# 2026 NBA Offseason \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [June 23, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127 "2026-06-23T04:02:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/1 "2026-06-23T04:02:54Z")
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis have been traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks (including No. 13 in Tuesday’s NBA draft), one pick swap and one second-round pick, according to ESPN. > **[2026 NBA buzz: Latest news, injuries, league intel, live updates](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48377855/2026-nba-buzz-latest-live-updates-news-intel-nba-draft-offseason)** > > We're tracking the latest news, rumors and buzz across the NBA, including what we're hearing on Jalen Duren, Kawhi Leonard and more players. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/2 "2026-06-23T12:05:35Z")
I thought they might make the trade to the Celtics, but it would have been a huge change in Boston. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/3 "2026-06-23T12:14:35Z")
I guess nobody is safe. I don’t follow the guy, but have his skills eroded or is he just unhappy there? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/4 "2026-06-23T14:38:14Z")
This trade was in the works for a while. Giannis forced his way out - he lost faith in the Bucks putting a winning team together. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/5 "2026-06-23T14:48:37Z")
I don’t follow basketball much, buy my impression is he liked the intangibles enough to stay as long as he did. I will miss him. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/6 "2026-06-23T14:52:01Z")
Sounds like they got 3 first-rounders instead of 2, and have lots of cap space. I can’t blame them for not wanting to build around 30-year-old Jaylen Brown. He’s been phenomenal but the Bucks must know that they aren’t one superstar away from being a great team. Now the Celtics have to figure out if they can (or should) move Brown somewhere else or try to ride the Brown-Tatum combo one more time and see if they can make another run. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/7 "2026-06-23T14:54:46Z")
I can certainly see that. I also saw a shakeup in the Timberwolves lineup. They’ve traded Julius Randle, who was a consistent 20 point scorer. Seems like a bad idea, but this moves Naz Reid into a starting power forward role, which is about freaking time. And McDaniels will be seeing more shooting opportunities. So a plus overall. Now if they could just teach Gobert how to catch the ball and rebound. . . ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/8 "2026-06-23T15:01:56Z")
Although it’s hard to see how the Miami Heat are going to put together a winning team considering how much they gave away to get Giannis. But I guess we will see. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/9 "2026-06-23T22:32:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > They’ve traded Julius Randle, who was a consistent 20 point scorer. Seems like a bad idea, but this moves Naz Reid into a starting power forward role, which is about freaking time. They basically gave him away by trading their better pick for one a few behind just to dump him. Seems weird, I didn’t consider him a salary dump guy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/10 "2026-06-23T23:06:09Z")
He played well for the Wolves. He was aggressive and came through when it was needed in many games. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/11 "2026-06-23T23:07:46Z")
Yeah, that was my point. He didn’t seem like the kind of player you have to pay another team to take. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/12 "2026-06-23T23:11:56Z")
Yeah, I was agreeing with you. Apparently the thinking is that he was taking away from McDaniels’ scoring opportunities, and that having McDaniels and Edwards together would make for a better scoring duo. Or at least that’s how I read the artical. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/13 "2026-06-25T22:03:50Z")
Holy shit: it was just announced that the Wolves have traded Naz Reid to Charlotte for LaMelo Ball and another player. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/14 "2026-06-29T20:46:06Z")
Another big trade: Ja Morant to Portland. Memphis gets Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/15 "2026-06-29T20:55:15Z")
Man, Ja’s value absolutely plummeted. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/16 "2026-06-29T22:57:42Z")
Golden State’s Draymond Green is opting not to pick up his player option, and there has been talk that this may set the Warriors up to sign LeBron James. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/17 "2026-06-30T13:52:12Z")
[Moderating] At the OP’s request, this is now changed to a general thread about the offseason. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/18 "2026-06-30T14:40:20Z")
There’s also talk that the Warriors hope to trade for Anthony Davis, and hope to be able to do so while still keeping Jimmy Butler and working out a cheaper deal with Draymond. If so, they will be an unstoppable juggernaut in the 2017 season! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/19 "2026-06-30T14:52:09Z")
They are also going after Lebron. I am not so certain how much of an unstoppable juggernaut they would be to be honest. Juggernaut? yes, certainly. Unstoppable? I think injuries will stop them long before the playoffs. You are not going to have a playoff run with Lebron AD Steph and Butler all staying healthy. If they even make it to the playoffs on two legs. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127/20 "2026-06-30T14:54:48Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > If so, they will be an unstoppable juggernaut in the 2017 season! 😀 The army of the old and oft-injured. I sure hope nothing comes of it, though it would certainly be interesting and I’m sure would produce a team that would very occasionally blow opponents off the floor. Y’know - in those maybe eight games that everyone is available and playing like they were a few years younger. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-nba-offseason-edited-title/1031127.md?page=2)