Offseason Recap/Season Review:
(Going through all 30 teams inspired by Trek’s format, his dynasties are great btw, read them if you haven’t)
Trade Recaps
will have to go through the teams to find out signings)
Four team Deal:
Suns trade: Brandon Knight Alex Len
Suns get: Nerlens Noel Robert Covington Trey Burke
76ers trade: Noel Covington
76ers get: Darren Collison, Alec Burks Alex Len
Jazz trade: Collison Alec Burks Trey Burke
Jazz get: Knight Devin Harris
Mavs trade: Devin Harris
Mavs get: Tyson Chandler
Denver trades: Wilson Chandler Jusuf Nokic
Bulls trade: 2017 1st(top 5 protected) Cameron Bairstow Chrisitiano Felicio(waived)
Spurs trade: Kevin Martin(waived) 2017 1st(lottery protected)
Memphis trades: Brandon Wright
Offseason Team by Team BreakDown:
76ers
Roster:
PG: Darren Collison/Kris Dunn/TJ McConnell/Melo Trimble
SG: Alec Burks/Holis Thompson/Wayne Seldon JR
SF: Eric Gordon/Jerami Grant/
PF: Joel Embiid/Rashard Holmes/Carlos Boozer
C: Okafor/Alex Len
A huge rookie year by Okafor helped to get the 76ers up to 35 wins. The addition of Jerry Colangelo to the front office combined with the success made the 76ers decide to accelerate their rebuild. They dealt their 2017 1st(top 5 protected) to move from 6 to 12 to finally get their PG of the future in Dunn. They took advantage of their huge capspace and gave Eric Gordon a 1 year 15 million dollar deal with a player option. Gordon is looking to have a big year and cash in next year when the cap further increases. With Okafor’s huge year and Embiid finally ready to play Noel was expendable. They used him and Covington to acquire Collison(solid starter takes early pressure off Dunn) and they shured up their weak backcourt by adding Burks(a more dynamic scorer than Covington(who is locked into a very nice contract). They also got a disappointing Alex Len who still has upside. With veterans and shooters around Okafor, the 76ers rebuild might finally be starting to pay off. The key will be if Embiid can stay healthy and if him and Okafor can gel like Noel couldn’t. If things go right they could sneak into the playoffs
Bucks:
PG: Mike Conley/MCW/Tyler Ennis
SG: Khris Middleton/Ricky Vaughn/Caris Levert/Damion Lee
SF: Giannis/Dorell Wright/Damien Inglis
PF: Parker/John Henson/Johnny O’Bryant
C: Greg Monroe/Miles Plumlee
Coming off an NBA finals appearance the Bucks and Jason Kidd were an ideal location. They decided that despite their miracle run they needed to upgrade on MCW. Playing for a finals team, a PG like Kidd, combined with Memphis’ downyear and desire to move on all lead to Mike Conley stunning the world by joining the Bucks. He gets 2 years 40 mil with a player option for year three for 21.8 million. His presence creates a really good balanced starting five, moves MCW to the bench which helps that unit. They got Wright for his three and D off the bench for 1 year 2.65 mil. They added Levert(1st) and Lee(2nd) for some shooting, but last year’s first Vaughn will get a chance to prove themselves. Bucks should be in the top half of the East and with their experience from last year and the Greek Freek’s continued evolution could make them a threat to get back to the finals.
Chicago Bulls:
PG: Rose/Tyler Ulis/Aaron Brooks
SG: Jimmy Butler/Justin Holiday/Grayson Allen
SF: WIlson Chandler/Doug Mcdermott/Mike Dunleavy/Jake Layman
PF: Nikola Mirotic/Bobby Portis/JJ Hickson
C: Gibson/Jusuf Nurkic
The Bulls got a healthy year from Rose, but it was only enough to finish 5th in the East and lose to the Bucks in round 1. They added Ulis and Allen in the first round to provide insurance for Rose and Butler with an eye toward the future. They also finally got their SF in Wilson Chandler. They also added Nurkic who is a solid young center who was left without a spot due to Denver’s crazy draft. They lost Gasol, but I think this team could get better due to the depth and the young guys getting their chance to improve in the front court. The problem is the East is much better than last year, so they might finish worse despite being a better team.
Cleveland Cavaliers:
PG: Chris Paul/Matthew Dellavedova/Fred Vanvleet
SG: Aaron Affalo/JR Smith(out for first 4-6 weeks)/Rasual Butler
SF: Lebron/Mike Miller
PF: Melo/Channing Frye
C: Thompson/Andray Blatche/Sasha Kaun/Kendrick Perkins
The Cavs had a horrible year getting the 3rd seed, losing to the Hornets in the first round. Lebron made it clear it wasn’t going to work(see article on the big trade for more details). He got his buddies Melo and CP3 to join him as he inked a mega 4 year deal to stay with the Cavs. They did a pretty good job of getting a decent team around the new big three as they lured Blatche back from China, got Delly back on a 3 year deal for 18 mil, and JR on a 2 year 18 million dollar deal. They got Affalo who should thrive as the 5th man in this unit. Rasual Butler also provides wing depth. Lebron buddies Mike Miller and Perkins join the club for the ride and to keep the locker room stable. The Cavs turned a potential Lebron disaster into a better team. Now it is older with a lot of money tied in, but the pieces look to fit and the Cavs looked prime to reclaim the East.