Discussion thread for the 80th Season of the NBA.
Congrats to last season's winner, for the first time since 1973, the New York Knicks!

Free Agency started Tuesday June 30th at 6p/e

[u]Notable Free Agency bags acquired[/u]
Boston - Mitchell Robinson 3/$47.5M (player option), Mike Conley 1/$4M (entering his 20th season)
Brooklyn - Mo Wagner 2/$18.5M (mutual option), Keon Ellis 2/$18M (mutual option)
Chicago - Norman Powell 2/$44M (team option)
Detroit - John Collins 3/$51M (sign-and-trade from LAC), Kevin Huerter 3/$27M (team option)
Golden State - Draymond green 1/$27M (same $ different contract, aftermath of failed bid to get LeBron), De'Anthony Melton 2/$12.5M (player option)
Houston - Marcus Smart 2/$12.5M (player option)
Indiana - Kelly Oubre Jr. 2/$16.5M
LA Clippers - Rui Hachimura 2/$28M (team option)
Los Angeles - Walker Kessler 4/$130M (sign-and-trade from UTA), Sandro Mamukelashvili 4/$52M (player option), Quentin Grimes 4/$60M (player option), Colin Sexton 2/$19M (player option)
Memphis - Quinten Post 3/$30M (GSW did not match offer)
Milwaukee - Gary Trent Jr 4/$64M [b](Under league investigation)[/b]
New York - Andre Drummond 1/$4M
Philadelphia - [b][i]LeBron James 2/$8M (player option, entering 24th season)[/i][/b] Dean Wade 4/$39M, Anfernee Simons 2/$12M (player option), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1/$4M
Phoenix - Luke Kennard 2/$12.5M (player option)
Washington - Khris Middleton 3/$17.6M (sign-and-trade from DAL)

[u]Extensions[/u]
Atlanta - CJ McCollum 1/$21M (7.5% trade bonus)
Boston - Ron Harper Jr 3/$9M (undrafted)
Brooklyn - Day'Ron Sharpe 2/$20M, Josh Minott 2/$9M
Charlotte - Coby White 3/$74M
Dallas - Naji Marshall 3/$52M
Golden State - Al Horford 2/$14M (entering his 20th season)
Houston - Tari Eason 5/$81.5M (player option)
Los Angeles - Austin Reeves 4/$185M (player option)
Miami - Andrew Wiggins 3/$64M (player option)
Minnesota - Ayo Dosunmu 5/$112M (player option)
New York - Jose Alverado 3/$14M
Oklahoma City - Isaiah Hartenstein 3/$75M (mutual option)
Phoenix - Dillon Brooks 3/$73M, Collin Gillespie 4/$48M, Mark Williams 3/$38M, Jordan Goodwin 3/$19M
Washington - Trae Young 4/$213M (player option)


[u]Notable Trades[/u]
Miami gets [b]Giannis Antetokounmpo[/b] and Bobby Portis, Milwaukee gets [i]Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis[/i], Nate Ament, 2030 1st Swap, 2031 & 2033 1sts (unprotected), and 2033 2nd

Minnesota gets [b]LaMelo Ball[/b] and Josh Green, Charlotte gets [b]Naz Reid[/b], 2033 1st (unprotected), 3 1st Swaps (2028, 29, 30), and 3 2nds (29, 32, 33)

Phoenix gets [b]Miles Bridges[/b], a 2029 1st (least favorable CLE/MIN/UTA, top-5 protected), and a 2027 2nd Charlotte gets [i]Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale[/i], and a 2033 1st (unprotected)

Brooklyn gets [b]Julius Randle[/b] and Pick #28 (Joshua Jefferson), Minnesota gets Mouhamadou Gueye and Pick #33 (Isaiah Evans), Chicago gets [b]Nic Claxton[/b]

[Weird Giant 6 team trade that sends a ton of players elsewhere:
Memphis - Isaiah Stewart, AJ Johnson, & D'Angelo Russell
Dallas - Santi Aldama & Marcus Sasser
Detroit - Gary Harris, Taurean Prince, & John Collins]

Portland gets [b]Ja Morant[/b], Memphis gets [i]Jerami Grant[/i] and Kris Murray

Toronto gets [b]Kawhi Leonard[/b], LA Clippers get [b]Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick[/b], 2027 Pick Swap, 2031&2033 1sts (Unprotected) and 2 2nds (30, 33) [b]**ON HOLD PENDING LEAGUE INVESTIGATION**[/b]

Philadelphia gets [b]Jaylen Brown[/b], Boston gets....[i]Paul George[/i] and some shit (2028 Swap, 2031 1st (Unprotected), and 2 2nds (28, 30, most favorable of like 3 teams each)

Los Angeles gets [b]Walker Kessler[/b], Utah gets 2028&2030 1st Swaps and 2031&2033 1sts (Unprotected)

3 Teamer:
Dallas gets Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta gets Ryan Nembhard and [i]Lu Dort[/i], OKC gets draft assets and $ off the books

[u]New Head Coaching Hires[/u]
Chicago - Tiago Splitter
Dallas - Dusty May
Milwaukee - Taylor Jenkins
New Orleans - Jamahl Mosley
Orlando - Sean Sweeney
Portland - Micah Nori

[u]Other[/u]
Jalen Brunson wins his first Finals MVP with 32.6/4.2/4.6/2stl, including a 45 point closeout game.
AJ Dybantsa was selected 1st overall by the Washington Wizards.
Malik Beasley (and 11 year vet Ed Davis) indicted on federal charges for gambling related to sports betting


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