Lakers Starting Lineup

PG - Luka Doncic

SG - Austin Reaves

SF - Rui Hachimura

PF - Lebron James

C - Jusuf Nurkic

++Why the Lakers do it? ++ Elite Rebounding

Without AD, the Lakers need a dominant rebounder, and Nurkić averages around 10+ rebounds per game. He helps secure second chances on offense and limits opponents' opportunities on defense.

Interior Defense AD's departure leaves a major hole in rim protection. While Nurkić isn’t as elite as AD defensively, he’s a strong presence in the paint and can hold his own against bigger centers.

Pick-and-Roll Chemistry with Luka Luka thrives with bigs who can set screens and finish at the rim. Nurkić is a great screener and can be a solid pick-and-roll partner.

Low-Post Scoring Without AD, the Lakers lose a key inside scoring option. Nurkić can back down defenders and finish with post moves, giving them an interior presence.

Toughness & Physicality The Lakers need enforcers in the paint, and Nurkić brings a strong, physical…

Starting Lineup

PG - Collin Sexton

SG - Kyrie Irving

SF - Khris Middleton

PF - Lebron James

C - Anthony Davis

Bench

PG - Dennis Smith Jr

SG - Justin Holiday

SF - Peyton Watson

PF - Dario Saric

C - Deandre Jordan

Other players - Julian Strawther Trey Alexander, PJ Hall,Johnny Davis, Anthony Gill, Richaun Holmes

Trade 1

Jazz Receive - Christian Braun, Daron Holmes, Hunter Tyson, 2031 SRP

Nuggets receive- Collin Sexton

Trade 2

Bucks receive - Michael Porter Jr, Vlatko Cancar ,Zeke Nnaji, 2031 FRP unprotected

Nuggets receive - Khris Middleton

Trade 3

Dallas receive- Jamal Murray

Nuggets receive - Kyrie Irving

Trade 4

Lakers receive- Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, 2026 FRP, 2030 FRP, 2025 SRP, 2026 SRP ( all unprotected)

Nuggets receive- Lebron James and Anthony Davis

Trade 5

BKN receive - Jalen Pickett

DEN receive- Dennis Smith Jr

Trade 6

WAS receive - Cash considerations

DEN receive - Richaun Holmes, Anthony Gill, Johnny Davis…

Starting Lineup

PG - Damian Lillard

SG - Patrick Beverley

SF - Khris Middleton

PF - Giannis Antetoukounmpo

C - Bobby Portis

Bench

PG - Delon Wright

SG - Marjon Beauchamp

SF - Pat Connaughton

PF - Taurean Prince

C - Brook Lopez

Other players - AJ Johnson, AJ Green,Andre Jackson Jr, Chris Livingston

Draft picks -

2026 FRP ( Pelicans have right to swap)

2030 FRP ( Portland have right to swap)

2031 FRP

2031 SRP…

Starting Lineup

PG - Damian Lillard

SG - Devin Booker

SF - Khris Middleton

PF - Kevin Durant

C - Bobby Portis

Bench

PG - Monte Morris

SG - Damion Lee

SF - Royce O Neale

PF - Bol Bol

C - Mason Plumlee

Other players - David Roddy, Thaddeus Young, Ish Wainright, Isaiah Thomas,Udoka Azubuike, Saben Lee, Collin Gillespie

Draft players - Oso Ighodaro, Jalen Bridges

Trades made

TRADE 1

Cavs receive - Bradley Beal, 2031 FRP, 2031 SRP, 2028 SRP via BOS

Suns receive - donovan Mitchell

TRADE 2

Official Trade

Bucks receive - Grayson Allen, Ryan Dunn ( 28th pick this year)

Suns receive - Bobby Portis

TRADE 3

Bucks receive - Donovan Mitchell, Jusuf Nurkic, Josh Okogie, Nassir Little

Suns - Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton…

Dallas Mavericks Starting Lineup

PG - Luka doncic

SG - Kyrie Irving

SF - Kelly Oubre Jr

PF - Bojan Bogdanovic

C - Dereck Lively II…

Portland Trailblazers Starting Lineup

PG - Scoot Henderson

SG - James Harden

SF - Paul George

PF - Jerami Grant

C - Jusuf Nurkic

Portland retains their brightest spot Scoot Henderson while adding 2 superstar players so that they could compete at the highest level.Portland would be a team to watch for if this happens…

Clippers Starting Lineup

PG - Damian lillard

SG - Bones Hyland

SF - Kawhi Leonard

PF - Kenyon Martin Jr

C - Ivica Zubac

Damian Lillard gets to compete alongside a champion player Kawhi and woul be one of the most lethal duos in the NBA rn

76 ers Starting Lineup

PG - Tyrese Maxey

SG- Anfernee Simmons/ Shadeon sharpe

SF - Nassir Little

PF - Tobias Harris

C - Joel Embiid

James Harden has already requested a trade out of philly and this is one of the most decent returns philly can get as they get players who can fit in instantly but young and with more potential in the meantime which adds value for both present and future topped with 3 srps

Comment your…

Atlanta Hawks Starting Lineup

PG - Trae Young

SG - Bogdan Bogdanovic

SF - DeAndre Hunter

PF - Zion Williamson

C - Clint Capela

Atlanta Hawks are finally able to put up an electrifying roster and if zion maintains his health trae and zion gonna be a deadly duo for years to come

New Orleans pelicans try to get the best value for Zion whose market is on the downfall with health and all sorts of non basketball stuff. But Pelicans get a good young core especially they are able to create a backcourt of dejounte Murray and CJ McCollum. Then Saddiq Bey and Onyeka Okongwu are quality players with alot of untapped potential and are starting caliber players for the pels. Pelicans roster becomes deeper with these additions and get topped with 3 bonus srps

Comments on this trade? If you like the trade please upvote!!…

Starting Lineup

PG: Dejounte Murray

SG: Bogdan Bogdanovic

SF: Keldon Johnson

PF: John Collins

C: Clint Capela

Bench

PG - Aaron Holiday/ Trent Forrest

SG - Garrison Mathews/ Vit Krejci

SF - Deandre Hunter / AJ Griffin / Tyrese Martin

PF - Saddiq Bey/ Jalen Johnson

C- Onyeka Okongwu / Bruno Fernando

Trade block: Everyone

Untouchable: No one

Target: Championship

Picks ( tradeable) : 2023 FRP, 2024 FRP , 2024 FRP via SAC, 2029 FRP

                 2023 SRP via Pels , 2024 SRP via MIA, 2026 SRP via GSW , 2027 SRP via LAC , 2027 SRP...

Utah Jazz Starting Lineup

PG - Collin Sexton

SG - Jordan Clarkson

SF - DeAndre Hunter

PF - Lauri Markkannen

C - Walker Kessler

Specifically, Utah Jazz is lacking 3-and-D wings. With young blood on the roster,this organization needs to build up a strong young core next season.

With that in mind, Hunter is a reasonable acquisition. This is one of the best young 3-and-D wings in the NBA. That’s why the Utah Jazz are paying a steep cost here.

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Washington Wizards Starting Lineup

PG - Monte Morris

SG - Bradley Beal

SF - Kyle Kuzma

PF - Jonathan Isaac

C - Kristaps Porzingis

So far, Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic has had one of those careers. He looks like a perennial Defensive Player of the Year winner when he’s healthy. He’s got some offensive chops, too. Unfortunately, he’s almost never healthy.

This is a gamble for the Magic. Arguably, it’s a bigger one for the Washington Wizards.

Suppose Isaac gets injured again. At this point, with his extensive injury history, it wouldn’t be a shock if the next time he got hurt, it ended his career. I hate to say that, but I’ve got to ground ourselves in reality.

Alternatively, the payoff here could be tremendous. Isaac is making progress. If he continues to do so, there’s no telling what’s in store for the 25-year-old. So the Wizards take their chances as they make use of his all time low value…

Starting Lineup

PG - Kyrie Irving - 40 Min

SG - D'Angelo Russell- 40 Min

SF - Lebron James- 40 Min

PF - Kristaps Porzingis - 40 Min

C - Brook Lopez - 40 Min

Bench

PG - T.J.McConnell - 8 Min

SG - Delon Wright- 8 Min

SF - Hamidou Diallo - 8 Min

PF - Chris Boucher - 8 Min

C - Naz Reid - 8 Min

Backup players - Jordan goodwin, Isaiah Todd, Quenton Jackson, Otto Porter Jr

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Official Trades

PHI receive - Kyle Kuzma, Corey Kispert, 2024 FRP , 2025 FRP , 2026 FRP

WAS receive - James Harden

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Official Trade

PHI - Deni Avdija , 2027 FRP , 2028 FRP

WAS - Buddy Hield and Tobias Harris

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Official …

So just to brief about the mock. It would be nice if every GM could let me know of 5 of their player choices to be drafted in order of preference so I can choose the best available. I will allocate 24 hours maximum for a choice and if no choice is given I will choose the best available player as per the 2023 Fanspo draft prospect order

KIND NOTICE - No pick trades allowed, draft is only for first round and I will update the board here so keep referring to it until your place comes

San Antonio Spurs - Victor Wembenyama

Houston Rockets - Scoot Henderson ( auto selected )

Orlando Magic - Brandon Miller ( auto selected )

Utah Jazz - Anthony Black

Detroit Pistons - Cam Whitmore

Brooklyn Nets - Ausar Thompson

Indiana Pacers ( Via Cleveland ) - Amen Thompson

Indiana Pacers - Jarace Walker

Washington Wizards - Gradey Dick

Charlotte Hornets - Jett Howard

Utah Jazz ( Via Minnesota Timberwolves ) - Cason Wallace

Orlando Magic ( Via Chicago Bulls) - Nick Smith Jr ( auto selected)

Tor…

Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers

Starting Lineups

Celtics

PG - Jrue Holiday

SG - Kyrie Irving

SF - Jimmy Butler

PF - Domantas Sabonis

C - Nikola Jok- ic

Lakers

PG - James Harden

SG - Quentin Grimes

SF - Lebron James

PF - Jarred Vanderbilt

C - Joel Embiid

Celtics vs Lakers

Celtics win 4 - 1

Game 1 111 - 104

*Nikola Jokic with 29 points and Jimmy butler with 28 points as Celtics remain unbeaten in the playoffs. Lebron James was the highest scorer for Lakers with 25 points

Game 2 123 - 132 OT

Lakers defeat the unbeaten Celtics in the 2nd game where Lebron James had 40 points and Joel Embiid had 41 points. The weak defense of Sabonis and Jokic in the paint troubled them all night long as James and Embiid took over

Game 3 114 - 113 OT

Kyrie with the clutch free throws to ice the game for Celtics as he gets fouled by Harden in his drive to the paint in the final seconds of the game. James Harden though had 29 points. Kyrie went off to get 30 points

Game 4 133 - 118 …

Eastern Conference

Boston Celtics vs Milwaukee Bucks

Celtics win 4 - 0

Game 1 - 90 - 88

Nikola Jokic star in a low scoring thriller as he writes off a triple double with 21 points/ 13 rebounds and 10 assits despite Giannis scoring 31 points by exploiting the defense of Sabonis. Grayson Allen missed a game winning three from the corner

Game 2 - 110 - 99

Jimmy Butler with 43 points as Celtics go past Bucks with 2 wins. Giannis scored 27 points and 13 rebounds and Middleton had 33 points

Game 3 - 123 - 115

Kyrie Irving with 34 points and 12 assists while the Joker leads the way for another win 34 points and 17 rebounds. The Celtics somehow managed to withstand a 41 point game by the greek freak

Game 4 - 116 - 91

All 5 starters had double digit scores as the Celtics clean sweep the bucks. Sabonis was the standout performer in the game with 32 points after being locked up by Giannis in the 3 previous games

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Los Angeles Lakers (1) vs Denver Nuggets (4)

Lakers win - 4 - 2

Game 1 - 123 - 108

Lebron James slams the Denver Nuggets led by Jayson Tatum by dropping 35 points/ 10 rebounds/ 7 assists. Jayson Tatum was held to just 22 points and credits to Jarred Vanderbilt

Game 2 - 122 - 112

Joel Embiid with 28 points and 17 rebounds help survive the double threats Tatum and Murray who dropped 32 and 31 points respectively. Lebron James had 18 points and 11 assists

Game 3 - 113 - 105

James Harden put on a stepback 3 show as he dropped a whooping 39 points. Malcolm Brogdon led the Denver Nuggets by scoring 27 points and laying 6 three pointers

Game 4 - 117 - 123

Aaron Gordon with 26 points/ 4 steals/ 3 blocks help Denver get their first win over the Lakers

Game 5 - 108 - 111

Game 5 was something where the bench strength was tested. Here the lakers bench managed only 33 points while the Nuggets bench had 45 points. The Game was eye to eye with the starters but the bench of Denver was the…

Boston Celtics (1) vs Miami Heat (5)

Boston Celtics win 4-0

Game 1 -111 - 109

Nikola Jokic had 43 points and 15 rebounds as Celtics remain unbeaten in the playoffs. Jaylen Brown had 28 points on his former team but Jokic's brilliance was far too good.

Game 2 115-93

Jimmy Butler with a 30 point piece while restricting Jaylen Brown to just 13 points. Jokic had 21 points and 11 rebounds but was dominated by Adebayo in the paint as he had 27 points and 3 blocks. Jimmy Butler was the difference maker in the game

Game 3 131 -129

Kyrie Irving erupts for 40 points while Jokic and Butler combine for 50 points in an OT victory. Jaylen Brown had 31 points, Tyler Herro with 38 points and Adebayo with 29 points but still ends up losing owing to the clutch jelly laid by Kyrie Irving to closeout the game

Game 4 117 -113

Jaylen Brown exploded for 44 points and Adebayo locked up Jokic as he had only 16 points. But there was noone to prevent Domantas Sabonis stealing the show with 41 points and…

Western conference ROUND 1

Los Angeles Lakers (1) vs Portland Trail Blazers (8)

Lakers win 4 - 0

Game 1 - 123 - 109

Lebron James with 33 points/ 7 rebounds/ 7 assists to power up Lakers to victory over Portland despite Lillard scoring 31 points

Game 2 - 106-104

Joel Embiid with the fadeaway inside paint shot at the buzzer beater helping Lakers win game 2 without having to proceed to Overtime. Trailblazers put up a good effort at both ends of the floor but still didn't manage to get over the line

Game 3 - 110 - 99

James Harden with 31 points and 13 assists leading the way as Lakers make a hattrick of wins. Anfernee Simmons and Lillard both managed a combine 40 points

Game 4 - 121 - 110

Portland Trailblazers were leading up by 7 points in the half time but Jarred Vanderbilt went into beast mode locking up Damian Lillard from half court. Marvin Bagley made use of the mismatch and was able to rack up 23 points and 13 boards but wasn't enough to get them over

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Eastern conference ROUND 1

Boston Celtics (1) vs Charlotte Hornets (8)

Celtics win 4 - 0

Game 1 - 126 - 117

Nikola Jokic's Triple double help Boston Celtics win the game. Charlotte Hornets were outplayed in both ends of the floor but Donovan Mitchell kept attacking the paint to prevent a double digit lead for the Celtics.

Game 2 - 126 - 120

Hornets took their lesson on Game 1 and this time around Robert Williams stepped upto clamp Nikola Jokic but at the mean time Jrue Holiday clamped up Donovan Mitchell holding him to 23 points. Jimmy Butler was the star as he dropped 40 points and exploited the weak defense of Tobias Harris

Game 3 - 112 - 94

Jimmy Butler and Jrue Holiday with the Perimeter defense to restrict the Hornets to a below 100 score. Kyrie Irving had 25 points , Sabonis and Jrue Holiday both had 23 points each. Robert Williams III played a crucial role for Hornets but too many turnovers led to the loss of Charlotte

Game 4 - 123 - 119

Nikola Jokic had 36 points/ 12…

Eastern Conference Play In

Toronto Raptors (7) vs Chicago Bulls (8) - Toronto Raptors WIN

SCORES - 125 - 124

Trae Young drops a 52 point game and knocks down a clutch buzzer beater 3 pointer downtown in Chicago to ICE the game for his new found home Toronto. Michael Porter Jr gave some helping hand to Trae Young with 21 points on board. DeMar DeRozan's action packed 35 point game with his midrange excellence was invain as Trae Young Stepped up clutch. Toronto Raptors earn the 7th seed and advance to Playoffs

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Charlotte Hornets (9) vs Washington Wizards (10) - Charlotte Hornets WIN

SCORES - 104 - 100

Donovan Mitchell eliminates Washington Wizards led by Bradley Beal by dropping 36 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds. Robert Williams III contained Porzingis to just 17 points pr…