The 2025 NBA Trade Deadline Thread

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Its James Buckets SZN so might as well get this started. The NBA trade deadline is just over a month away...

In updated news, the Warriors are saying they are out on Butler

From that piece, not only is Cameron Johnson on the market but so too is Vucevic (he would be interesting on the Warriors but I dont know if it would be a good fit):

Cameron Johnson is one of the hottest current names on the market. He’d fill a need as an extra shooting wing who could fit in versatile lineup combinations and also makes a reasonable $22.5 million this season (plus $20.5 million and $22.5 million the next two). But Brooklyn’s price tag has been steep and there are other teams (like the Sacramento Kings and Oklahoma City Thunder) that appear in hotter pursuit.

Nikola Vučević has actually emerged as the more discussed Warriors’ trade target, according to team and league sources. The front office and coaching staff have acknowledged back to training camp this team’s need for a true stretch center, something Curry has never really had. Vučević is making 44 percent of his nearly five 3s per game this season and averaging 20.3 points per game. In theory, he’d get protected on defense by Green, while opening up offensive space for Curry, Wiggins and Kuminga.
And then there is what is going on with Sacramento and Fox.
 

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Cam Johnson would be legitimately worrisome in OKC, he’d actually make them better, and they’re already a top-3 team.
 

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Cam Johnson would be legitimately worrisome in OKC, he’d actually make them better, and they’re already a top-3 team.
Yup. Good fit for Rockets too and since he’s only 28, Spurs might be interested too. Would be a nice fit with Wemby.
 

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Is there some awesomely dumb trade where Chicago, New Orleans, Phoenix, and Miami all unload their unwanted "stars" and they just get all reshuffled around?

Beal to NO
Lavine to MIA
Ingram to CHI
Butler to PHO
 

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Is there some awesomely dumb trade where Chicago, New Orleans, Phoenix, and Miami all unload their unwanted "stars" and they just get all reshuffled around?

Beal to NO
Lavine to MIA
Ingram to CHI
Butler to PHO
The league is too risk averse for that and the salary cap probably makes it impossible, but even if neither of those were true, the NO side of this is screwy. They already have a poor man's version of Beal (McCollum is slightly older and far cheaper), and I don't see him wanting to go there anyway. His NTC really fucks up a lot of the fun, not to mention potentially burying Phoenix until KD is no longer an all-nba level player.
 

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Doesn't it seem like there's no chance Butler and Durant coexist well for very long? I guess with Phoenix' roster they are really only looking at this year and next, but that seems really unlikely to work for long.

It kinda fits on-court, though.
 

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Doesn't it seem like there's no chance Butler and Durant coexist well for very long? I guess with Phoenix' roster they are really only looking at this year and next, but that seems really unlikely to work for long.

It kinda fits on-court, though.
Phoenix + Buckets and - Beal feels like a different animal and not a fun one to face. That said I share your concerns - KD and Jimmy feels combustible.
 

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Doesn't it seem like there's no chance Butler and Durant coexist well for very long? I guess with Phoenix' roster they are really only looking at this year and next, but that seems really unlikely to work for long.

It kinda fits on-court, though.
I haven’t paid attention to PHX much this year but wasn’t the thought that they needed to take a lot more 3’s? Butler doesn’t help with that
 

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Doesn't it seem like there's no chance Butler and Durant coexist well for very long? I guess with Phoenix' roster they are really only looking at this year and next, but that seems really unlikely to work for long.

It kinda fits on-court, though.
Is Jimmy any worse than Kryie or Harden?

If this trade does go through, the tell-all book that KD is going to write before he dies will sells millions. Can you imagine KD dishing on Harden, RWB, Curry, Thompson, Draymond, Kryie, Booker, Beal, and Butler? :)
 

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Is Jimmy any worse than Kryie or Harden?

If this trade does go through, the tell-all book that KD is going to write before he dies will sells millions. Can you imagine KD dishing on Harden, RWB, Curry, Thompson, Draymond, Kryie, Booker, Beal, and Butler? :)
Can’t we get the clippers to swap Harden( +) for Butler? James Harden versus Heat culture would be fascinating in an irresistible force/immovable object kinda way.
 

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Can’t we get the clippers to swap Harden( +) for Butler? James Harden versus Heat culture would be fascinating in an irresistible force/immovable object kinda way.
Harden and PJ Tucker for Butler works according to Spotrac, but that would leave LAC without a PG so they'd probably have to sign someone like - Markelle Fultz. Oh, and Harden apparently can veto the trade so maybe it's a longer shot than we all think.

Which would also be hilarious. Get 'er done, Theo.
 

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I haven’t paid attention to PHX much this year but wasn’t the thought that they needed to take a lot more 3’s? Butler doesn’t help with that
I think he might, actually, by taking on the primary ballhandler role, and making Durant and Book finishers more often instead of creators.

No numbers to support it, but my sense is that Butler does a good job of creating threes for other players (in the way “let Westbrook create everything for everyone” led to tons of good threes for his team in his prime, even if he wasn’t taking them).
 

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Doesn't it seem like there's no chance Butler and Durant coexist well for very long? I guess with Phoenix' roster they are really only looking at this year and next, but that seems really unlikely to work for long.

It kinda fits on-court, though.
I feel like the only alpha-asshole Durant has ever openly tired of was Draymond, and he seems like a special kind of asshole. And even then, KD’s FA move may have been more about wanting to win without Steph to secure his legacy, or whatever.

He seemed loyal to Kyrie to the end, he actively pushed to have Harden rejoin him (then reportedly didn’t make a stink when Kyrie and Harden hated each other and Harden asked out).

He just seems very low-key, and the drama guys always defer to him regardless (other than maybe Draymond) because he’s Kevin Freaking Durant, and he can bust their asses in practice anytime there’s a question of who The Man actually is.

So I suspect that he chemistry with Drama-Jimmy would be OK, and as you say, the on-court fit seems good (including Booker as the 3rd guy).

That’s still an OLD core, though, who would presumably be giving up yet more draft assets to swap Beal’s monster money for Jimmy. What are they going to do when they haven’t had a real/decent 1st to use OR trade for 6-7 straight years, and Butler/KD are 40 & 41, and probably long gone?

Regardless, the funniest outcome is still Beal saying “Yeah, no, I’m staying here.” even if the teams can otherwise find an acceptable trade.
 

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In 2025, does it really matter where jimmy butler goes? PHX or GS, it's not like those teams are topping the Cs or OKC.
 

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In 2025, does it really matter where jimmy butler goes? PHX or GS, it's not like those teams are topping the Cs or OKC.
A lot of things in the NBA can be fun to follow even though they don't have any impact on the Championship picture. See: the length of the Sixers thread.
 

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Right, it may not matter much to the Celtics, but it does to fans of the NBA in general, or to Heat Haters (of whom there are many here) who at this point need to call their doctor about their schadenfreude boner.

And I'd offer that in the case where Houston trades prospects / picks to get Jimmy, it could well affect the contenders pictures for this year. GS or PHX not so much, though, granted.
 

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Right, it may not matter much to the Celtics, but it does to fans of the NBA in general, or to Heat Haters (of whom there are many here) who at this point need to call their doctor about their schadenfreude boner.

And I'd offer that in the case where Houston trades prospects / picks to get Jimmy, it could well affect the contenders pictures for this year. GS or PHX not so much, though, granted.
Most of the other teams who have rumored interest in Butler actually might be playoff threats, at least under ideal circumstances.

I tend to think that a Houston deal really doesn't make sense for either side until next summer, when Jalen Green on his extension can be the primary outgoing value for the Rockets (which means Butler and Green's money doesn't overlap, and they can keep all/more of their younger and less expensive prospects). But they're good, and if something did happen this year, I think Butler for D.Brooks/Adams/one young guys and/or picks makes them better.

The teams who Bernie Lee has reportedly told not to trade for Butler seem more likely, IMO, but they're also good.

The Bucks would lose shooting, and I'm not sure that they have the secondary assets to convince MIA (and/or a 3rd team) to take on $33m owed to Middleton next year, and likely the $23m combined owed to Portis and Connaughton (it works with Lopez's expiring instead of Portis/Pat, but I doubt MIL would do that). But I think Butler fits there, even next to a non-shooter in Giannis, with Dame, Lopez, AJ Green, Gary Trent Jr., and Taurean Prince filling much of the surrounding rotation.

Memphis is the simplest trade, and I think swapping Smart/Kennard/Clarke/pick(s) for Butler makes them better, and they're already pretty good.
 

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I feel like the only alpha-asshole Durant has ever openly tired of was Draymond, and he seems like a special kind of asshole. And even then, KD’s FA move may have been more about wanting to win without Steph to secure his legacy, or whatever.

He seemed loyal to Kyrie to the end, he actively pushed to have Harden rejoin him (then reportedly didn’t make a stink when Kyrie and Harden hated each other and Harden asked out).

He just seems very low-key, and the drama guys always defer to him regardless (other than maybe Draymond) because he’s Kevin Freaking Durant, and he can bust their asses in practice anytime there’s a question of who The Man actually is.

So I suspect that he chemistry with Drama-Jimmy would be OK, and as you say, the on-court fit seems good (including Booker as the 3rd guy).

That’s still an OLD core, though, who would presumably be giving up yet more draft assets to swap Beal’s monster money for Jimmy. What are they going to do when they haven’t had a real/decent 1st to use OR trade for 6-7 straight years, and Butler/KD are 40 & 41, and probably long gone?

Regardless, the funniest outcome is still Beal saying “Yeah, no, I’m staying here.” even if the teams can otherwise find an acceptable trade.
+1

The one guy who doesn't want to see Bradley Beal go is Devin Booker, who has done a heckuva a job avoiding all blame for the 16-19 Suns'
 

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I think this was a semi interesting notion, from the Athletic:
In recent days, Butler’s desire to make his way to the Phoenix Suns has been crystallized all around the league. But with the Heat known to be against adding Suns guard Bradley Beal and his massive contract, and Butler clearly of the belief that a max deal might be waiting for him in the desert, the key question now is whether Phoenix can find a third team that is so appealing to Beal that he’ll waive his no-trade clause and bring this latest star player saga to an end.
I'm on vacation and not in the mood to go hunting possibilities, but Butler sure would work for PHX and I wonder if a 3rd team with space (Detroit?) would want Beal. To be clear, Beal is still good, just not nearly worth his contract.

Still...in writing that out, hard to imagine a scenario where it'd work. Phoenix would need to have some assets/sweeteners to send to Miami/3rd team to make it workable, and they don't have any.
 

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And as a second apron team, Phoenix can't even aggregate contracts to match salaries. They'd need someone like Chicago (currently under the tax) to swap LaVine + something for Butler and then Butler for Beal, which works out great for Miami (despite LaVine being signed for next year + player option in 26-27), but would be a big downgrade for Chicago so they'd need a ton of assets. It's at least possible that such a deal is the best one they'll get for LaVine, though. However, Miami is only 2.6M under the second apron. And Chicago is hard-capped at the first apron and sits $9.5M under it today. So there's not a lot of wiggle room there, even if the Bulls can still take in 120% of outgoing.
 

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I find it interesting that an unintended consequence of the CBA seems to be forcing Jimmy to stick with Miami for the time being since a trade would be difficult given the reasons mentioned by other posters. The NBA has got to be the most player-empowered league and to see Jimmy being limited here is a surprising wrinkle. I have long believed that most agents in all sports tell their clients to take the bag almost every time and if the situation ends up not being to their liking, they can always demand a trade to a preferred destination later. But what happens when that is virtually impossible? I doubt it is going to change behaviors in the future, but I wonder if any agents/players are looking at the Jimmy situation and wondering how to prevent it for themselves going forward.
 

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The fascinating aspect to me here is how Butler/his reps thought it would play out. As has been covered, the new CBA really limits how much certain teams can to do satisfy these trade requests. Given the complexity of Butler to the Suns, it doesn't feel like his side thought this through all that well or perhaps they have a different agenda altogether.
 

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The fascinating aspect to me here is how Butler/his reps thought it would play out. As has been covered, the new CBA really limits how much certain teams can to do satisfy these trade requests. Given the complexity of Butler to the Suns, it doesn't feel like his side thought this through all that well or perhaps they have a different agenda altogether.
Yeah, extremely possible that Butler/his reps assumed teams would just "figure it out", and vastly underestimated the challenge under the new CBA.

He's the first trade request star under this year's new system, no?
 

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And as a second apron team, Phoenix can't even aggregate contracts to match salaries. They'd need someone like Chicago (currently under the tax) to swap LaVine + something for Butler and then Butler for Beal, which works out great for Miami (despite LaVine being signed for next year + player option in 26-27), but would be a big downgrade for Chicago so they'd need a ton of assets. It's at least possible that such a deal is the best one they'll get for LaVine, though. However, Miami is only 2.6M under the second apron. And Chicago is hard-capped at the first apron and sits $9.5M under it today. So there's not a lot of wiggle room there, even if the Bulls can still take in 120% of outgoing.
Have no idea why CHI would do this unless they were heavily incentivized to this. (I wonder if there's a trade around Josh Giddey that would work.)

But even if they could bring CHI on board, what are the odds that Beal waives his no-trade clause to go play in CHI? Plus, PHO's GM is his agent's son, so that will be an interesting conversation if it ever comes to that.

(Why wasn't my Dad a professional sports agent? :) )

I find it interesting that an unintended consequence of the CBA seems to be forcing Jimmy to stick with Miami for the time being since a trade would be difficult given the reasons mentioned by other posters. The NBA has got to be the most player-empowered league and to see Jimmy being limited here is a surprising wrinkle. I have long believed that most agents in all sports tell their clients to take the bag almost every time and if the situation ends up not being to their liking, they can always demand a trade to a preferred destination later. But what happens when that is virtually impossible? I doubt it is going to change behaviors in the future, but I wonder if any agents/players are looking at the Jimmy situation and wondering how to prevent it for themselves going forward.
I think the new CBA is there to protect the owners and the players didn't realize just how much it would. I mean most owners have to be thrilled that they can do things like not sign PG or jettison KAT without any public pushback because of the aprons.

Yeah, extremely possible that Butler/his reps assumed teams would just "figure it out", and vastly underestimated the challenge under the new CBA.

He's the first trade request star under this year's new system, no?
Think the Harden trade technically occurred under the new rules, although Harden requested the trade before the new rules went into effect.

But to your point, I'll just reiterate what Windhorst said - it tooks teams 6 months to figure out the new CBA but the players are at least 6 months behind that. I don't think poor Jimmy realizes how hard it will be for him to get to PHO. I wonder what his agents are telling him.
 

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Not that any of this is really news, but a MIA Herald article today puts out the Heat side of the story: . Here's a part, the bolded (added) the funniest bit:

A source reiterated that before Butler’s “conduct detrimental to the team” that triggered a suspension, the team had planned to play out the season with Butler, with the hopes of making a playoff run, even with the knowledge that his intention was to opt out of his contract (a $52.4 million player option) for next season.
Miami started looking to trade him only after he formally requested one. The Heat made no attempts to trade him during the offseason.
What’s more, the Heat was strongly led to believe before the season started that Butler would play out this season, be professional and not do anything disruptive.

Hey Pat, if you believe what Jimmy told you, I have this nice bridge I'm willing to part with for the low, low price of . . . .
 

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Always an impact player when they list their height in the trade announcement. Shams is such a shameless dolt.
 

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Apparently, MIA had an "accounting error" this summer and Jimmy was not paid for 10 days. Jimmy apparently is still peeved enough to leak it to the press so Chris Haynes let it fly on Dan LeBetard's show.

I hope Jimmy asked for interest.

Heat’s ‘accounting error’ led to Jimmy Butler paycheck snafu | Yardbarker

edit: Haynes apparently also reported that MIA considered (is considering?) changing the suspension from conduct detrimental to failure to provide services, the latter which would increase the fines imposed: Jimmy Butler Rumors: Heat Considered Changing Terms of Suspension amid Trade Buzz | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report .
 
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If that's all the dirt Butler has to air, Riley is in good shape right now. Cause we know there's lots on Butler - which I expect to hear when he's on his way out the door and not before then.
 

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Hope Jimmy didn't miss a rent payment or fail to pay a utility bill when he wasn't paid for ten days.
 

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Always an impact player when they list their height in the trade announcement. Shams is such a shameless dolt.
Not sure the shameless dolt is needed here. I doubt 99% of people would have any issue with listing a player's height in the announcement, especially when it is exactly what Phoenix is needing. They are bottom 5 in rebounding on the year
 

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Not sure the shameless dolt is needed here. I doubt 99% of people would have any issue with listing a player's height in the announcement, especially when it is exactly what Phoenix is needing. They are bottom 5 in rebounding on the year
Let me say it again for people in the back: Shams is a shameless dolt!
 

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I'm starting to think this ends with Miami announcing that Jimmy is suspended for the rest of the season and the two sides negotiating a settlement that results in Jimmy taking a big reduction in salary in return for being waived.
 

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I'm starting to think this ends with Miami announcing that Jimmy is suspended for the rest of the season and the two sides negotiating a settlement that results in Jimmy taking a big reduction in salary in return for being waived.
I can’t see the PA going for that
 

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I'm starting to think this ends with Miami announcing that Jimmy is suspended for the rest of the season and the two sides negotiating a settlement that results in Jimmy taking a big reduction in salary in return for being waived.
If this happens he can't sign with any tax paying team. So his options for contenders would be Houston, OKC, and Memphis
 

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If this happens he can't sign with any tax paying team. So his options for contenders would be Houston, OKC, and Memphis
They would have to pay a pro-rated amount of his existing contract's salary, though, right? He can't get waived by Miami, have his contract become a total nullity, and then sign with OKC for the minimum, can he?
 

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Apparently, MIA had an "accounting error" this summer and Jimmy was not paid for 10 days. Jimmy apparently is still peeved enough to leak it to the press so Chris Haynes let it fly on Dan LeBetard's show.

I hope Jimmy asked for interest.

Heat’s ‘accounting error’ led to Jimmy Butler paycheck snafu | Yardbarker

edit: Haynes apparently also reported that MIA considered (is considering?) changing the suspension from conduct detrimental to failure to provide services, the latter which would increase the fines imposed: Jimmy Butler Rumors: Heat Considered Changing Terms of Suspension amid Trade Buzz | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report .
I am delighted about the current Butler/Heat feud, but I gotta say that if I was vocal about how I think the company was treating me poorly and then there was an accounting error where I didn't get paid for 10 days... I would probably think that's a bit shady too. I don't care much for Butler's antics here, but in this instance I kind of agree with him.
 

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I am delighted about the current Butler/Heat feud, but I gotta say that if I was vocal about how I think the company was treating me poorly and then there was an accounting error where I didn't get paid for 10 days... I would probably think that's a bit shady too. I don't care much for Butler's antics here, but in this instance I kind of agree with him.
I’d be very interested in seeing if anyone else had a delay. If it’s just Jimmy, well, that would be interesting.
 

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I am delighted about the current Butler/Heat feud, but I gotta say that if I was vocal about how I think the company was treating me poorly and then there was an accounting error where I didn't get paid for 10 days... I would probably think that's a bit shady too. I don't care much for Butler's antics here, but in this instance I kind of agree with him.
Maybe but if you got paid back (again hopefully with interest to make him whole), would you raise it six months later?

They would have to pay a pro-rated amount of his existing contract's salary, though, right? He can't get waived by Miami, have his contract become a total nullity, and then sign with OKC for the minimum, can he?
Not sure what you mean. I think in Nattysez's scenario, MIA suspends Jimmy indefinitely and they reach an agreement whereby Butler declines his player option and they work a buy-out with respect to the remainder of this year.

If that were to happen, yes OKC (or any non-tax paying team) could sign him for the minimum for the rest of the year, just like any other bought out player.

But I don't think the players' association would allow this.
 

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The CAVs adding Cam Johnson to their BIG4 would be huge.

Something around this works CAP-wise:
CAVs: Cam Johnson
NETs: Okoro + Struss + First(s)

https://hoopswire.com/cavaliers-cavs-nets-cam-johnson-nba-trade-rumors-news/
The end of that piece clarifies that the Cavs can't trade a 1st until 2031, which I think means they can only include 1.

Given the level of interest there appears to be in Johnson, I think the Nets are pretty likely to be able to get more than one 1st, so I'm not sure that the Cavs will be able to win that bidding.

OKC would seem more likely, if they're still/seriously interested, as they still have multiple extra picks from other teams they could offer.

Hard to tell how serious or real any of the other reports are, but Houston, Memphis, Sacto, and Indy have all been connected to Cam, too, and reports seem clear that teams have been offering one 1st, and the Nets still expect more value than that.
 

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The end of that piece clarifies that the Cavs can't trade a 1st until 2031, which I think means they can only include 1.

Given the level of interest there appears to be in Johnson, I think the Nets are pretty likely to be able to get more than one 1st, so I'm not sure that the Cavs will be able to win that bidding.

OKC would seem more likely, if they're still/seriously interested, as they still have multiple extra picks from other teams they could offer.

Hard to tell how serious or real any of the other reports are, but Houston, Memphis, Sacto, and Indy have all been connected to Cam, too, and reports seem clear that teams have been offering one 1st, and the Nets still expect more value than that.
The Celtic's recent hiccups probably embolden the CAVs/OKC/HOU/Memphis a little more.

I'm not sure Atkinson would move LeVert, but unloading Struss/Okoro+++ would be a home run
 

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I am delighted about the current Butler/Heat feud, but I gotta say that if I was vocal about how I think the company was treating me poorly and then there was an accounting error where I didn't get paid for 10 days... I would probably think that's a bit shady too. I don't care much for Butler's antics here, but in this instance I kind of agree with him.
Agreed with you if so, but the major unasked question would be the most enlightening: Did the Heat not pay Butler for 10 days because they overpaid him previously and needed to balance the books? If so that would be the ultimate lol boo hoo. 'Poor me, the Heat paid me too much the previous part of my contract so I don't get larger than owed paychecks the next 10 days!'
 

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The CAVs adding Cam Johnson to their BIG4 would be huge.

Something around this works CAP-wise:
CAVs: Cam Johnson
NETs: Okoro + Struss + picks (or replace Struss with LeVerts expiring deal if the Nets want more space this summer)

https://hoopswire.com/cavaliers-cavs-nets-cam-johnson-nba-trade-rumors-news/
MaX Strus has gotta be seen as negative value right? 2/33 left on this deal. And Okoro is probably neutral value if anything - 2/23 left on his.

I don't think a 2031 pick and no good young players get it done. I think a worst case Johnson trade is a good pick and/or a random first and a young guy with some good potential
 

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(ElUno20 posted this in the NBA season thread; I thought I should put this story in this thread.)

Speaking of enjoyment, "Jimmy hasn't even really started". Shelbourne with an article summarizing most of what we know with lots of information sourced from the Heat organization. And she didn't really elaborate on the above quote, which I'm surprised isn't the headline of the article.

It did have this tidbit:
That meant letting Butler, who was 30 at the time, color outside the lines that had long defined "Heat Culture." They hired his trainer, Armando Rivas, onto the staff -- a common practice for other superstars on other teams but not for the Heat. He skipped team Christmas parties and trolled the NBA media with eclectic hair styles at media days. He was allowed to fly privately or stay at a different location than the team on road trips. During the 2023 Finals, sources said, he stayed some 30 miles away at a mansion in Boulder, Colorado, while the team stayed in downtown Denver.
"That is not common at all," one Western Conference GM said. "A superstar might stay at a different hotel but not at a mansion 30 miles away."
Butler did little to hide his unusual arrangement -- even posting photos from a Van Leeuwen ice cream shop in Boulder to his ever-buzzing Instagram account during the Finals.
"We let Jimmy do more than we ever let LeBron or DWade or Zo do," one team source said.

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benhogan

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MaX Strus has gotta be seen as negative value right? 2/33 left on this deal. And Okoro is probably neutral value if anything - 2/23 left on his.

I don't think a 2031 pick and no good young players get it done. I think a worst case Johnson trade is a good pick and/or a random first and a young guy with some good potential
110% agree with Strus being underwater. Not a fan.

Okoro is trickier. If he is the 39.3% 3-pt shooter of the last 2 seasons, then I like him a lot on a team like the Nets where minutes & shots are available for a 24-year-old. It doesn't appear like Atkinson is much of a fan.
$11.5M/yr for a good, young 3 & D WING is a valuable asset IMHO.

They could replace Max with LeVert's expiring deal.
With all that extra money the Nets can re-sign Ben Simmons this summer ;)