Knicks
after all these years of rumors Leon Rose finally pulls the trigger on a KAT trade decoding to not resigning Randle close to a max
the losses of OG and Mitchell Robinson are replaced with similar profiles
I hope the FO is looking into upgrading the backup 4 come deadline
Knicks safe money in the long run
Starters: JB - Bridges - Herb - Clark - KAT Bench: Deuce - Divo - Hart - Sims/Precious
Pelicans
They are shopping Ingram and get players in return that fit perfectly around Zion and Murray
Mitch becomes their defensive anchor going forward, Missi is too inexperienced to start for them
they stay active on the market, eventually trading McCollum paired with a couple of FRPs for a big SG or bench upgrade
Starters: Murray - CJ - OG - Zion - Mitch Alvarado - Hawkins - Tre - Missi
Wolves
Minnesota struggled with spacing and self creation whenever ANT sat which Ingram solves
they move KAT for a better fit around Rudy and ANT —> Ingrams contract extension is going to be cheaper than KATs current contract and allows cap flexibility next off-season
Smart is a lot younger than Conley and a better defender —> Smarts defense helps ANT conserve his energy for offense (he couldn’t keep up with Kyrie defensively and was exhausted on offense)
they have more financial flexibility and receive draft compensation (MEM 29‘) to further upgrade their roster
Starters: Smart - ANT - Ingram - McDaniels - Gobert Dillingham - NAW - Shannon - NAZ
Grizzlies:
they take their chance on Randles expiring contract and add an all-nba caliber player to their core
Randle bruiser type of basketball would be great next to JJJ at PF
their PF/C rotation takes a significant leap in talent and is pretty well balanced
Conley might not be as good defensively as Smart anymore but he’s a better passer and controls the game better than Smart does —> very important qualities to have in the Ja-less minutes, especially because Conley already knows the environment in Memphis
Starters: Ja - Bane - LaRavia - Ju - JJJ Conley - Williams - GG - Santi - Edey