+5Milwaukee's offseason is recapped in full, topped by the blockbuster sending Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to Miami for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, Nate Ament's draft rights and multiple future picks.
Pippen Ain't Easy's Morris Bankston floated Jake LaRavia as a fit for a rebuilding Chicago roster, noting his expiring $6 million deal in Los Angeles and defensive versatility, though he flagged LaRavia's undersized frame and rebounding numbers as concerns.
+2Yossi Gozlan floated a deal on his Third Apron podcast sending Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann, Noah Clowney and two future first-round picks to Orlando for Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs.
A trade idea floated by Fadeaway World's Fran Levia would send Kris Dunn from the Clippers to Boston for second-round picks in 2028, 2030 and 2031, coming from Milwaukee, Washington and Boston.
The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski said Minnesota held real internal discussions about trading for Jaylen Brown this summer. He said Boston's asking price was Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid, which the Wolves saw as too steep.
A trade idea would send Milwaukee's Myles Turner to Charlotte for Grant Williams and Ryan Kalkbrenner.
A trade proposal would send Michael Porter Jr. and Danny Wolf to San Antonio in exchange for Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and a 2027 first-round pick via Atlanta.
Anthony Slater said on the Third Apron podcast that Brooklyn views Michael Porter Jr. as a trade chip rather than a building block. He said extension talks have stalled and doubts the Nets risk losing him for nothing in free agency.
Lakers reporter Jovan Buha says the team appears set to avoid a deadline move for P.J. Washington or Derrick Jones Jr. Buha notes the Lakers lack strong trade capital and sit near the apron, making any deal for a starting-caliber forward difficult.
+2A trade idea would send Brook Lopez and Derrick Jones Jr. from the Clippers to the Lakers in exchange for Jaden Hardy, Jake LaRavia and Dalton Knecht.
A proposed deal would send Brandin Podziemski to the Wizards for 21-year-old guard Bub Carrington plus four draft picks, including a lottery-protected first-rounder.
Sean Deveney has reported the Lakers have shopped Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht without finding a taker, while Jaden Hardy is simply someone the team wants off the roster. Jake LaRavia's modest expiring $6 million deal is seen as the easiest of the four to move, given the Lakers' roster crunch above the limit.
Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes pitched a swap sending De'Aaron Fox, Luke Kornet and a heavy haul of first and second-round picks to New Orleans for Trey Murphy III and Dejounte Murray.
Heat insider Ira Winderman writes that Miami would put Bobby Portis and Nikola Jovic's salaries into a trade package if a significant backcourt upgrade becomes available. Nothing is close, per Winderman, with the team taking a wait-and-see approach after already adding Klay Thompson and Tim Hardaway Jr. this offseason.
Knicks on SI's Max Wildstein suggests New York could dangle one of its distant future first-round picks, from 2030, 2032 or 2033, to pry second-year center Yanic Konan Niederhäuser away from the Clippers, who are dealing with the loss of five straight first-rounders as league punishment.
On the Third Apron Podcast, Sam Quinn floated sending Darius Garland to San Antonio for De'Aaron Fox and a 2029 first-round pick, a way for the Clippers to claw back draft capital after their punishment in the Kawhi Leonard cap case.
ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel raised the idea of Golden State sending Jimmy Butler and multiple first-round picks to Washington for Anthony Davis on the Clutch Scoops podcast.
+2A hypothetical four-team trade would send Kevin Durant back to Golden State, with Jimmy Butler going to the Clippers, De'Aaron Fox to Houston, and Darius Garland plus Derrick Jones Jr. to San Antonio.
NBA insider Brett Siegel reports that New Orleans still wants roughly three first-round picks plus a young player for Trey Murphy III, and hasn't budged despite trade interest from the Lakers and Warriors as well as a Pistons package floated by Sean Devaney sending Duncan Robinson, Ron Holland II and two future first-rounders (2028, 2030) to pair Murphy with Cade Cunningham.
+3A hypothetical three-team trade would send Patrick Williams and Isaac Okoro from Chicago to the Lakers, while Jerami Grant would go from Memphis to the Bulls. Los Angeles would ship out Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden Hardy and Dalton Knecht to Memphis.
