By NBA Insiders | ESPN, 2025-07-07 19:00:00
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NBA自由球员市场开放后的第一周，可谓是精彩纷呈，大动作频频。
凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 正式加盟休斯顿火箭队。迈尔斯·特纳 (Myles Turner) 则在同区球队间令人惊讶地选择了密尔沃基雄鹿队，而雄鹿队为了腾出薪金空间不得不裁掉了达米安·利拉德 (Damian Lillard)。与此同时，丹佛掘金队、亚特兰大老鹰队和奥兰多魔术队都进行了精明的引援，为2025-26赛季的季后赛征程做好了准备。
但是，哪些交易引起了我们的NBA内部人士的关注？哪些交易和签约让他们摸不着头脑？哪些运作可能会影响总冠军的争夺战？ESPN的克里斯·赫林 (Chris Herring)、扎克·克拉姆 (Zach Kram)、鲍比·马克斯 (Bobby Marks) 和凯文·佩尔顿 (Kevin Pelton) 正在对夏季开始的这一系列密集操作进行解读。
本休赛期我最喜欢的一次操作是______。
赫林： 老鹰队通过一笔涉及波士顿凯尔特人队和布鲁克林篮网队的三方交易得到克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯 (Kristaps Porzingis)。亚特兰大需要特雷·杨 (Trae Young) 身旁有充足的防守，才能保持高水平的竞争力。上赛季戴森·丹尼尔斯 (Dyson Daniels) 的加入是朝这个方向迈出的一大步，而波尔津吉斯——这位健康时联盟最出色的护筐手之一——的这笔合理交易则是又一步。所有这些甚至都还没有提到尼基尔·亚历山大-沃克 (Nickeil Alexander-Walker) 的加盟，预计他也将进一步补强老鹰队。
克拉姆： 火箭队对杜兰特的交易。这笔交易显而易见，但这并不妨碍它成为我最喜欢的操作，因为火箭队以最可能且最出色的方式——并且以划算的价格——弥补了他们唯一的真正弱点。这笔交易立刻将火箭队从一支充满活力的年轻新军提升为真正的总冠军争夺者。
马克斯： 卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 加盟圣安东尼奥马刺队。在6月30日之前与球队高管们的交流中，一个持续不断的问题就是科内特会去哪里。当他同意与马刺队签订一份四年4100万美元的合同时，答案揭晓了。他首年近900万美元的薪水，与他自2017年进入联盟以来的生涯总收入持平。抛开财政因素不谈，科内特的加入为圣安东尼奥队提供了维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 身后一个可靠的替补，以及另一位身高超过7英尺的内线来与文班亚马搭档。
佩尔顿： 老鹰队在今年选秀大会的首日，通过让出第13顺位向下交易10个顺位，从而从密尔沃基或新奥尔良得到了2026年更好的首轮签。鹈鹕队下赛季的健康状况应该会更好，但在西部闯入季后赛仍是一个挑战，这意味着老鹰队有很大的机会获得一个不逊于甚至好于他们放弃的第13顺位的选秀权——向上可达前四顺位的潜力。
一次将影响总决赛走势的操作是______。
赫林： 尼克斯队，在紧贴第二奢侈税线的情况下，乔丹·克拉克森 (Jordan Clarkson) 与犹他爵士队达成买断协议，这让他们获得了巨大的转机。在克拉克森度过澄清期后，尼克斯队得以用老将底薪签下他，这使得纽约队一度单薄的轮换阵容获得了一位技术娴熟的得分手和组织者，他可以分担贾伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) 的部分持球组织重任。上赛季，布伦森场均持球时间比任何NBA球员都多。克拉克森的加入也让尼克斯队能够利用他们的中产特例签下全能型内线格尔雄·亚布塞莱 (Guerschon Yabusele)。
克拉姆： 布鲁克·洛佩斯 (Brook Lopez) 签下一份两年合同，成为洛杉矶快船队的替补中锋。上赛季，据Cleaning the Glass数据显示，当首发伊维察·祖巴茨 (Ivica Zubac) 在场时，快船队的百回合净胜分为+9.0，而当他不在场时，百回合净胜分则为-5.5。这是联盟中出场时间至少达到1000分钟的球员中，第三大的在场/不在场数据差异，仅次于尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 和多里安·芬尼-史密斯 (Dorian Finney-Smith)。洛佩斯虽然已经不再是雄鹿队时期巅峰的他，但他仍然是一名强劲的护筐手和空间型内线。他不需要成为场均出战30分钟的铁人来帮助快船队；他只需要在祖巴茨每场比赛不在场的十几分钟里帮助球队保持竞争力。洛佩斯完全有能力胜任这项任务。
马克斯： 选秀前德斯蒙德·贝恩 (Desmond Bane) 被交易到奥兰多抢尽了头条，但魔术队与泰厄斯·琼斯 (Tyus Jones) 签订一份一年700万美元的合同，这可能让他们有能力在东部联盟中竞争。签下自由球员市场中最好的组织者之一——琼斯在过去三个赛季场均出场时间不足30分钟的情况下，场均助攻都至少达到5次——这有助于改善魔术队上赛季助攻数联盟垫底的进攻。
佩尔顿： 休斯顿签下芬尼-史密斯将是明年春天一个决定性的操作。芬尼-史密斯季后赛经验丰富，曾在2022年随达拉斯独行侠队打入分区决赛，上赛季在洛杉矶湖人队的首轮系列赛中场均出战34分钟。芬尼-史密斯的加入帮助火箭队弥补了通过交易两名首发球员来换取杜兰特而损失的阵容深度。
一支球队可能在圣诞节前就感到后悔的一次操作是______。
赫林： 让我们回到凯文的第一个答案，他提到了新奥尔良在今年上个月的选秀中放弃了其无保护的首轮选秀权，以换取顺位提升10位。我认为鹈鹕队以目前的阵容来看，可能会在圣诞节前就对那个决定感到后悔。西部竞争激烈，除非有更重要的补强到来，否则很难看出新奥尔良队将如何成为一支有影响力的球队（并摆脱乐透区）。
克拉姆： 如果雄鹿队和新援特纳在圣诞节前未能稳居争冠行列，那么密尔沃基可能会充满大量懊悔。裁掉并延伸支付利拉德的合同，从而束缚雄鹿队未来五年的财政灵活性，只有在雄鹿队现在就能赢球的情况下才会收到回报。尽管他们的前场实力强大，但由于外线天赋薄弱，他们可能无法做到这一点。
马克斯： 利拉德的裁掉，但原因不同。我们都同意，裁掉并延伸支付利拉德高达1.13亿美元的合同是雄鹿队改善阵容的最后选择。我们可以讨论密尔沃基如何将2700万美元的可用薪金空间全部花在一名球员特纳身上的过程。对于一支极度缺乏深度（也需要一名首发控球后卫）的球队来说，在6月30日前腾出空间，然后将资金分散用于三名球员而不是仅仅一名球员，难道不是更好的选择吗？
佩尔顿： 尽管我总体上很喜欢火箭队的休赛期运作，但我怀疑他们现在是否会认为克林特·卡佩拉 (Clint Capela) 是一个多余的内线，因为他们已经用杜兰特和芬尼-史密斯提升了大前锋位置的深度。我对他运动能力下降也有一些疑问。他上赛季投篮命中率仅为56%，这是他完整赛季的生涯新低，并且远低于2022-23赛季的65%。
一笔无人问津的交易是______。
赫林： 我认为艾萨克·奥科罗 (Isaac Okoro) 和朗佐·鲍尔 (Lonzo Ball) 的互换交易，让鲍尔去了克利夫兰，骑士队做得非常聪明。他们在休赛期就知道他们可能会放弃签回自由球员持球手泰·杰罗姆 (Ty Jerome)——如果球队保留上赛季的完整阵容，将面临高达2.5亿美元的奢侈税账单——因此他们选择了得到鲍尔，他即将进入合同最后一年，且薪资仅为1000万美元。鲍尔在过去几个赛季显然缺席了大量时间，上赛季投篮也表现挣扎。但考虑到奥科罗作为射手的不足，尤其是在季后赛中，用他换取鲍尔的短期合同，如果鲍尔能保持健康出场，这是一笔低风险高回报的操作。
克拉姆： 科林·塞克斯顿 (Collin Sexton) 加盟夏洛特黄蜂队。我想，黄蜂队和爵士队之间的一笔交易鲜有人关注是合理的，这两支球队上赛季合计取得了36胜128负的战绩。但黄蜂队以中锋优素福·努尔基奇 (Jusuf Nurkic) 这个低廉的代价，换来了未来的一个次轮签 和 塞克斯顿，塞克斯顿在过去三个赛季中每36分钟能以高效表现场均贡献24分和6次助攻。短期来看，塞克斯顿将作为布兰登·米勒 (Brandon Miller) 和拉梅洛·鲍尔 (LaMelo Ball) 身边的额外得分手来帮助夏洛特队。从长远来看，鉴于他即将到期的合同，他可能会在交易截止日前成为一支争冠球队的宝贵交易筹码，从而可能为夏洛特队带来更多的选秀权。
马克斯： 底特律活塞队放弃丹尼斯·施罗德 (Dennis Schroder)、马利克·比斯利 (Malik Beasley) 和小蒂姆·哈达威 (Tim Hardaway Jr.)，转而签下卡里斯·勒维尔 (Caris LeVert) 并通过与迈阿密热火队的先签后换交易得到邓肯·罗宾逊 (Duncan Robinson)。这些新援为底特律队带来了两名三分命中率超过37%的球员，并为进攻端提供了平衡。活塞队还将迎来杰登·艾维 (Jaden Ivey) 的回归以顶替施罗德。在1月1日右腓骨骨折之前，艾维场均得到职业生涯新高的17.6分，投篮命中率46%，其中三分命中率高达40.9%。
佩尔顿： 我想人们可能在谈论湖人队签下杰克·拉拉维亚 (Jake LaRavia)，但对于这笔交易的潜力讨论得还不够多。据The F5 newsletter报道，拉拉维亚在至少90次出手（他勉强达到这个门槛）的球员中，以46%的三分命中率领跑弧顶三分榜。目前尚不清楚拉拉维亚能在湖人队的进攻体系中获得多少这样的投篮机会，毕竟卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic)、勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 和奥斯汀·里夫斯 (Austin Reaves) 都喜欢在中路发起进攻，但这体现了他的整体投篮质量。据Basketball-Reference.com数据显示，拉拉维亚前两个赛季的底角三分命中率为46%，上赛季则降至38%。他将从湖人队的进攻发起者那里获得大量这样的机会。
一支本应有更大动作的球队是______。
赫林： 在雄鹿队裁掉利拉德之后，我仍在等待他们在控球后卫位置上有所动作。是的，他们有小凯文·波特 (Kevin Porter Jr.)，但如果你想向扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 推销争冠的理念，他是不够的。目前尚不清楚需要什么样的交易才能达成，但如果雄鹿队能设法操作成功，克里斯·保罗 (Chris Paul) 将是一个绝佳的选择。
克拉姆： 热火队到目前为止只签下了一名球员，很难想象西蒙尼·丰泰基奥 (Simone Fontecchio)——他通过罗宾逊的先签后换交易从底特律来到——能有多大作用。在今年春天首轮耻辱性惨败之后——迈阿密对阵克利夫兰的场均输球分差高达30.5分——热火队还没有选定方向，也没有给出任何真正的迹象表明他们知道下一步该怎么做。
马克斯： 金州勇士队。勇士队在六个月前交易走吉米·巴特勒三世 (Jimmy Butler III) 值得部分肯定。但自那以后，他们唯一的操作就是在第二轮选秀中选中了亚历克斯·图伊 (Alex Toohey) 和威尔·理查德 (Will Richard)。这种不活跃状态主要是因为受限制自由球员乔纳森·库明加 (Jonathan Kuminga) 未来走向不明朗的僵局，以及他们在自由球员市场上能有多少资金可用的不确定性。例如，签下阿尔·霍福德 (Al Horford) 超过570万美元的合同将使勇士队的第一奢侈税线触发硬工资帽。他们目前距离这个金额还有2500万美元的差距。
佩尔顿： 在波特兰开拓者队裁掉德安德烈·艾顿 (Deandre Ayton) 并且他承诺加盟湖人队之后，霍福德是唯一能够替代迈尔斯·特纳的首发级别中锋。印第安纳步行者队确实签下了身高7英尺1英寸的杰伊·哈夫 (Jay Huff)，考虑到他的投篮能力，这是一个不错的操作，但如果让他担任首发，他将面临很大的挑战。除非霍福德出人意料地加盟卫冕东部冠军，否则很明显步行者队本应不惜一切代价留下特纳——即便这会让他们损失另一名轮换球员以避免奢侈税。
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NBA free agency superlatives - Best, worst, underrated moves
The first full week of NBA free agency has provided plenty of fireworks.
Kevin Durant is officially a Houston Rocket. Myles Turner switched teams within the division when he surprisingly chose to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, who had to waive Damian Lillard just to create the salary cap space. Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic all made smart splashes to set themselves up for a playoff run in 2025-26.
But which deals caught the eyes of our NBA insiders? Which trades and signings left them scratching their heads? Which moves could affect the race to the title? ESPN’s Chris Herring, Zach Kram, Bobby Marks and Kevin Pelton are breaking down the flurry of action to start the summer.
My favorite move of the offseason has been _____.
Herring: The Hawks landing Kristaps Porzingis in a three-team deal with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets. Atlanta needs ample defense around Trae Young to contend at a high level. The Dyson Daniels addition was one big step in that direction last season, and the reasonable deal for Porzingis – one of the league’s best rim protectors when healthy – is yet another. And none of that even touches on the Nickeil Alexander-Walker addition, which also figures to bolster the Hawks.
Kram: The Rockets’ trade for Durant. Just because it’s obvious doesn’t mean it’s not my favorite, as the Rockets fixed their only real weakness with one of the greatest possible solutions – and for a bargain price. The trade instantly elevated the Rockets from fun young upstart to legitimate championship contender.
Marks: Luke Kornet to the San Antonio Spurs. Talking to team executives leading up to June 30, the one consistent question was where Kornet would land. The answer came when he agreed to a four-year, $41 million contract with the Spurs. His nearly $9 million salary in the first year equals his career earnings since entering the league in 2017. Finances aside, Kornet’s addition gives San Antonio a reliable backup behind Victor Wembanyama and another 7-plus-foot center to pair with him.
Pelton: The Hawks acquiring the better 2026 first-round pick from Milwaukee or New Orleans to go back just 10 spots on the first night of this year’s draft. The Pelicans should enjoy better health next season, but making the playoffs in the West is a challenge, meaning there’s an excellent chance the Hawks end up getting a pick as good or better than the No. 13 pick they gave up – with the upside of a top-four pick.
One move that will impact the run to the Finals is _____.
Herring: The Knicks, right up against the second apron, caught a huge break in Jordan Clarkson reaching a buyout agreement with the Utah Jazz. By being able to land him for the veterans minimum after he cleared waivers, New York’s once-thin rotation acquired a skilled scorer and playmaker who can shoulder some of the ballhandling burden from Jalen Brunson. Last season, Brunson handled the ball more than any NBA player per game. The Clarkson move also allowed the Knicks to use their midlevel exception on versatile big man Guerschon Yabusele.
Kram: Brook Lopez signing a two-year deal to become the LA Clippers’ backup center. Last season, the Clippers had a plus-9.0 net rating when starter Ivica Zubac was on the court, per Cleaning the Glass, but a negative-5.5 net rating without him. That was the third-largest on/off split in the league among players with at least 1,000 minutes, behind only Nikola Jokic and Dorian Finney-Smith. Lopez has declined from his peak with the Bucks, but he remains a strong rim protector and floor spacer. And he doesn’t need to be a 30-minutes-per-game stalwart to help the Clippers; he just needs to help them tread water for the dozen or so minutes that Zubac isn’t on the court every game. Lopez is more than capable of that task.
Marks: The Desmond Bane trade to Orlando stole the headlines leading up to the draft, but it was the Magic signing Tyus Jones to a one-year, $7 million contract that could put them in a position to contend in the Eastern Conference. The addition of one the best facilitators in free agency – Jones has averaged at least five assists the past three seasons while playing fewer than 30 minutes – helps improve a Magic offense that ranked last in assists this past season.
Pelton: Houston signing Finney-Smith as a difference-making move next spring. Finney-Smith is playoff tested, having reached the conference finals with the Dallas Mavericks in 2022 and averaged 34 minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers in last season’s first round. Adding Finney-Smith helped the Rockets make up for the depth lost by trading two starters for Durant.
One move a team might regret by Christmas is _____.
Herring: Let’s go back to Kevin’s first answer, which touched on New Orleans giving up its unprotected first-round pick in last month’s draft to move up 10 spots. I think the Pelicans, as constituted, might regret that decision a lot sooner than Christmas. The West is loaded, and it’s very difficult to see how New Orleans will be a factor (and out of the lottery picture) unless more significant help is on the way.
Kram: If the Bucks and new addition Myles Turner aren’t firmly in contention by Christmas, there might be a whole lot of regrets in Milwaukee. Waiving and stretching Lillard, and thereby hamstringing Milwaukee’s financial flexibility for the next half-decade, will pay off only if the Bucks can win now. They might not be able to, despite their strong frontcourt, because their perimeter talent is so weak.
Marks: The Lillard waiver, but for a different reason. We can all agree that waiving and then stretching the $113 million owed to Lillard was the last option the Bucks had to improve their roster. We can debate the process on how Milwaukee spent the $27 million in available cap space on one player, Turner. For a team starved for depth (and also in need of a starting point guard), wouldn’t it have been better served to open up room before June 30 and then split up the money on three players, not just one?
Pelton: Much as I’ve liked the Rockets’ offseason overall, I wonder if they’ll consider Clint Capela one big man too many now that they’ve upgraded their power forward depth chart with Durant and Finney-Smith. I also have some questions about Capela’s declining athleticism. He shot just 56% last season, a career low for a full campaign and down from 65% as recently as 2022-23.
One deal no one is talking about is _____.
Herring: I thought the Isaac Okoro-Lonzo Ball swap, which puts Ball in Cleveland, was really smart on the Cavs’ part. They went into the offseason knowing they probably would pass on bringing back free agent ball handler Ty Jerome – the team was staring at a quarter-billion dollar luxury tax bill if it brought back last season’s exact roster – so it opted to acquire Ball, who’s entering the final guaranteed year of his deal at just $10 million. Ball obviously missed considerable time the last couple of seasons and struggled with his shot last season. But given Okoro’s shortcomings as a shooter, particularly in the playoffs, swapping him for Ball’s short-term deal was a low-risk, high-reward move if he can stay on the court.
Kram: Collin Sexton joining the Charlotte Hornets. I suppose it makes sense that little attention would be paid to a trade between the Hornets and Jazz, who finished a combined 36-128 last season. But for the small cost of center Jusuf Nurkic, Charlotte added a future second-round pick and Sexton, who has averaged 24 points and six assists per 36 minutes on strong efficiency over the past three seasons. In the short term, Sexton should help Charlotte as an extra scorer next to Brandon Miller and LaMelo Ball. In the long term, given his expiring contract, he could serve as a valuable trade target for a contender at the deadline, potentially bringing Charlotte even more draft picks.
Marks: The Detroit Pistons pivoting away from Dennis Schroder, Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. to sign Caris LeVert and acquire Duncan Robinson in a sign-and-trade from the Miami Heat. The additions give Detroit two players who shot better than 37% on 3-pointers and provide balance on offense. The Pistons will also return Jaden Ivey to replace Schroder. Before breaking his right fibula on Jan. 1, Ivey averaged a career high 17.6 points, 46% shooting, including 40.9% on 3s.
Pelton: I suppose people are talking about the Lakers signing Jake LaRavia, but not enough in terms of the deal’s upside. LaRavia led all players with at least 90 attempts (a bar he barely cleared) by shooting 46% on above-the-break 3s, per The F5 newsletter. It’s unclear how many of those shots LaRavia will get in a Lakers offense in which Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves all like to operate from the middle of the court, but it’s an indicator of overall shooting quality. LaRavia hit 46% of attempts from the corners his first two seasons, per Basketball-Reference.com, before dropping to 38% last season. And he’ll get plenty of those looks from the Lakers’ creators.
One team that should have made a bigger splash is _____.
Herring: In the wake of the Bucks waiving Lillard, I’m still waiting for them to make something happen at point guard. Yes, they have Kevin Porter Jr., but he is not enough if you’re trying to sell the notion of title contention to Giannis Antetokounmpo. It’s not clear what type of deal it would take, but Chris Paul would be a great fit if the Bucks can somehow swing it.
Kram: The Heat have added only one player so far, and it’s hard to imagine Simone Fontecchio, who came from Detroit in the Robinson sign-and-trade, making much of a difference. After a humiliating blowout in the first round this past spring – Miami’s average margin of defeat against Cleveland was 30.5 points – the Heat haven’t picked a direction or given any real indication that they know what comes next.
Marks: Golden State. Give the Warriors partial credit for trading Jimmy Butler III six months ago. But since then, their lone transactions have been drafting Alex Toohey and Will Richard in the second round. The inactivity is largely due to the holding pattern relating to the future of restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga and the unknown on how much money they have to spend in free agency. For example, signing Al Horford to more than $5.7 million hard caps the Warriors at the first apron. They are currently $25 million below.
Pelton: After the Portland Trail Blazers waived Deandre Ayton and he committed to the Lakers, Horford is the only starting-caliber center available to replace Myles Turner. Indiana did add 7-1 Jay Huff, a nice move given his shooting, but he would be stretched as a starter. Unless Horford surprises by joining the reigning East champs, it’s clear the Pacers should have done whatever it took to retain Turner – even if it would have cost them another rotation contributor to avoid the luxury tax.
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