with the Kings, barely getting minutes, especially when Keon Ellis performed well in the playoffs.

They also get a second rounder next year which is a bonus.

Spurs receive: Josh Giddey via sign & trade Davion Mitchell via sign & trade

The Spurs will be stacked with guards, which I think they will be moving in the offseason. Hoping they can land shooters via trade or from the draft. Getting Risacher, Topic or Sheppard would work really well for them. For free agency, I think they should purse players like Monk, Fontecchio, Kennard, Crowder, etc.

Thunder receive: Harrison Barnes Charles Bassey

The Thunder most probably wouldn't resign Hayward due to his price and he really isn't the type of veteran le…

They should purse Fontecchio this offseason imo. Adds space and perimeter D.

Ideal starting 5 assuming everyone are healthy:

PG Brogdon SG Spida SF Kuzma PF Mobley C Allen

LeVert Fontecchio Okoro Strus Morris (re-sign) Wade

20th pick: PG-Bub Carrington, C-Yves Missi, SF-Tristan da Silva or C-Kal'el Ware (whoever's available)…

Hope Dame gets the help he needed. Bulls can rebuild with Scoot or Miller and Pacers improve their defense….

Anyone in favor of this? They can blow up their roster for picks and rebuild for several reasons:

Patrick Williams is a bust Ball will take ages before getting back in court Vucevic expiring contract and Lavine is in trade talks Lavine-DeRozan-Vuc big three didn’t work out Bulls don’t get any picks this year They can either get Miller or Scoot

Also thinking Lavine instead but I think the Blazers need to give up Simons for this to happen….

I will be trading Hayward for Isaac even though as a gamble to free up cap space due to his massive $31M contract. Isaac when healthy is a defensive anchor, which is a valuable asset on the court.

As for Conley, I thought of trading for him due to his veteran presence to mentor Scoot and LaMelo. Rozier's scoring is essential for the Wolves as well that may compliment ANT's playstyle.

Signing Jerami will keep scoring consistent. I have no issue with Miles on the floor other than his off-court dilemma's, hence signing Grant will be a good replacement for him.

Choosing Bouknight over Oubre may shake the outcome of the roster if Bouknight does not develop. Again, this has to do with maintaining a balanced cap space to sign role players.

I signed Biyombo as well for his cheap contract, as he can protect the paint well which clearly Charlotte lacked last season.

Lastly, for the rookie signings, I chose Scoot over Brandon Miller for his trade value and overall. I believe his ceiling is h…

If I could edit this, I would swap Kris Murray for GG Jackson. Sadly I can't….

Trade for Portland's #3 pick, get either Brandon Miller, Scoot, or Amen. Take Knox as collateral and you have yourselves a contender.

Knox has improved his shooting with the Blazers, he's just not given enough playing time. Any top 3 first-rounders are good enough to be starting, plus you get to save cap space by trading away Wood and Bullock. Use that space to sign a good role player….

Trading him to the Magic just to get his bum ass out of Phoenix.

ROSTER MOVES Renounce everyone in cap hold.

SIGN Josh Richardson to a 2-year contract worth $12.9M Naz Reid to a 4-year contract worth $11.7M Seth Curry to a 2-year contract worth $14.7M Christian Wood to a 3-year contract worth $42.5M.

RE-SIGN Jock Landale to a 4-year contract worth $6.0M Ish Wainright to a 3-year contract worth $4.5M.

STARTING 5 C Carter Jr PF Durant SF Richardson SG Booker PG Paul

BENCH C Reid, Landale PF Wood SF Wainright SG Shamet, Curry PG Payne, Carter-Williams…

WARRIORS LINEUP C Looney PF Giannis SF Wiggins SG Payton II PG Curry

BENCH C Bamba PF Wood, Kuminga SF JaMychal Green SG Moody, DiVincenzo PG Baldwin Jr.

WAIVE: Jerome, Lamb, Quinones, Pippen Jr.

BLAZERS LINEUP C Nurkic PF Miller SF Sharpe SG Connaughton PG Simons

BENCH C Gabriel, Nnaji PF Watford, Crowder SF Reddish, Thybulle SG Little, Christie, Beasley PG Poole, Hood-Schifino

DRAFT: Brandon Miller #3, Hood-Schifino #17 (via LA Lakers), James Nnaji #19 (via GS Warriors) WAIVE: Winslow, Eubanks, Johnson, Knox II, Badji, Butler Jr.

BUCKS LINEUP C Lopez PF Grant SF Middleton SG Thompson PG Lillard

BENCH C Portis, Biyombo PF Washington, Gabriel SF Brown Jr, Beauchamp SG Allen PG Schroder, Carter

SIGN: Biyombo, PJ Washington WAIVE: T.Antetokounmpo, Ingles, Green, Leonard, Dragic, Russell, Matthews

LAKERS LINEUP C Davis PF Green SF James SG Reaves PG Holiday

SIGN: Mason Plumlee and Reggie Jackson

BENCH C Thompson, Plumlee PF Vanderbilt, Hachimura (6th Man) SF Swider SG Walker I…

TRADE Gobert and Rivers to the Pacers for Nesmith, Washington, and a second-round pick. Towns and Knight to the Rockets for Kaminsky, Martin Jr and a 1st-round pick

The purpose of this move is to dump large contracts of both KAT and Gobert to teams with the most cap space while maintaining their roster as a title contender. It is a combination of young guns that are willing to be mentored by veterans while surrounding ANT with scorers and passers.

Both teams will not pass up this trade as they are sacrificing very little in exchange.

The Rockets do not need first-rounders anymore as they already have tons of young blood on their team. They also get to keep their early first-round pick where they could land Henderson or Miller. Also, there is a chance Harden might sign with them, so that makes them immediately a threat with KAT and Green.

As for the Pacers, not giving up a first pick and giving away role players for Gobert is ideal, since they are considering shopping Turner in the …

Raptors send Siakam to the Kings for Middleton and Crowder in return. The loss of Siakam makes up for it by getting Crowder, a poor-man's version of Siakam and both VanVleet and Middleton will make a great backcourt for Toronto.

Kings send Barnes, Holmes, and a 2nd round pick to the Bucks for Siakam. This helps the Kings have an extra body in the interior for rebounds and defense, which they struggled with against the Warriors. Also, a great scorer that can help Sabonis and Fox should they have an off night. Barnes has been a pain to watch the past couple of seasons due to inconsistencies in his offense.

Bucks get talented wing 3&D guys with Anunoby, Barnes, and a backup center for Lopez, which makes sense seeing them struggle with perimeter defense and an aging roster….