Who has the picks and players to swing a Giannis blockbuster? We're tiering all 29 teams

Will the 2025 NBA offseason beryllium known arsenic the summertime of Giannis Antetokounmpo?

For the archetypal clip successful his career, Antetokounmpo is open-minded astir exploring whether his champion semipermanent acceptable is remaining with the Milwaukee Bucks oregon elsewhere, league sources confirmed to ESPN's Shams Charania connected Monday.

Antetokounmpo is nether declaration for the adjacent 3 seasons, with 2027-28 arsenic a subordinate option. The 30-year-old two-time MVP volition beryllium eligible to motion a four-year, $293.4 cardinal hold successful the 2026 offseason -- either with the Bucks oregon a imaginable caller team.

What happens adjacent is simply a waiting crippled -- some successful Milwaukee and astir the league. And with conscionable hours until a highly anticipated draught lottery (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), this saga could instrumentality different twist aft the ping pong balls determine which franchises volition get the accidental to prime apical prospects specified arsenic Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey.

Antetokounmpo volition conscionable with the Bucks successful the adjacent month, and the 29 teams volition internally enactment up commercialized scenarios if the 2021 Finals MVP is made available. (The past clip a squad traded a erstwhile MVP successful their premier was successful January 2021, erstwhile the Houston Rockets sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.)

An important reminder for teams chasing Giannis this summer: Any franchise without wage headdress abstraction would person to nonstop Milwaukee astatine slightest $43.5 cardinal successful wage and stay beneath the archetypal apron.

Which franchises person the draught capital, the contracts and the young stars to plaything a woody with Milwaukee? To acceptable the stage, we person breached up the league's 30 teams into 9 tiers, starting with the Bucks.

Note: Player salaries are reflective of the 2025-26 season.

The Milwaukee Bucks

The Bucks person been connected the timepiece to enactment a title roster astir Antetokounmpo. This offseason is nary different.

Since wide manager Jon Horst was promoted successful June 2017, Milwaukee has made 25 trades that person outgo the squad 7 first-round picks, 3 years of prime swaps and 18 second-rounders. (The lone players remaining from their 2021 title squad are Antetokounmpo and Lopez.) But those trades person played a relation successful wherefore the Bucks way lone the Boston Celtics arsenic the winningest regular-season squad since 2016-17. Improving the top-heavy roster could beryllium adjacent much hard this summer.

The situation comes with an inability to commercialized aggregate first-round picks. Currently, the Bucks tin determination either their 2031 oregon 2032 pick. Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Kyle Kuzma volition gain a combined $130 cardinal of the Bucks' $164 cardinal successful payroll adjacent season. Lillard volition crook 35 successful July and is owed $113 cardinal implicit the adjacent 2 seasons aft recovering from the torn Achilles. Lopez, Bobby Portis, Taurean Prince, Kevin Porter Jr. and Gary Trent Jr. each could go escaped agents this summer. (Portis and Porter Jr. person a subordinate option.)

One positive: Milwaukee is nary longer successful fiscal purgatory. The Kuzma-Khris Middleton swap with the Washington Wizards astatine the commercialized deadline has fixed the Bucks state to adhd successful escaped bureau oregon via commercialized portion not being pressed against the wage cap's 2nd apron. The Bucks volition person the $14.1 cardinal non-tax midlevel objection available.

Checking 4 boxes: Draft picks, players, contracts and a win-now roster

We won't database Houston and San Antonio arsenic the favorites conscionable yet, considering Antetokounmpo has not asked to beryllium traded and determination is nary database of preferred destinations.

However, successful the lawsuit helium does, Houston and San Antonio acceptable each the requirements; draught assets, young players, sizable contracts and a win-now roster adjacent aft trading for Antetokounmpo.

Houston Rockets

Houston is walking a fiscal tightrope erstwhile it comes to a imaginable Antetokounmpo deal. While the Rockets person $131 cardinal successful salary, they are a luxury taxation and archetypal apron squad erstwhile taking into relationship Fred VanVleet's squad option, non-guaranteed contracts (Jock Landale, Aaron Holiday) and the first-round prime from Phoenix. (VanVleet cannot beryllium traded unless the squad enactment is exercised).

The Rockets are successful the uncommon presumption of being a playoff squad with a top-10 prime successful June's draft. Besides the prime owed by Phoenix, Houston has 9 aboriginal first-rounders -- 5 that tin beryllium traded implicit the adjacent 7 years. The Rockets tin besides swap firsts with Brooklyn successful 2027 and person a 2027 unprotected first-round prime from Phoenix and 2 of the much favorable first-rounders betwixt Dallas, Phoenix and their ain successful 2029. Houston owes Oklahoma City its 2026 first-rounder if it falls extracurricular of the apical 4. Houston has 7 second-round picks available.

Free agents: Fred VanVleet (team option), Aaron Holiday (team), Steven Adams, Jae'Sean Tate, Jeff Green

Rookie standard contracts: Jabari Smith Jr. ($12.3 million, RFA 2026), Reed Sheppard ($10.6 million, RFA 2028), Amen Thompson ($9.7 million, RFA 2027), Tari Eason ($5.7 million, RFA 2026) and Cam Whitemore ($3.5 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Fred VanVleet ($44.9 million, Team 2026), Alperen Sengun ($33.9 million, Player 2029), Jalen Green ($33.3 million, Player 2027), Dillon Brooks ($22.1 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Jock Landale ($8 million, UFA 2027), Aaron Holiday ($4.9 million, Team 2026) and Nate Williams ($2.3 million, Team 2027). Note: The Landale and Williams contracts are non-guaranteed. Holiday is not commercialized eligible unless the squad enactment is exercised.

San Antonio Spurs

Year 3 of Wembanyama's first-round rookie declaration has enactment San Antonio successful a presumption to instrumentality backmost wage and not look fiscal restrictions. Including some its first-round picks successful June, San Antonio is $33 cardinal beneath the taxation and $37 cardinal beneath the archetypal apron.

The Spurs inactive person equity successful draught picks contempt trading 4 first-round picks to get De'Aaron Fox astatine the deadline. They person 2 lottery picks successful June and an further 3 aboriginal tradeable firsts. San Antonio has the Hawks' unprotected archetypal successful 2027 and 2 of their ain starting successful 2029. They besides person the close to swap first-rounds with Atlanta successful 2026, with Boston (top-1 protected) successful 2028, with Dallas oregon Minnesota (if 2-30) successful 2030 and with Sacramento successful 2031. The Timberwolves, meanwhile, volition nonstop their 2031 unprotected archetypal to San Antonio.

Free agents: Chris Paul, Charles Bassey, Jordan McLaughlin, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Bismack Biyombo

Off the board: Victor Wembanyama

Rookie standard contracts: Stephon Castle ($9.6 million, RFA 2028), Jeremy Sochan ($7.1 million, RFA 2026), Blake Wesley ($4.7 million, RFA 2027), Malaki Branham ($4.9 million, RFA 2026)

Sizable contracts: De'Aaron Fox ($37.1 million, UFA 2026), Devin Vassell ($17.5 million, UFA 2029), Keldon Johnson ($17.5 million, UFA 2027) and Harrison Barnes ($19 million, UFA 2026)

Other contracts: Julian Champagnie ($3 million, Team 2026)

The prime packages

The Nets and Jazz person a combined 22 first-round picks disposable successful an Antetokounmpo trade. The occupation comes down to whether Brooklyn and Utah inactive person the assets and players to physique astir the superstar large man.

Brooklyn Nets

The Nets are successful the driver's spot this summertime due to the fact that of their headdress flexibility. Including the escaped cause holds of Cam Thomas, Day'Ron Sharpe and their 4 first-round picks, Brooklyn projects to person $45 cardinal successful headdress space.

Brooklyn has 15 aboriginal first-round picks, including 13 that are tradeable. The Knicks beryllium Brooklyn 3 aboriginal firsts (2027, 2029, 2031) and swap rights successful 2028 (or Phoenix). If the 76ers clasp their first-round prime this season, they volition nonstop Brooklyn a top-8 protected archetypal successful 2028. The prime is top-8 protected successful 2027 if the archetypal successful 2025 is sent to Oklahoma City. In addition, the Nets person the little favorable 2029 archetypal of Dallas, Phoenix and Houston. The Rockets besides person the close to swap firsts successful 2027. The Nets besides person 15 second-round picks disposable to trade.

Free agents: D'Angelo Russell, De'Anthony Melton, Trendon Watford, Ziaire Williams, Cam Thomas, Day'Ron Sharpe, Tyrese Martin (Team), Drew Timme (Team), Keon Johnson (Team), Jalen Wilson (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Noah Clowney ($3.4 million, RFA 2027), Dariq Whitehead ($3.2 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Nic Claxton ($25.4 million, UFA 2028), Cameron Johnson ($21.1 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Maxwell Lewis (2.2 million, Team 2026), Johnson ($2.3 million, Team 2025), Wilson ($2.2 million, Team 2025), Martin ($2.2 million, Team 2025), Timme ($2 million, Team 2025)

Utah Jazz

With 2 first-round picks successful June and 15 players nether contract, expect Utah to enactment similar a squad implicit the headdress this summer. Including some firsts and $15 cardinal successful non-guaranteed contracts (a full of $15 million), Utah is close astatine the wage cap.

The Jazz ain 13 first-round picks, including a combined 5 unprotected first-rounders (two successful 2027 and 2029) from Cleveland and Minnesota (the Wolves volition besides nonstop a top-five protected archetypal successful 2029.) They person 8 tradeable firsts, including 2 successful this year's draft. The Suns volition besides nonstop Utah an unprotected 2031 first. The Jazz person a top-5 protected 2027 archetypal from the Lakers and tin swap a archetypal with Minnesota oregon Cleveland successful 2026 (if successful the apical eight) and with Cleveland successful 2028. The Jazz beryllium Oklahoma CIty a top-8 protected archetypal successful 2026. Utah has 9 second-round picks disposable to trade.

Free agents: John Collins (Player)

Rookie standard contracts: Taylor Hendricks ($6.1 million, RFA 2027), Cody Williams ($5.7 million, RFA 2028), Walker Kessler ($4.9 million, RFA 2026), Keyonte George ($4.3 million, RFA 2027), Brice Sensabaugh ($2.7 million, RFA 2027), Isaiah Collier ($2.7 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Lauri Markkanen ($46.4 million, UFA 2029), Collins ($26.6 million, Player 2025), Collin Sexton ($19.2 million, UFA 2026), Jordan Clarkson ($14.3 million, UFA 2026), KJ Martin ($8 million, UFA 2026). Note: Collins cannot beryllium traded unless helium opts successful to this contract, portion Martin's declaration is non-guaranteed.

Other contracts: Svi Mykhailiuk ($3.7 million, UFA 2028), Kyle Filipowski ($6.1 million, Team 2027), Johnny Juzang ($2.8 million, UFA 2028), Jaden Springer ($2.4 million, UFA 2027). Note: The Mykhailiuk, Juzang and Springer contracts are non-guaranteed adjacent season.

The chaotic cards

There is uncertainty arsenic it relates to these adjacent six teams.

While the Thunder cheque the 4 boxes to get a superstar similar Antetokounmpo, aboriginal finances could beryllium a deterrent. Oklahoma City could perpetrate astir $800 cardinal successful extensions this offseason to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren.

For the 76ers, fortunes could alteration if they drawback a top-2 spot successful this year's draft. However, due to the fact that of the size of Antetokounmpo's salary, acquiring Joel Embiid oregon Paul George is simply a apt non-starter successful Milwaukee.

Detroit Pistons

The fiscal windfall of Cade Cunningham apt being named to All-NBA impacts the Pistons' spending this offseason. Because Cunningham's wage volition get adjusted from $38.6 cardinal to $46.4 cardinal adjacent season, Detroit projects to participate the offseason with $19 cardinal successful headdress abstraction but could elite to enactment arsenic a squad implicit the headdress if they bring backmost escaped agents Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dennis Schroder. In that scenario, Detroit would person the $14.1 cardinal non-tax midlevel objection and $5.1 cardinal biannual objection available. The Pistons person each their first-round picks successful the adjacent 7 seasons, are allowed to commercialized 4 and tin swap successful each season.

Free agents: Hardaway Jr., Malik Beasley, Dennis Schroder, Lindy Waters III, Paul Reed

Rookie standard contracts: Jaden Ivey ($10.1 million, RFA 2026), Ausar Thompson ($8.8 million, RFA 2027), Ron Holland II ($8.7 million, RFA 2028), Jalen Duren ($6.5 million, RFA 2026), Marcus Sasser ($2.9 million, RFA 2027

Sizable contracts: Cunningham ($46.4 million, UFA 2030), Tobias Harris ($26.6 million, UFA 2026), Isaiah Stewart ($15 million, Team 2027), Simone Fontecchio ($8.3 million, UFA 2026)

Other contracts: Bobi Klintman ($2 million, Team 2027)

Memphis Grizzlies

The commercialized sending Marcus Smart to Washington has fixed Memphis options this offseason. Including Santi Aldama's escaped cause hold, the Grizzlies person $147 cardinal successful wage and are $7 cardinal beneath the wage cap. They could usage the disposable country to renegotiate the Jaren Jackson Jr. declaration successful 2025-26 and past widen for an further 4 seasons.

The Grizzlies person their ain first-round successful the adjacent 7 years. They besides person the much favorable swap of their ain and slightest favorable swap of Orlando and Phoenix successful 2026. In 2030, the Grizzlies person the close to swap their ain archetypal with the little favorable betwixt Phoenix and Washington. Memphis has 7 second-rounders available.

Free agents: Marvin Bagley III, Luke Kennard, Santi Aldama, Lamar Stevens

Rookie standard contracts: Zach Edey ($6 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Ja Morant ($39.5 million, UFA 2028), Desmond Bane ($36.7 million, UFA 2029), Jaren Jackson ($23.4 million, UFA 2026), Brandon Clarke ($12.5 million, UFA 2027), John Konchar ($6.2 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Vince Williams Jr. ($2.3 million, Team 2026), Scotty Pippen Jr. ($2.3 million, Team 2027), Jay Huff ($2.3 million, Team 2027), GG Jackson ($2.2 million, Team 2026), Jaylen Wells ($2 million, Team 2027)

New Orleans Pelicans

The Pelicans are a chaotic paper squad due to the fact that they power the Bucks' first-round prime successful the adjacent 2 seasons. Including their lottery prime and 12 players nether contract, the Pelicans are $2.5 cardinal beneath the taxation and $8.4 cardinal nether the archetypal apron. And too having their ain first-round prime successful the adjacent 7 years -- 4 tin beryllium traded -- New Orleans has the close to swap with Milwaukee successful 2026.

The astir favorable of their ain archetypal and Milwaukee's successful 2027 volition spell to Atlanta, but New Orleans volition clasp it if the prime falls successful the apical five. They besides person a 2026 top-four protected first-rounder from Indiana. In total, the Pelicans person six tradeable first-rounders, including their lottery prime successful June, with 4 second-rounders available.

Free agents: Elfrid Payton (Team), Brandon Boston (Team), Bruce Brown, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

Rookie standard contracts: Jordan Hawkins ($4.7 million, Team 2026), Yves Missi ($3.4 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Zion Williamson ($39.5 million, UFA 2028), Dejounte Murray ($30.8 million, Player 2027), CJ McCollum ($30.7 million, UFA 2026), Trey Murphy III ($25 million, UFA 2029), Herbert Jones ($13.9 million, UFA 2027), Kelly Olynyk ($13.4 million, UFA 2026), Jose Alvarado ($4.5 million, Player 2026). Note: Williamson's declaration is partially guaranteed.

Other contracts: Karlo Matkovic ($2 million, Team 2026), Antonio Reaves ($2 million, Team 2026), Payton ($3.2 million, Team 2025), Boston ($2.3 million, Team 2025). Note: The Reaves declaration is non-guaranteed. Payton and Boston cannot beryllium traded unless their squad enactment is exercised.

Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder person a one-year reprieve earlier extensions for Williams and Holmgren statesman successful 2026 and Gilgeous-Alexander the pursuing year. For now, Oklahoma City has 15 players nether declaration entering the offseason and erstwhile again are projected beneath the luxury tax; not including their draught picks, the Thunder are $10.1 cardinal below. OKC has its first-round picks successful the adjacent 7 years and the anticipation of an further six first-rounders. Including some firsts successful June, Oklahoma City tin commercialized 13 of them.

In 2026, the Thunder person a top-8 protected archetypal from Utah and top-six protected archetypal from Philadelphia. OKC tin besides swap first-rounders with the Clippers and Rockets (if 11-30). The slightest favorable of their own, Rockets (if 5-30) and Clippers volition spell to Philadelphia successful 2026. The 76ers archetypal is top-4 protected archetypal successful 2027 if not conveyed successful 2025 oregon 2026, and the Thunder tin besides swap first-rounders with the Clippers successful 2027 and Mavericks successful 2028. Oklahoma City volition person a top-five protected archetypal from Denver successful 2027, 2028 oregon 2029. If the archetypal is conveyed successful 2027, Oklahoma City volition person a 2029 top-5 protected archetypal from the Nuggets. The prime is top-five protected successful 2030 if not conveyed successful 2027. The Thunder person 18 second-round picks disposable to usage successful a trade.

Free agents: Ajay Mitchell (Team), Jaylin Williams (Team)

Off the board: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($38.3 million, UFA 2027)

Rookie standard contracts: Chet Holmgren ($13.7 million, RFA 2026), Ousmane Dieng ($6.7 million, RFA 2026), Jalen Williams ($6.6 million, RFA 2026), Cason Wallace ($5.8 million, RFA 2027), Nikola Topic ($5.2 million, RFA 2028), Dillon Jones ($2.8 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Isaiah Hartenstein ($28.5 million, Team 2026), Alex Caruso ($18.1 million, UFA 2029), Lu Dort ($17.7 million, Team 2026), Isaiah Joe ($12.4 million, Team 2027), Aaron Wiggins ($9.7 million, Team 2028), Kenrich Williams ($7.2 million, Team 2026)

Other contracts: Jaylin Williams ($2.2 million, Team 2025), Mitchell ($3 million, Team 2025). Note: Williams and Mitchell cannot beryllium traded unless the squad enactment is exercised.

Orlando Magic

The outgo to support this roster intact is acceptable to get expensive. With twelvemonth 1 Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs' extensions acceptable to begin, the Magic are not lone implicit the luxury taxation by $19 cardinal implicit but are $11 supra the archetypal apron and $1 cardinal million beneath the second. The projection includes some firsts-round picks successful June's draft.

The Magic person six tradeable first-rounders successful the adjacent 8 years. They person the much favorable 2026 first-round swap of their ain and little favorable Phoenix oregon Washington (if 1-8). Orlando has 15 second-rounders available.

Free agents: Moritz Wagner (Team), Gary Harris (Team), Cory Joseph (Team), Caleb Houstan (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Paolo Banchero ($15.3 million, RFA 2026), Anthony Black ($7.9 million, RFA 2027), Jett Howard ($5.5 million, RFA 2027), Tristan da Silva ($3.8 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Franz Wagner ($38.7 million, UFA 2030), Jalen Suggs ($35 million, UFA 2030), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ($22.6 million, Player 2026), Jonathan Isaac ($15 million, UFA 2029), Cole Anthony ($13.1 million, Team 2026), Wendell Carter Jr. ($10.9 million, Team 2028), Goga Bitadze ($8.3 million, UFA 2027), Wagner ($11 million, Team 2025), Harris ($7.5 million, Team 2025). Note: Moritz Wagner and Gary Harris cannot beryllium traded unless their squad options are exercised.

Other contracts: Joseph ($3.5 million, Team 2025), Houstan ($2.2 million, Team 2026). Note: Joseph and Houstan cannot beryllium traded unless their squad options are exercised.

Philadelphia 76ers

The draught lottery and the subordinate options of Andre Drummond, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Eric Gordon play a relation successful what flexibility Philadelphia has this summer. If Philadelphia retains their first-rounder and each 3 players opt-in anterior to June 29, they are $3.7 cardinal beneath the luxury taxation and $11.1 cardinal beneath the archetypal apron.

The 76ers person an further 3 first-rounders disposable to usage successful a trade. Philadelphia is allowed to commercialized their ain first-rounder successful 2025, 2030 and 2032 and person an unprotected first-rounder from the Clippers successful 2028. Philly tin besides swap first-rounders (top-4 protected) with the Clippers successful 2029. They person 8 seconds disposable to usage successful trades.

Free agents: Kelly Oubre Jr. (Player), Andre Drummond (Player), Eric Gordon (Player), Jared Butler (Team), Lonnie Walker IV (Team), Justin Edwards (Team), Kyle Lowry, Guerschon Yabusele, Quentin Grimes

Rookie standard contracts: Jared McCain ($4.2 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Joel Embiid ($55.2 million, Player 2028), Paul George ($51.7 million, Player 2027), Tyrese Maxey ($37.9 million, UFA 2029)

Other contracts: Adem Bona ($2 million, Team 2027), Ricky Council IV ($2.2 million, Team 2026). Note: Council IV's declaration is non-guaranteed.

Accelerating the rebuild, but astatine a cost

There is simply a communal taxable for the 4 teams listed below.

All 4 finished successful the lottery, and portion each has the draught equity and young players to pursuit Antetokounmpo, nary person a roster that tin contend for a playoff spot.

Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte is close astatine the $154.6 cardinal wage headdress this offseason but person the draught assets to appease Milwaukee if Antetokounmpo becomes available. Including a top-three prime successful June, Charlotte owns each their first-rounders done 2032 and 3 further firsts from anterior trades. In 2026, they person the little favorable archetypal of Phoenix, Washington (if 1-8), Orlando and Memphis. Charlotte volition person a 2027 top-14 protected archetypal and unprotected successful 2028 if not conveyed successful the anterior year. The Hornets volition besides person a 2027 top-2 protected archetypal from the Mavericks. Charlotte is allowed to commercialized up to 7 first-round picks and has 11 aboriginal second-round picks.

Free agents: Seth Curry, Taj Gibson and Wendell Moore Jr.

Rookie standard contracts: Brandon Miller ($11.9 million, RFA 2027), Tidjane Salaun ($7.9 million, RFA 2028), Mark Williams ($6.3 million, RFA 2026), Nick Smith ($2.7 million, RFA 2026)

Sizable contracts: LaMelo Ball ($37.9 million, UFA 2029), Miles Bridges ($25 million, UFA 2027), Jusuf Nurkic ($19.4 million, UFA 2026), Grant Williams ($13.7 million, UFA 2027), Josh Green ($13.7 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Josh Okogie ($7.8 million, UFA 2026), DaQuan Jeffries ($2.7 million, UFA 2027) and Moussa Diabate ($2.3 million, UFA 2027). Note: All 3 contracts are nor oregon partially protected.

Portland Trail Blazers

With 13 players nether declaration for adjacent offseason, Portland is implicit the wage headdress but good beneath the luxury taxation to adhd during escaped bureau oregon via trade. With their upcoming lottery pick, the Blazers are $11 cardinal beneath the taxation and $17 cardinal beneath the archetypal apron.

The Blazers beryllium Chicago a top-14 protected first-round pick, with the extortion extending to 2028. They person the astir and slightest favorable archetypal of their own, Boston and Milwaukee successful 2029 and person the close to swap first-rounders with Milwaukee successful 2028 and 2030. The swap rights successful 2028 are extinguished if the Blazers nonstop Chicago their archetypal that year.

Including this play (they tin commercialized their first-rounder the nighttime of the draft), Portland has 4 first-round picks and six second-rounders disposable to trade.

Free agents: Jabari Walker, Matisse Thybulle (Player), Rayan Rupert (Team), Dalano Banton

Rookie standard contracts: Scoot Henderson ($10.7 million, UFA 2027), Shaedon Sharpe ($10.7 million, RFA 2027), Donovan Clingan ($7.2 million, RFA 2028), Kris Murray ($3.1 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Deandre Ayton ($35.6 million, UFA 2026), Jerami Grant ($32 million, Player 2027), Anfernee Simons ($27.7 million, UFA 2026), Deni Avdija ($14.4 million, UFA 2028), Robert Williams ($13.3 million, UFA 2026), Thybulle ($11.5 million, Player 2025). Note: Thybulle cannot beryllium traded unless his enactment is exercised.

Other contracts: Duop Reath ($2.2 million, RFA 2026) and Toumani Camara ($2.2 million, Team 2026). Notes: Both contracts are non-guaranteed.

Toronto Raptors

Toronto enters the offseason with constricted flexibility extracurricular of their first-round pick. Including a apt top-10 selection, Toronto is implicit the taxation and $1.3 cardinal implicit the archetypal apron. The Raptors person their ain first-round prime successful each draught done 2032 and are allowed to commercialized up to 5 first-round picks, including their lottery prime successful June. Toronto has 7 aboriginal second-round picks available.

Free agents: Chris Boucher and Garrett Temple

Rookie standard contracts: Ochai Agbaji ($6.4 million, RFA 2026), Gradey Dick ($5 million, RFA 2026), Ja'Kobe Walter ($3.6 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Scottie Barnes ($38.7 million, UFA 2030), Brandon Ingram ($38.1 million, UFA 2028), Immanuel Quickley ($32.5 million, UFA 2028), RJ Barrett ($27.7 million, UFA 2027), Jakob Poeltl ($19.5 million, Player 2026)

Other contracts: Jonathan Mogbo ($1.9 million, Team 2026), Jamal Shead ($1.5 million, Team 2026), AJ Lawson ($2.3 million, UFA 2026), Colin Castleton ($2.2 million, UFA 2026), Jamison Battle ($2 million, UFA 2027). Note: Lawson, Castleton and Battle's contracts are non-guaranteed.

Washington Wizards

Washington is $14 cardinal beneath the taxation and has the flexibility of $20 cardinal successful non-guaranteed contracts. The Wizards person 25 draught picks done 2032, including 10 first-rounders. Two of which -- their ain and Memphis' -- are successful this year's draft.

Washington besides has the slightest favorable 2026 first-rounder betwixt Oklahoma City, Houston (if 5-30) and LA Clippers and the second-most favorable 2029 first-rounder betwixt Boston, Milwaukee and Portland. The Warriors volition nonstop a top-20 protected archetypal to Washington successful 2030. Washington has the close to swap first-rounders with Phoenix successful 2026, 2028 and 2030 but beryllium New York a first-round prime that is top-8 protected successful 2026.

Free agents: Khris Middleton (Player) and Malcolm Brogdon

Rookie standard contracts: Alex Sarr ($11.8 million, RFA 2028), Bilal Coulibaly ($7.3 million, RFA 2027), Carlton Carrington ($4.7 million, RFA 2028), AJ Johnson ($3.1 million, RFA 2028), Kyshawn George ($3 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Middleton ($33.3 million, Team 2025), Jordan Poole ($31.8 million, UFA 2027), Marcus Smart ($21.6 million, UFA 2026), Corey Kispert ($14 million, UFA 2029), Richaun Holmes ($13.3 million, UFA 2026), Saddiq Bey ($6.2 million, UFA 2027). Note: Holmes' declaration is non-guaranteed, portion Middleton cannot beryllium traded. unless helium opts-in to his contract.

Other contracts: Anthony Gill ($2.5 million, UFA 2026), Justin Champagnie ($2.3 million, UFA 2028), Colby Jones ($2.2 million, Team 2026)

Need a 3rd squad to marque a Giannis deal

Each of the 4 teams listed beneath person astatine a minimum 3 tradeable firsts.

That is the bully news. The bad? Any contracts included successful a commercialized apt don't lucifer Milwaukee's timeline. (For example, Golden State would request to reroute Draymond Green to a 3rd squad and summation further draught assets to marque a Giannis woody work.)

Dallas Mavericks

For a 2nd consecutive season, expect the Mavericks to hover astir the taxation enactment and archetypal apron threshold. Including Kyrie Irving's $43 cardinal subordinate enactment and the Mavs' 2025 first-round pick, Dallas is $8 cardinal implicit the luxury taxation and $4 cardinal implicit the archetypal apron. They are not allowed to usage much than 100% of the traded subordinate objection if they stay supra the archetypal apron.

The Mavericks person 3 tradable first-rounders and 2 seconds. Including their lottery prime successful June, Dallas tin commercialized the Lakers' 2029 unprotected archetypal and their ain successful 2031. The Mavs besides person the quality to swap firsts successful 2026, 2031 and 2032 with 1 second-rounder available.

Free agents: Kyrie Irving (Player), Dwight Powell (Player), Dante Exum, Spencer Dinwiddie

Rookie standard contracts: Dereck Lively II ($5.3 million, RFA 2027), Oliver-Max Prosper ($3 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Anthony Davis ($54.1 million, Irving ($43 million, Player 2025), Klay Thompson ($16.7 million, UFA 2027), PJ Washington ($14.2 million, UFA 2026), Daniel Gafford ($14.7 million, UFA 2026), Caleb Martin ($9.6 million, Player 2027), Naji Marshall ($9 million, UFA 2027), Max Christie ($7.7 million, Player 2027), Jaden Hardy ($6 million, Team 2027), Powell ($4 million, Player 2025). Note: Irving and Powell cannot beryllium traded unless their subordinate enactment is exercised.

Other contracts: Brandon Williams ($2.3 million, UFA 2026). Note: Williams' declaration is non-guaranteed.

Miami Heat

The Jimmy Butler commercialized has positioned Miami beneath the 2nd apron adjacent season. Including the partially guaranteed contracts of Terry Rozier, Duncan Robinson and Golden State's first-round prime successful June's draft, the Heat are $11 cardinal beneath the archetypal apron and $23 cardinal beneath the second.

Miami has their ain first-round prime successful 2026, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031 and 2032. Because teams are not allowed to commercialized firsts successful back-to-back seasons, Miami tin nonstop retired 2030, 2032 and the Warriors' prime successful June. The Heat person 2 second-rounders disposable to trade.

Free agents: Davion Mitchell, Alec Burks, Keshad Johnson (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Nikola Jovic ($4.4 million, RFA 2026), Kel'el Ware ($4.4 million, RFA 2028), Jaime Jaquez Jr. ($3.9 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Bam Adebayo ($37.1 million, UFA 2029), Tyler Herro ($31 million, UFA 2027), Andrew Wiggins ($28.2 million, Player 2026), Terry Rozier ($26.6 million, UFA 2026), Duncan Robinson ($19.9 million, UFA 2026), Kyle Anderson ($9.2 million, UFA 2027), Haywood Highsmith ($5.6 million, UFA 2026), Kevin Love ($4.1 million, UFA 2026). Note: Rozier and Robinson's contracts are partially guaranteed.

Other contracts: Pelle Larsson ($1.9 million, Team 2026), Johnson ($1.9 million, Team 2025). Note: Larsson's declaration is partially guaranteed, portion Johnson cannot beryllium traded unless the squad enactment is exercised.

Golden State Warriors

The summation of Butler has Golden State $17.5 cardinal beneath the luxury taxation earlier escaped bureau begins. In the script wherever Golden State re-signs Jonathan Kuminga, the Warriors would go a luxury taxation squad that would apt transcend the archetypal apron. They are $25.5 cardinal and $37.3 cardinal beneath some aprons.

Even aft surrendering their 2025 first-rounder successful the Butler trade, Golden State inactive has 4 disposable to usage successful a trade: 2026, 2028, 2028 (if 1-20) and 2030. The Warriors are besides allowed to swap firsts successful each play and person 2 second-rounders available.

Free agents: Jonathan Kuminga, Gary Payton II, Kevon Looney, Braxton Key, Kevin Knox, Gui Santos (Team), Pat Spencer and Quinten Post (Team)

Off the board: Stephen Curry ($59.6 million, UFA 2027)

Rookie standard contracts: Brandin Podziemski ($3.7 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Jimmy Butler ($59.6 million, UFA 2027), Draymond Green ($25.9 million, Player 2026), Moses Moody ($11.6 million, UFA 2028), Buddy Hield ($9.2 million, Player 2027),

Other contracts: Trayce Jackson-Davis ($2.2 million, Team 2026), Santos ($2.2 million, Team 2025), Post ($1.9 million, Team 2025). Note: Santos and Post cannot beryllium traded unless the squad enactment is exercised.

LA Clippers

The Clippers person the flexibility to springiness Harden a wage increase, usage astir of their non-tax midlevel objection and inactive stay beneath the luxury taxation and aprons. Including Harden's $36.3 cardinal subordinate option, LA is $17.3 cardinal beneath the taxation and $25.3 cardinal beneath the archetypal apron.

Including successful June's draft, the Clippers person 3 first-rounders (2030 and 2032) disposable to enactment successful a trade. They are allowed to swap firsts successful 2030, 2031 and 2032 with 5 second-rounders disposable to trade.

Free agents: James Harden (Player), Nicolas Batum (Player), Amir Coffey, Patty Mills and Ben Simmons

Rookie standard contracts: Kobe Brown ($2.7 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Kawhi Leonard ($50 million, UFA 2027), Harden ($36.3 million, Player 2025), Norman Powell ($20.5 million, UFA 2026), Ivica Zubac ($18.1 million, UFA 2028), Bogdan Bogdanovic ($16 million, Team 2026), Derrick Jones Jr. ($10 million, UFA 2027), Kris Dunn ($5.2 million, UFA 2027), Batum ($4.9 million, Player 2026)

Other contracts: Drew Eubanks ($4.8 million, UFA 2026), Jordan Miller ($2.2 million, Team 2027) and Cam Christie ($2 million, Player 2027). Note: Eubanks and Miller's contracts are non-guaranteed.

Risks outweigh the rewards

Bucks guardant Bobby Portis made an astute reflection arsenic it relates to immoderate squad trading for Antetokounmpo.

"Just looking business-wise: You commercialized for him, obviously, he's going to make, what, $58-$60 million," Portis said past week connected FanDuel TV's Run It Back. "You've got to commercialized your full team, right?"

For example, the Pacers' strength, arsenic displayed this postseason, has continued to beryllium their depth. Trading for Antetokounmpo would each but destruct that unless stars Tyrese Haliburton oregon Pascal Siakam are included. There is besides the hazard of Antetkounmpo leaving successful the 2027 offseason erstwhile helium perchance becomes a escaped agent.

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta enters the offseason close astatine the wage cap. They person capable flexibility beneath the luxury taxation and archetypal apron to beryllium assertive taking backmost wage successful a trade.

The Hawks person nary power implicit their first-round prime until 2028 but inactive person draught equity successful aboriginal seasons. Including the 2 first-rounders successful June, Atlanta has 9 done 2032, 5 that are tradeable. Atlanta has six second-rounders.

Free agents: Clint Capela, Caris LeVert, Larry Nance Jr., Garrison Mathews, Dominic Barlow (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Zaccharie Risacher ($13.2 million, RFA 2028), Dyson Daniels ($7.7 million, RFA 2026), Kobe Bufkin ($4.5 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Trae Young ($46 million, Player 2026), Jalen Johnson ($30 million, UFA 2030), Terance Mann ($15.5 million, UFA 2028), Onyeka Okongwu ($15 million, UFA 2028), Georges Niang ($8.2 million, UFA 2026)

Other contracts: Vit Krejci ($2.3 million, Team 2027), Mouhamed Gueye ($2.2 million, Team 2026), Barlow ($2.3 million, Team 2025). Note: Krejic and Gueye's contracts are not afloat guaranteed, portion Barlow cannot beryllium traded unless the squad enactment is exercised.

Chicago Bulls

The Bulls are successful a presumption to instrumentality backmost wage successful a trade. Not including a caller declaration for Josh Giddey, Chicago is $46 cardinal beneath the luxury tax.

The Bulls person their ain first-round prime successful the adjacent 7 seasons and are owed the Trail Blazers' first-round prime that is top-14 protected implicit the adjacent 4 seasons. Chicago besides has six second-round picks disposable to trade.

Free agents: Jevon Carter (Player), Tre Jones, Talen Horton-Tucker and Josh Giddey

Rookie standard contracts: Matas Buzelis ($5.5 million, RFA 2028) and Dalen Terry ($5.4 million, RFA 2026)

Sizable contracts: Nikola Vucevic ($21.5 million, UFA 2026), Patrick Williams ($18 million, Player 2028), Zach Collins ($18.1 million, UFA 2026), Kevin Huerter ($18 million, UFA 2026), Coby White ($12.9 million, UFA 2026), Lonzo Ball ($10 million, Team 2026), Jalen Smith ($9 million, UFA 2027), Ayo Dosunmu ($7.5 million, UFA 2026), Carter ($6.8 million, Player 2025). Note: Carter cannot beryllium traded unless helium opts-in to his contract

Other contracts: Julian Phillips ($2.2 million, Team 2026)

Indiana Pacers

The Pacers could beryllium a luxury taxation squad for the archetypal clip since 2005-06 if they clasp halfway Myles Turner. Not including their first-round pick, Indiana is $23 cardinal beneath the luxury taxation and $30.4 cardinal beneath the archetypal apron.

The Pacers person their ain first-rounder successful six retired of the adjacent 7 years. However, due to the fact that they beryllium New Orleans a top-4 protected first-rounder successful 2026 (it is besides top-4 protected the pursuing year), the maximum firsts disposable to commercialized is 3 (2028, 2030 and 2032). Indiana tin commercialized the rights to the subordinate selected successful this year's draught and person 9 second-rounders available.

Free agents: Myles Turner, Thomas Bryant, James Johnson, Isaiah Jackson and Tony Bradley (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Benedict Mathurin ($9.2 million, RFA 2026), Jarace Walker ($6.7 million, RFA 2027), Ben Sheppard ($2.8 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Tyrese Haliburton ($45.6 million, UFA 2029), Pascal Siakam ($45.6 million, UFA 2028), Andrew Nembhard ($18.1 million, UFA 2028), Obi Toppin ($14 million, UFA 2028), Aaron Nesmith ($11 million, UFA 2027), TJ McConnell ($10.2 million, UFA 2029)

Other contracts: Johnny Furphy ($1.9 million, Team 2027) and Bradley ($2.9 million, Team 2025)

Sacramento Kings

The Kings person 2 max players - Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis - nether declaration but person flexibility to instrumentality backmost wealth successful a commercialized oregon usage their $14.1 cardinal objection successful escaped agency. Sacramento, which has $163 cardinal successful wage committed to lone 8 players, is $24 cardinal beneath the luxury taxation and is successful nary information of being successful the archetypal apron erstwhile their roster is filled out.

The Kings are allowed to commercialized a maximum of 4 first-rounders (2026, 2028, 2030 and 2032) successful the adjacent 7 years and tin swap first-rounders successful each season. Sacramento has 4 second-rounders available.

Free agents: Trey Lyles, Jake LaRavia, Doug McDermott, Jae Crowder, Markelle Fultz, Terence Davis (Team), Keon Ellis (Team) and Isaac Jones (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Keegan Murray ($11.1 million, RFA 2026) and Devin Carter ($4.9 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Zach LaVine ($47.5 million, Player 2026), Domantas Sabonis ($43.6 million, UFA 2028), DeMar DeRozan ($24.6 million, UFA 2027), Malik Monk ($18.8 million, Player 2027) and Jonas Valanciunas ($10.4 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Davis ($2.5 million, Team 2025), Ellis ($2.3 million, Team 2025) and Jones ($1.9 million, Team 2025). Note: The 3 players cannot beryllium traded unless their options are exercised.

Limited successful draught assets

The Nuggets, Lakers, Timberwolves, Knicks and Suns person a combined six first-round picks disposable to commercialized implicit the adjacent 7 years. Considering Milwaukee's absorption successful immoderate Giannis commercialized should beryllium to accumulate draught assets, the 4 teams are apt not contenders erstwhile it comes to landing Antetokounmpo -- unless an All-NBA subordinate is traded to a 3rd squad for aggregate draught picks.

Denver Nuggets

For a 2nd consecutive season, Denver is projected to beryllium implicit the archetypal apron. As a result, they cannot usage much than 100% of the traded subordinate objection but are allowed to aggregate contracts if the post-transactional wage leaves them beneath the 2nd apron. Denver is $4.7 cardinal implicit the archetypal apron and $7.1 cardinal beneath the 2nd apron.

The Nuggets person lone their 2031 oregon 2032 first-round prime disposable to usage successful a commercialized oregon to swap.

Free agents: Dario Saric (Player), Russell Westbrook (Player), DeAndre Jordan and Vlatko Cancar

Off the board: Nikola Jokic ($55.2 million, Player 2027)

Rookie standard contracts: Christian Braun ($4.9 million, RFA 2026), Peyton Watson ($4.4 million, RFA 2026), DaRon Holmes II ($3.2 million, RFA 2028) and Julian Strawther ($2.7 million, RFA 2027)

Sizable contracts: Jamal Murray ($46.4 million, UFA 2029), Michael Porter Jr. ($38.3 million, UFA 2027), Aaron Gordon ($22.8 million, Player 2028) and Zeke Naji ($8.2 million, Player 2027)

Other contracts: Jalen Pickett ($2.2 million, Team 2026), Hunter Tyson ($2.2 million, Team 2026)

Los Angeles Lakers

For a 2nd consecutive offseason, LeBron James' imaginable escaped bureau plays a relation successful what the Lakers tin adhd to their roster. James has a $52.6 cardinal subordinate enactment for adjacent season. If helium opts-in oregon signs a caller declaration with a comparable starting salary, the Lakers volition beryllium $1.3 cardinal implicit the luxury tax. Because the Lakers are good beneath the 2nd apron, they person flexibility to aggregate contracts successful a trade. L.A. has much than $60 cardinal successful expiring contracts.

As acold arsenic draught assets, the commercialized to get Luka Doncic near the Lakers with lone their 2031 oregon 2032 first-round prime disposable to trade. The Lakers are allowed to swap firsts successful 2026, 2028, 2030, 2031 and 2032 and person 2 second-rounders available.

Free agents: LeBron James (Player), Dorian Finney-Smith (Player), Jordan Goodwin (Team), Jaxson Hayes, Markieff Morris, Alex Len

Off the board: James (no commercialized clause)

Rookie standard contracts: Dalton Knecht ($4 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Luka Doncic ($46 million, Player 2026), Rui Hachimura ($18.3 million, UFA 2026), Finney-Smith ($15.4 million, Player 2025), Austin Reaves ($13.9 million, Player 2026), Gabe Vincent ($11.5 million, UFA 2026), Maxi Kleber ($11 million, UFA 2026) and Jarred Vanderbilt (411.6 million, UFA 2028)

Other contracts: Shake Milton ($3 million, UFA 2027), Jordan Goodwin ($2.3 million, Team 2025), Bronny James ($1.9 million, Team 2027). Note: Goodwin cannot beryllium traded unless the squad enactment is exercised, portion Milton's declaration is non-guaranteed.

Minnesota Timberwolves

After spending the 2024-25 play arsenic a second-apron team, Minnesota could person fiscal flexibility adjacent season. While the Timberwolves are apt inactive going to beryllium a taxation paying squad (they are close astatine the threshold), the Timberwolves task to autumn nether the 2nd apron. Including Naz Reid and Julius Randle's subordinate options on with the first-rounder from Detroit, the Timberwolves are $8.5 cardinal beneath the apron.

The Timberwolves are near with the 2025 archetypal from Detroit arsenic their lone disposable draught plus to trade. They bash person 5 seconds available, including the archetypal prime successful this year's 2nd circular from Utah.

Free agents: Julius Randle (Player), Naz Reid (Player), Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Joe Ingles, Luka Garza (Team) and Josh Minott (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Rob Dillingham ($6.6 million, RFA 2028), Terrence Shannon Jr. ($2.7 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Anthony Edwards ($45.5 million, UFA 2029), Rudy Gobert ($35 million, Player 2027), Randle ($30.9 million, Player 2025), Jaden McDaniels ($24.9 million, UFA 2029), Reid ($15 million, Player 2025), Donte DiVincenzo ($11.9 million, UFA 2026) and Mike Conley ($10.7 million, UFA 2026). Note: Randle and Reid cannot beryllium traded unless they opt-in to their contract.

Other contracts: Jaylen Clark ($2.2 million, UFA 2026), Garza ($2.3 million, Team 2025), Leonard Miller ($2.2 million, Team 2026) and Minott ($2.2 million, Team 2025). Note: Garza and Minott cannot beryllium traded due to the fact that of their squad option

New York Knicks

With 88% of their payroll tied up among 5 players (Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns), the Knicks, who are starring the Celtics 2-1 successful the league semifinals, are constricted successful however they adhd to their roster this offseason. New York is $8.4 cardinal implicit the luxury taxation and close astatine the archetypal apron with 10 players nether contract.

When it comes to the draft, the top-8 protected archetypal from Washington successful 2026 is the lone tradeable archetypal New York has available. The Knicks are allowed to swap firsts successful 2026, 2030 and 2032, and they person 8 seconds available.

Free agents: PJ Tucker (Team), Ariel Hukporti (Team), Precious Achiuwa, Cameron Payne, Delon Wright, Landry Shamet

Off the board: Jalen Brunson ($34.9 million, Player 2028)

Rookie standard contracts: Pacome Dadiet ($2.8 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Karl-Anthony Towns ($53.1 million, Player 2027), OG Anunoby ($39.6 million, Player 2028), Mikal Bridges ($24.9 million, UFA 2026), Josh Hard ($19.5 million, Team 2027), Mitchell Robinson ($12.9 million, UFA 2026), Deuce McBride ($4.3 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Tyler Kolek ($2.1 million, Team 2027), Tucker ($3.5 million, Team 2025), Hukporti ($1.95 million, Team 2025). Note: Tucker and Hukporti cannot beryllium traded unless their squad enactment are exercised.

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix enters adjacent play arsenic a luxury taxation squad for a 4th consecutive twelvemonth and it volition beryllium a projected $25 cardinal implicit the 2nd apron. The Suns could make important savings (close to $100 million) and get person to the second-apron threshold if they diminution their $8.1 cardinal squad enactment for Vasilije Micic and waive Cody Martin's $8.7 cardinal salary. As it stands, Phoenix is not allowed to aggregate contracts oregon usage much than 100% of the traded subordinate exception.

Past trades and second-apron restrictions person positioned Phoenix with constricted draught capital. Although the Suns person 4 aboriginal firsts successful the adjacent 7 seasons, they're allowed to commercialized either a 2028 (less favorable archetypal of their own, New York, Washington) oregon 2029 archetypal (least favorable of Cleveland, Minnesota [if picks Nos. 6 done 30] and Utah). Their 2032 first-round prime is frozen due to the fact that they exceeded the 2nd apron this season. The Suns are allowed to commercialized the draught rights for the subordinate selected with the Utah prime successful this year's draft. Phoenix has 3 seconds available.

Free agents: Vasilije Micic (Team), Bol Bol, Mason Plumlee, Damion Lee, Monte Morris and Tyus Jones

Off the board: Bradley Beal (no commercialized clause)

Rookie standard contracts: Ryan Dunn ($2.7 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Kevin Durant ($54.7 million, UFA 2026), Devin Booker ($53.1 million, UFA 2028), Grayson Allen ($16.9 million, Player 2027), Royce O'Neale ($10.1 million, UFA 2028)

Other contracts: Oso Ighodaro ($1.9 million, Team 2027), Cody Martin ($8.7 million, UFA 2027), Nick Richards ($5 million, UFA 2026)

Financially restricted

Apron rules person each but eliminated Boston and Cleveland from trading for Antetokounmpo.

Both teams are heavy into the apron and are not allowed to harvester salaries oregon instrumentality backmost further salary.

The lone script that would enactment would beryllium the Celtics flipping Jayson Tatum for Antetokounmpo. Both players person the identical wage adjacent season.

Boston Celtics

Boston, down 2-1 against the New York Knicks successful the league semifinals, are a 2nd apron squad for a 2nd consecutive season. The archetypal twelvemonth of the Tatum and Derrick White declaration extensions person Boston $23 cardinal implicit the cap. The Celtics are not allowed to aggregate contracts and usage much than 100% of the traded subordinate exception.

Looking up to the draft, the Celtics person 5 of their ain first-round picks successful the adjacent 7 years. However, due to the fact that their 2032 archetypal is frozen and they beryllium Portland oregon Washington a archetypal successful 2028, the maximum firsts they tin commercialized is 1 (2026 oregon 2027). Boston is allowed to commercialized the rights to the subordinate selected successful this year's draught also. The Celtics tin swap firsts successful 2026, 2027, 2030 and 2031. Boston besides has six seconds available.

Free agents: Al Horford, Luke Kornet, Torrey Craig, JD Davison (Team)

Off the board: Jayson Tatum ($54.1 million, UFA 2030)

Rookie standard contracts: Baylor Schierman ($2.6 million, RFA 2028)

Sizable contracts: Jaylen Brown ($53.1 million, UFA 2029), Jrue Holiday ($32.4 million, Player 2027), Kristaps Porzingis ($30.7 million, UFA 2026), Derrick White ($28.1 million, UFA 2029), Sam Hauser ($10 million, UFA 2029) and Payton Pritchard ($7.2 million, UFA 2028)

Other contracts: Xavier Tillman ($2.5 million, UFA 2026), Davison ($2.3 million, Team 2025), Jordan Walsh ($2.2 million, Team 2026), Neemias Queta ($2.3 million, Team 2026). Note: Walsh and Queta's contracts are non-guaranteed.

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavaliers, down 3-1 to the Indiana Pacers successful the league semifinals, task to beryllium implicit the 2nd apron successful 2025-26 - the Cavs are $12.9 cardinal supra the 2nd apron threshold. As a result, Cleveland is not allowed to aggregate contracts and usage much than 100% of the traded subordinate exception.

The Cavaliers are successful a unsocial presumption due to the fact that their 2033 archetypal volition apt get frozen aft the 2025-26 play concludes. Due to the 2nd apron penalty, this play could beryllium the past accidental successful which Cleveland could determination its 2032 first-rounder. The Cavs' 2031 oregon 2032 archetypal (but not both) are the lone picks allowed to beryllium traded. They person six seconds available.

Free agents: Ty Jerome, Sam Merrill, Javonte Green, Tristan Thompson and Chuma Okeke (Team)

Rookie standard contracts: Jaylon Tyson ($3.5 million, RFA 2026)

Sizable contracts: Donovan Mitchell ($46.4 million, Player 2027), Darius Garland ($39.5 million, UFA 2028), Evan Mobley ($46.4 million, UFA 2030), De'Andre Hunter ($23.3 million, UFA 2027), Jarrett Allen ($20 million, UFA 2029), Max Strus ($15.9 million, UFA 2027), Isaac Okoro ($11 million, UFA 2027)

Other contracts: Dean Wade ($6.6 million, UFA 2026), Okeke ($2.5 million, Team 2026), Craig Porter Jr. ($2.2 million, Team 2026). Note: Wade's declaration is partially guaranteed, portion Porter Jr. has nary wage protection.