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 starts Tuesday June 30th at 6p/e

[u]Notable Free Agency bags acquired[/u]

[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
Golden State - Al Horford 2/$14M (entering his 20th season)
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
Phoenix - 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]

Memphis gets [i]Isaiah Stewart[/i], Detroit gets 3 future 2nds



[u]New Head Coaching Hires[/u]
Chicago - Tiago Splitter
Dallas - Dusty May
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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