By The Athletic NBA Staff | The Athletic, 2026-07-13 09:00:47
NBA选秀球员们正在拉斯维加斯夏季联赛中登场亮相，而且大部分情况下，多数有影响力的自由球员都已经找到了下家。但仍有一块勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 大小的多米诺骨牌尚未倒下，这可能会影响几支球队的前景。
你最喜欢的球队在选秀和自由球员市场上得到所需的补强了吗？The Athletic 询问了其NBA记者团队对夏季运作的评估，涵盖从选秀到自由市场再到教练聘请。以下是我们的记者对迄今为止完成工作所给出的评分。
亚特兰大老鹰: B
这是一个相对平静的休赛期，老鹰并未沉醉于“我们两次击败尼克斯”的迷魂汤，他们清楚自己仍是一支正在构建中的球队。值得注意的是，亚特兰大选中了一名真正的控球后卫金斯顿·弗莱明斯 (Kingston Flemings)，用八号签摘下了当时可选的、填补了球队需求的最佳球员。交易得到阿龙·威金斯 (Aaron Wiggins) 是完美利用交易特例获得免费（且急需）侧翼深度的操作，而用一年合同签下CJ·麦科勒姆 (CJ McCollum) 和乔克·兰代尔 (Jock Landale) 则在不过度承诺的情况下保持了稳定。仍有待决定的是：巴迪·希尔德 (Buddy Hield) 和乔纳森·库明加 (Jonathan Kuminga) 的命运。—— 约翰·霍林格 (John Hollinger)
波士顿凯尔特人: C-
得赞扬布拉德·史蒂文斯 (Brad Stevens) 做出大动作的胆量。尽管如此，在杰伦·布朗 (Jaylen Brown) 打出生涯最佳赛季后，凯尔特人得到的回报令人费解。他们通过引进米切尔·罗宾逊 (Mitchell Robinson) 填补了一个大窟窿，并增添了一位值得信赖的职业球员迈克·康利 (Mike Conley)，但波士顿的未来将取决于史蒂文斯在布朗交易上是否做出了正确的决定——以及后续的操作。—— 杰·金 (Jay King)
布鲁克林篮网: B
篮网在这个休赛期很好地提升了球队的职业化程度。朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 是一名有能力且高产的前锋，能承担主要的组织任务，而随着小迈克尔·波特 (Michael Porter Jr) 的加入，篮网现在拥有两位名副其实的场均20分得分手。他们在各个位置依然薄弱，但不应该再是下赛季联盟最差战绩球队的轻松选择。至于在选秀第六顺位选择迈克尔·布朗二世 (Mikel Brown Jr.) 是否正确，我们拭目以待，但至少布鲁克林为其核心增添了潜在的高水平年轻天赋。—— 迈克·沃尔库诺夫 (Mike Vorkunov)
夏洛特黄蜂: B+
尽管是NBA下半程的故事主角，黄蜂并没有陶醉于外界的炒作。他们送走了可以说是他们最好的球员，换来了纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid)、一个2033年不受保护的首轮签和三个选秀权互换。随后黄蜂续约了科比·怀特 (Coby White) 来巩固后卫位置，并将迈尔斯·布里奇斯 (Miles Bridges) 交易出去，换回另一个不受保护的首轮签和两名应该能提供轮换帮助的替补球员。在选秀中增添了两名首轮前20顺位的新秀后，夏洛特进入新赛季的阵容深度应该比上赛季结束时更好。如果你看拉梅洛·鲍尔 (LaMelo Ball) 在不在场的数据对比，他无疑是极其重要的，黄蜂当然会想念他，但怀特应该能缓解这种阵痛。夏洛特现在拥有的选秀资产宝库足以匹敌任何球队，这让他们在任何球星进入市场时都有可能成为买家，或者仅仅是为了进行大手笔操作。但这个休赛期让黄蜂围绕康·克纽佩尔 (Kon Knueppel) 和布兰登·米勒 (Brandon Miller) 建队，并与鲍尔和布里奇斯分道扬镳。—— 迈克·沃尔库诺夫 (Mike Vorkunov)
芝加哥公牛: B
公牛的新管理层开启了重建，在选秀中用四号签做出了显而易见的选择，摘下了卡莱布·威尔逊 (Caleb Wilson)，并用15号签选中戴林·斯温 (Dailyn Swain) 来填补他们期望的阵容模板。首轮操作无可指摘。他们没有像一些人希望的那样吞下垃圾合同以换取未来资产，而是利用充裕的薪资空间促成了几笔灵活的合同，签下了符合球队需求类型的球员（诺曼·鲍威尔 (Norman Powell)、尼克·克拉克斯顿 (Nic Claxton)、扎克·科林斯 (Zach Collins)），这在理论上也有助于短期内重建的发展。这算不上一个完美的休赛期，但考虑到上一届管理层的情况，公牛球迷可以松一口气了。—— 乔尔·洛伦兹 (Joel Lorenzi)
克利夫兰骑士: 未完成
如果他们最终能在自由市场得到勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)，那就是A-，即使他在现有阵容中难以轻松融入。如果詹姆斯去了别处，那么这个评分恐怕是D+。骑士正尽最大努力将薪资降至土豪线以下，但没有詹姆斯，球队实力就难以提升。—— 扎克·哈珀 (Zach Harper)
达拉斯独行侠: A
独行侠在五月聘请了马赛·乌杰里 (Masai Ujiri) 来管理他们的管理层，并在六月聘请了达斯蒂·梅 (Dusty May) 担任主教练。这些都是重大决定，我认为达拉斯做对了。我对梅从大学成功过渡到NBA持乐观态度。独行侠还增添了两名技术特点截然不同的大个子——莫雷斯·约翰逊 (Morez Johnson Jr.) 和桑蒂·阿尔达马 (Santi Aldama)。约翰逊有机会成为防守怪物，而阿尔达马则是一位久经考验的、能拉开空间的七尺长人。若能再看到达拉斯在后场进行更多升级会更好，但我认为独行侠正朝着正确的方向前进。—— 克里斯蒂安·克拉克 (Christian Clark)
丹佛掘金: D-
如果他们最终留下佩顿·沃特森 (Peyton Watson)，评分可能会是C。但这支球队正在用马文·巴格利三世 (Marvin Bagley III) 取代约纳斯·瓦兰丘纳斯 (Jonas Valančiūnas)，而且掘金还没有找到小蒂姆·哈达威 (Tim Hardaway Jr.) 的替代者。目前来看，他们又将面临阵容深度问题。—— 扎克·哈珀 (Zach Harper)
佩顿·沃特森 (Peyton Watson) 是一名受限制自由球员，他的未来仍不明朗。(Isaiah J. Downing / Imagn Images)
底特律活塞: B-
活塞对于围绕其阵容进行小幅提升并不陌生，这个休赛期似乎也是如此。签下大前锋约翰·科林斯 (John Collins) 是底特律迄今为止最大的动作，但他们交易走了以赛亚·斯图尔特 (Isaiah Stewart) 和卡里斯·勒韦尔 (Caris LeVert)，并失去了首发球员托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris)，他进入了自由球员市场。得到以赛亚·乔 (Isaiah Joe) 无疑将有助于提升投射。但是，除非活塞将赌注压在奥萨尔·汤普森 (Ausar Thompson)、丹尼斯·詹金斯 (Daniss Jenkins) 以及埃布卡·奥科里 (Ebuka Okorie) 的内部成长上，否则他们显然仍需另一名能为自己和他人创造机会的持球手。—— 亨特·帕特森 (Hunter Patterson)
金州勇士: C
除了新秀亚克塞尔·伦德伯格 (Yaxel Lendeborg) 之外，这支球队目前基本和上赛季那支37胜45负收官的队伍一样。球迷们感到沮丧，但勇士总经理迈克·邓利维 (Mike Dunleavy) 的现实是，在等待吉米·巴特勒 (Jimmy Butler) 和摩西·穆迪 (Moses Moody) 回归的同时，他依然相信这支球队能比上赛季表现得更出色。依然存在詹姆斯空降的可能性，那将改变整个夏天的基调，但勇士球迷应该做好心理准备，在核心阵容老化的情况下，他们可能会看到更多和上赛季类似的表现。—— 尼克·弗里德尔 (Nick Friedell)
休斯顿火箭: B+
休斯顿在处理新合同时非常高效。以两年1300万美元签下马库斯·斯玛特 (Marcus Smart)，并以一年老将底薪签下博格丹·博格达诺维奇 (Bogdan Bogdanović)，这帮助巩固了火箭的板凳席。即便存在一些投射不稳定的问题，斯玛特应该非常适合休斯顿强悍、防守至上的理念。塔里·伊森 (Tari Eason) 那份五年8150万美元的合同无疑是今夏达成的最佳合同之一。用一份年薪约1600万美元的合同锁定一名25岁左右的顶级侧翼防守者，纯属捡漏。唯一阻止我给火箭打出A评分的理由是，他们不得不搭上选秀权送走多里安·芬尼-史密斯 (Dorian Finney-Smith) 及其本赛季应付的1330万美元薪水，而这距离他们去年夏天给他一份四年5300万美元的合同仅仅过去一年。火箭送给黄蜂的三个次轮签是合理的代价。但在给出合同这么短时间后就不得不积极寻求甩掉它，这在商业上是糟糕的操作。—— 威廉·吉洛里 (William Guillory)
印第安纳步行者: C-
除了健康的泰雷斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton) 回归之外，步行者今夏并没有做什么太多的补强。最大的原因在于因为当初与快船交易伊维察·祖巴茨 (Ivica Zubac) 而失去了抽中第五顺位的机会。在第二轮得到布雷登·史密斯 (Braden Smith) 能帮助后卫轮换，而凯利·乌布雷 (Kelly Oubre Jr.) 也是一笔稳健的自由球员引援，但哈利伯顿摆脱伤病名单，才是将这一评分维持在低于平均水平的关键所在。—— 谢凯娅·泰勒 (Shakeia Taylor)
洛杉矶快船: C-
如果你算上上赛季的詹姆斯·哈登 (James Harden) 交易以及科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 的交易——假设NBA能完成对Aspiration的调查，并且与猛龙达成的交易能够通过——那么快船阵中就没有任何最佳阵容级别的球员了。快船同样没有了2025年最佳防守阵容成员祖巴茨，他在赛季中期被交易走了。选秀资产很不错，上个月用可能获得的最高顺位首轮签选中了基顿·瓦格勒 (Keaton Wagler)，而且快船至少还有一些全明星级别的球员，比如达里厄斯·加兰 (Darius Garland) 和（或许）布兰登·英格拉姆 (Brandon Ingram)，可以围绕他们构建进攻。八村塁 (Rui Hachimura) 是比更具爆发力的约翰·科林斯 (John Collins) 更具性价比的替代者。还有更多工作要做，这取决于本尼迪克特·马瑟林 (Bennedict Mathurin) 的受限制自由球员身份，以及如果他不被保留，则可能围绕这个位置进行升级或寻找替代方案。—— 劳·默里 (Law Murray)
洛杉矶湖人: B
湖人因选择了一个明确的方向而获得高分。他们得到了中锋，变得更年轻，阵容也更有深度。这些都是目标。但这些决定都代价高昂。湖人出手阔绰（带有球员选项的长期合同），而且几乎耗尽了他们所有的选秀资本。哦，他们还失去了勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James)。—— 丹·沃克 (Dan Woike)
孟菲斯灰熊: B-
几乎白白送走贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 也许是必要的，但这仍是球队历史上的一大败笔。除此之外，灰熊在为下一步重建做准备方面做得不错。选中卡梅隆·布泽尔 (Cameron Boozer) 意义重大，向下交易以获得额外选秀资产并仍然摘得卡里姆·洛佩斯 (Karim Lopez) 很有技巧，而通过套现桑蒂·阿尔达马 (Santi Aldama) 将其转化为以赛亚·斯图尔特 (Isaiah Stewart)（以及更多选秀权）则能为扎克·伊迪 (Zach Edey) 的伤病问题提供保障。我无法对昆滕·波斯特 (Quentin Post) 感到兴奋，而且他们仍需要将阵容缩减至15人（买断肯塔维奥斯·考德威尔-波普 (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) 的合同是一种可能性），但这是一个扎实的夏天。—— 约翰·霍林格 (John Hollinger)
迈阿密热火: A-
在不放弃你队中最好球员的情况下，交易得到世界前五的球员，这无疑是绝佳的操作。尽管扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 未来的健康和持久性令人担忧，但健康时的他总是高效且富有成效，这次引援极大地提升了热火的竞争地位。阵容的其他位置仍有工作要做，但有了阿德托昆博，热火现在的处境比之前好多了。—— 埃里克·内姆 (Eric Nehm)
密尔沃基雄鹿: C
交易走两届NBA最有价值球员绝不是赢得休赛期的做法，即使扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 的经纪人团队通过放话不会在密尔沃基再签续约合同来迫使球队出手。最终，雄鹿得到了一大笔球员和选秀权的回报，这将为未来奠定坚实的基础，而且如果年轻球员发展良好，这笔交易可能会越发显得明智。尽管这笔交易和自由市场初期的操作本可以让评分稍高一些，但雄鹿必须因为那份令人费解的小加里·特伦特 (Gary Trent Jr.) 合同而被扣分。—— 埃里克·内姆 (Eric Nehm)
明尼苏达森林狼: B
森林狼清楚，在上赛季退步之后，他们需要对阵容进行重大调整。他们确实做到了。森林狼将朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 送到篮网，随后将球迷宠儿纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 和选秀补偿交易给黄蜂，换来了拉梅洛·鲍尔 (LaMelo Ball)。此举可被视为冒险，因为鲍尔一直受困于伤病问题，且从未在高水平比赛中赢过球。但不可否认他的天赋，而且他打的是最关键的位置，有助于分担安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) 的压力，后者在季后赛中被双人包夹淹没。现在森林狼拥有一个令人兴奋的年轻后场组合，与锋线的杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 和内线的鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 搭档。他们还用五年1.12亿美元续约了阿约·多孙穆 (Ayo Dosunmu)，并签回了杰伦·克拉克 (Jaylen Clark)。阻止这个休赛期被评为A的主要原因是他们缺少一个真正的大前锋。如果勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 震惊世界并选择了明尼苏达？那森林狼将直接获得A+。—— 乔恩·克劳奇恩斯基 (Jon Krawczynski)
纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 曾是明尼苏达球迷的宠儿。(Scott Wachter / Imagn Images)
新奥尔良鹈鹕: 未完成
很难给鹈鹕今夏的操作打分，因为，怎么说呢，他们根本就没做什么。自自由市场开启以来，鹈鹕完成的唯一一笔交易是用一年老将底薪签回了更衣室领袖德安德烈·乔丹 (DeAndre Jordan)。尽管乔丹在场上显然已过巅峰，但他在更衣室里的存在对鹈鹕阵中一些年轻球员来说极其重要。篮球界很多人都在期待鹈鹕交易神射手侧翼特雷·墨菲三世 (Trey Murphy III)，但鹈鹕管理层一直坚持其高昂的要价。虽然有些人可能会批评这个决定，但我要说，在墨菲合同还剩三年的情况下，紧握这样一位有价值的球员是唯一明智的选择。但新奥尔良显然还有很多工作要做。用上赛季只赢26场比赛的相同阵容再来一次，看起来是不可行的。—— 威廉·吉洛里 (William Guillory)
纽约尼克斯: B
虽然我基本同意不因为一个替补中锋而触发第二土豪线，但米切尔·罗宾逊 (Mitchell Robinson) 并非一般的替补——他是有史以来最出色的进攻篮板手之一。因为老板詹姆斯·多兰 (James Dolan) 不愿触碰第二土豪线而签约凯尔特人的罗宾逊，提供了极少数人曾提供的价值，并且这对尼克斯过去两年的成功至关重要。除此之外，尼克斯用对球队有利的合同签回了兰德里·沙梅特 (Landry Shamet)、何塞·阿尔瓦拉多 (Jose Alvarado) 和穆罕默德·迪亚瓦拉 (Mohamed Diawara)，这些操作都做得不错。签下安德烈·德拉蒙德 (Andre Drummond) 已经算是在力所能及的范围内找到了最接近罗宾逊的替代者。不过，尽管如此，在赢得53年来首个总冠军后，尼克斯本应拥有保留原班人马再战一次的机会。—— 詹姆斯·爱德华兹三世 (James Edwards III)
俄克拉荷马城雷霆: B-
如果雷霆没有增加任何首轮签，那就不叫休赛期了。这次，他们带来了两个首轮秀：阿代·马拉 (Aday Mara) 和本内特·斯蒂茨 (Bennett Stirtz)。他们做出了一个明智的选择，拒绝了以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因 (Isaiah Hartenstein) 的球队选项，并以略低的2026-27赛季薪资与他签订了一份长期合同。但他们也遭遇了许多高薪资球队同样的命运。他们失去了两位有能力的轮换球员，以赛亚·乔 (Isaiah Joe) 和阿龙·威金斯 (Aaron Wiggins)，这便是阵容昂贵的代价。—— 弗雷德·卡茨 (Fred Katz)
奥兰多魔术: D
没有人怀疑肖恩·斯威尼 (Sean Sweeney) 拥有出色的篮球头脑，但在一名菜鸟NBA主教练真正坐上那个位置之前，没人能确切知道他会有多胜任。话虽如此，这个评分并非针对聘请斯威尼的决定。而是因为魔术尚未解决他们最大的问题：缺乏三分投射能力和缺少一个在季后赛系列赛中值得信赖的控球后卫。用一年合同签下中锋尼古拉·武切维奇 (Nikola Vučević) 应该有助于拉开场上空间，但他会从替补席打起。即将进入第四个赛季的后卫安东尼·布莱克 (Anthony Black) 需要更进一步。杰夫·韦尔特曼 (Jeff Weltman) 曾警告称球队的薪资负担会限制阵容升级，他的警告成真了。如果奥兰多想要实现飞跃，必须通过更好的执教（这并非定数）、更少的伤病（这也并非定数）和内部成长（这同样并非定数）来实现。—— 约什·罗宾斯 (Josh Robbins)
费城76人: A+
新任篮球运营总裁迈克·甘西 (Mike Gansey) 上任后，迅速将保罗·乔治 (Paul George) 的合同转化成了杰伦·布朗 (Jaylen Brown)。他签下安芬尼·西蒙斯 (Anfernee Simons) 和迪恩·韦德 (Dean Wade) 的操作，对于上赛季既缺乏侧翼防守又缺乏替补席得分火力的阵容来说，是极其契合的“偷摸好棋”。用双向合同拿下凯莱布·洛夫 (Caleb Love) 将被证明是一次打劫。洛夫的水平足以在常规赛做出贡献。76人真的有机会成为东部前四的球队。这在他们进入休赛期前是绝无可能说的。—— 托尼·琼斯 (Tony Jones)
菲尼克斯太阳: B
总经理布莱恩·格雷戈里 (Brian Gregory) 做了球迷们期望的事——他提升了球队实力。他重新签下了科林·吉莱斯皮 (Collin Gillespie)、乔丹·古德温 (Jordan Goodwin) 和大个子马克·威廉姆斯 (Mark Williams)。吉莱斯皮上赛季是联盟中进步最大的后卫之一，而只有每场不落看太阳比赛的人才能领会古德温那份合同（三年1900万）的价值。格雷戈里通过交易得到迈尔斯·布里奇斯 (Miles Bridges) 来增强前场（尽管送出一个2033年不受保护的首轮签未来可能会让人肉痛），并签下了射手卢克·肯纳德 (Luke Kennard)。只要保持健康，太阳在西部的排名可能会跳升几个位次。只剩下一件事要做：向球迷们解释，一个在2022年对家庭暴力重罪指控不做抗辩的球员，如何融入你们频繁谈论的球队文化。并不是每个人都感到高兴。—— 道格·霍勒 (Doug Haller)
波特兰开拓者: C
开拓者搞定了大牌（贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant)），留住了有价值的中锋（罗伯特·威廉姆斯三世 (Robert Williams III)），还增加了中锋位置的深度（布兰登·卡尔森 (Brandon Carlson)），但在解决外线投射困境方面却毫无作为。他们仍有时间使用非奢侈税中产特例（1550万美元）和双年特例（550万美元），如果使用的话，有两个明显的需求：大前锋位置的深度和更多投射能力。—— 杰森·奎克 (Jason Quick)
贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 将在波特兰与达米安·利拉德 (Damian Lillard) 联手。(Brian Westerholt / Imagn Images)
萨克拉门托国王: C
国王在这个休赛期能做的事情很少。他们拥有全联盟最昂贵的薪资单之一，却是全联盟最差的球队之一。扎克·拉文 (Zach LaVine) 执行下赛季4900万美元的球员选项是意料之中的事。德玛尔·德罗赞 (DeMar DeRozan) 被裁掉，球队还交易走了德文·卡特 (Devin Carter) 以缓解财政上的限制，但这仅仅是个开始。这个休赛期最大的胜利是在选秀大会上用第七顺位摘下达里厄斯·阿卡夫 (Darius Acuff Jr.)。但为未来重置国王阵容是一个需要多个休赛期才能完成的工程。—— 杰森·琼斯 (Jason Jones)
圣安东尼奥马刺: B+
在总决赛功亏一篑后，马刺稳住了阵脚。马刺用年薪1500万美元锁定了朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)，用中产特例签下了托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris)，留住了老将领袖哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)，并在选秀中补充了内线深度以取代板凳末段的老将。对18岁的防守王牌杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 进行一次大胆押注，随后又选中22岁的强悍内线小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.)，这是一个不错的选秀策略，长期来看至少能培养出一名轮换球员。他们最大的胜利是说服维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 放弃超级顶薪，选择接受占工资帽25%的顶薪合同，这为更轻松地保持年轻核心阵容提供了至关重要的灵活性。如果他们不打算留下乔丹·麦克劳克林 (Jordan McLaughlin)，他们仍需引进更多后场深度，还可能缺一名纯射手或能打四号位的强壮内线。他们在以能够维持交易价值的金额签下新合同方面做得很好。—— 贾里德·韦斯 (Jared Weiss)
多伦多猛龙: 未完成
科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 的交易，假设最终能够通过，显然是头条新闻。这是一个以可接受的成本换取高上限的操作。如果交易未能通过，猛龙肯定会对押注伦纳德所带来的机会成本感到懊悔，尽管他们知道伦纳德正在被联盟调查，但这里NBA应该承担更多责任。
无论有没有伦纳德，猛龙的阵容依然矮小。在一个体型再次变得至关重要的联盟中，猛龙只有上赛季因背伤缺席大量比赛的雅各布·珀尔特尔 (Jakob Poeltl)，以及几个小球选项。首轮秀阿伦·格雷夫斯 (Allen Graves) 和底薪签约的凯尔·安德森 (Kyle Anderson) 都无法改变这一现实。—— 埃里克·科林 (Eric Koreen)
犹他爵士: B+
失去沃克·凯斯勒 (Walker Kessler) 会令人心痛，但爵士通过从湖人那里得到丰厚的回报，减轻了交易他的打击。尽管如此，这依然是犹他一个绝佳的休赛期，因为达林·彼得森 (Darryn Peterson) 看起来完全具备了爵士所期望的潜力巨星的模样。将他加入阵容后，爵士将成为联盟中进攻最强的球队之一。他们的休赛期基本尘埃落定。现在，常规赛即将到来，届时爵士将在很长一段时间以来第一次以赢球为目标。—— 托尼·琼斯 (Tony Jones)
华盛顿奇才: A-
奇才赢得了乐透抽签，随后选中了AJ·迪班萨 (AJ Dybantsa)。对于一支迫切需要建队基石的球队来说，这是奇才所能期望的最重大的休赛期事件了。球队还通过交易引进了德安德烈·艾顿 (Deandre Ayton)，来填补头号替补大个子的角色，这笔操作应该有助于球队的防守篮板，并在亚历克斯·萨尔 (Alex Sarr) 和安东尼·戴维斯 (Anthony Davis) 遭遇伤病时提供一些保护。引进艾顿是一个“回收再利用”项目，这在某种程度上类似于去年休赛期通过交易引进卡姆·惠特摩尔 (Cam Whitmore) 的操作，尽管那笔运作战绩目前尚未奏效。—— 约什·罗宾斯 (Josh Robbins)
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查看原文：From LeBron to Giannis: Grading every NBA team’s offseason moves so far
From LeBron to Giannis: Grading every NBA team’s offseason moves so far
NBA Draft picks are taking the court in Las Vegas Summer League, and for the most part, most of the impact free agents have found their next home. But there’s still one LeBron James-sized domino to fall, and that could impact the outlook for a few teams.
Has your favorite team gotten the help it needed in the draft and free agency? The Athletic asked its NBA staff for their assessments of summer transactions, from the draft to free agency to coaching hires. Here are the grades our writers assigned for the work done so far.
Atlanta Hawks: B
It’s been a relatively quiet offseason, as the Hawks aren’t drinking the “we beat the Knicks twice” Kool-Aid and understand they’re still a work in progress. Notably, Atlanta drafted a true point guard in Kingston Flemings, filling an organizational need with the best player available with the eighth pick. Trading for Aaron Wiggins was a great way to use a trade exception to get free (and needed) wing depth, while one-year deals for CJ McCollum and Jock Landale keep things stable without overcommitting. Still to be determined: the fates of Buddy Hield and Jonathan Kuminga. — John Hollinger
Boston Celtics: C-
Credit Brad Stevens for the guts to make a big move. Still, after the best season of Jaylen Brown’s career, the Celtics’ return for him was puzzling. They also filled a major hole with the Mitchell Robinson acquisition and added a trusted pro in Mike Conley, but Boston’s future will hinge on whether Stevens made the right call on the Brown trade — and on what moves come next. — Jay King
Brooklyn Nets: B
The Nets did well to professionalize their team this offseason. Julius Randle is a capable and productive forward who can assume lead playmaking duties, and with Michael Porter Jr, the Nets now have two legit 20-point scorers. They’re still light everywhere, but they shouldn’t be the easy choice for the league’s worst record team next year. We’ll see if Mikel Brown Jr. was the right choice at No. 6 in the draft, but at least Brooklyn added potential high-level young talent to its core. — Mike Vorkunov
Charlotte Hornets: B+
Despite being the story of the second half in the NBA, the Hornets didn’t fall for their own hype. They traded away arguably their best player for Naz Reid, an unprotected 2033 first-rounder and three pick swaps. The Hornets then re-signed Coby White to shore up the guard position and traded Miles Bridges for another unprotected first and two bench players who should be rotation help. Charlotte should enter the season deeper than it ended the last one after adding two top-20 draft picks. The Hornets certainly miss Ball, who was supremely important if you look at the on/off splits, but White should mitigate the pain. Charlotte now has a trove of draft assets that rivals any team and can make them a player if any star hits the market, or just to take big swings. But this offseason oriented the Hornets around Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller and moved on from Ball and Bridges. — Mike Vorkunov
Chicago Bulls: B
The new Bulls’ regime tipped off its rebuild by making the obvious choice in selecting Caleb Wilson with the No. 4 pick in the draft and filled out their desired template by selecting Dailyn Swain at No. 15. No complaints with the first round. They didn’t eat bad contracts and net future assets like some hoped, but instead used their abundant cap space to facilitate flexible contracts with archetypes (Norman Powell, Nic Claxton, Zach Collins) that should also theoretically help the development of the rebuild in the short term. Not an immaculate offseason, but it’s deserving of an exhale considering the last regime. — Joel Lorenzi
Cleveland Cavaliers: Incomplete
If they end up getting LeBron James in free agency, it’s an A-minus, even if there isn’t an easy fit on the roster for him. If LeBron goes elsewhere, we’re looking at a D+ for a grade. The Cavs are trying to get under the aprons the best they can, but getting better doesn’t happen without LeBron. — Zach Harper
Dallas Mavericks: A
The Mavericks hired Masai Ujiri to run their front office in May and brought on Dusty May as their coach in June. Those were big decisions, which I think Dallas got right. I’m optimistic about May’s chances of transitioning from college to the NBA. The Mavericks also added two big men — Morez Johnson Jr. and Santi Aldama — with very different skill sets. Johnson has the chance to be a defensive monster, and Aldama is a proven stretch 7-footer. It would have been nice to see Dallas do more to upgrade its backcourt, but I think the Mavericks are moving in the right direction. — Christian Clark
Denver Nuggets: D-
If they end up keeping Peyton Watson, it’ll probably be a C. But this team is replacing Jonas Valančiūnas with Marvin Bagley III, and the Nuggets don’t have a replacement for Tim Hardaway Jr. For now, they’re back to having depth issues. — Zach Harper
Peyton Watson is a restricted free agent, and his future is still unclear. (Isaiah J. Downing / Imagn Images)
Detroit Pistons: B-
The Pistons are no strangers to marginal improvements around their roster, and this offseason is shaping up to be similar. Signing power forward John Collins was Detroit’s biggest move yet, but they traded Isaiah Stewart and Caris LeVert and lost starter Tobias Harris to free agency. Acquiring Isaiah Joe will undoubtedly help with shooting. But unless the Pistons are betting on internal growth of Ausar Thompson and Daniss Jenkins, coupled with Ebuka Okorie, there will certainly still be a need for another ballhandler who can create for himself and others. — Hunter Patterson
Golden State Warriors: C
It’s basically the same team right now as the team that finished 37-45 last year aside from rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. Fans are frustrated, but the reality for Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy is that he remains confident that this team can be better than what it showed last season as it waits for Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody to return. There’s still a chance LeBron appears and that would change the tenor of the summer, but Warriors fans should expect more of what they saw last season with this aging core. — Nick Friedell
Houston Rockets: B+
Houston has been very efficient with new deals. Getting Marcus Smart on a two-year, $13 million contract and Bogdan Bogdanović on a one-year, veteran’s minimum contract helped solidify the Rockets’ bench. Even with some shooting inconsistencies, Smart should be an excellent fit for Houston’s rugged, defensive-first mindset. Tari Eason’s five-year, $81.5 million contract was easily one of the best deals handed out this summer. Getting a top-tier wing defender in his mid-20s on a contract that pays him about $16 million per year is a flat-out bargain. The only thing that stops me from giving the Rockets an A is that they had to salary-dump Dorian Finney-Smith and the $13.3 million he’s owed this season, just one year after handing him a four-year, $53 million contract last summer. The three second-round picks Houston sent to Charlotte were a reasonable price. But it’s bad business to have to actively get out of a contract so soon after handing it out. — William Guillory
Indiana Pacers: C-
Aside from a healthy Tyrese Haliburton returning, the Pacers haven’t done much to improve this summer. The biggest reason for that is losing out on drafting fifth overall because of the Ivica Zubac trade with the Clippers. Getting Braden Smith in the second round can help the guard rotation, and Kelly Oubre Jr. is a sound free-agent acquisition, but Haliburton getting off the injury report is the biggest thing holding this grade at below average. — Shakeia Taylor
LA Clippers: C-
The Clippers don’t have any All-NBA players when you account for last season’s James Harden trade and the Kawhi Leonard deal — that is, if the NBA gets around to concluding the Aspiration investigation and the agreed-upon trade with the Raptors goes through. The Clippers also don’t have 2025 All-Defensive selection Ivica Zubac, who was traded midseason. The draft capital is nice, with the first and likely highest pick coming back used last month on Keaton Wagler, and the Clippers at least have some All-Star-ish players to build an offense around in Darius Garland and (maybe) Brandon Ingram. Rui Hachimura is a cost-effective replacement for the more explosive John Collins. There’s more work to be done, and it surrounds the restricted free agency of Bennedict Mathurin and possible upgrades or alternatives in his slot if he is not retained. — Law Murray
Los Angeles Lakers: B
The Lakers get high marks for choosing a definitive direction. They got the center, they got younger and they got deeper. These were goals. But these decisions were all costly. The Lakers were aggressive spenders (long contracts with player options), and they fired off nearly all of their draft capital. Oh, and they lost LeBron James. — Dan Woike
Memphis Grizzlies: B-
Trading Ja Morant for nothing may have been necessary, but it’s still an organizational L. Otherwise, the Grizzlies have done a good job of resetting for what’s next. Drafting Cameron Boozer was huge, trading down to get extra draft capital and still nabbing Karim Lopez was crafty, and cashing in their Santi Aldama stock to turn him into Isaiah Stewart (and more picks) covers them for Zach Edey’s injury issues. I can’t get excited about Quentin Post, and they still need to trim the roster to 15 (a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope buyout is one possibility), but it’s been a solid summer. — John Hollinger
Miami Heat: A-
Trading for one of the five best players in the world without giving up your best player is an undeniably great move. There are concerns about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s health and longevity moving forward, but he is always productive and efficient when healthy and serves as a massive upgrade to Miami’s contending status. There is still work to do throughout the rest of the roster, but the Heat are in a much better place now with Antetokounmpo. — Eric Nehm
Milwaukee Bucks: C
Trading away a two-time NBA MVP is not the way to win an offseason, even if Giannis Antetokounmpo’s representatives forced the issue by saying he would not sign another extension in Milwaukee. In the end, the Bucks were able to get a large package of players and picks that will serve as a strong foundation for the future, and the trade could age even better if the young players develop well. While the trade and early moves in free agency could have resulted in a slightly higher grade, the Bucks have to be dinged for the puzzling Gary Trent Jr. contract. — Eric Nehm
Minnesota Timberwolves: B
The Timberwolves knew they needed to make significant roster changes after taking a step back last season. They certainly did. The Wolves sent Julius Randle to Brooklyn, then traded fan favorite Naz Reid and draft compensation to Charlotte for LaMelo Ball. The move can be viewed as a risk because Ball has dealt with injury issues and never won at a high level. But there is no denying his talent, and he plays the position that is most important to helping take the pressure off Anthony Edwards, who was deluged by double-teams in the playoffs. Now the Wolves have an exciting young backcourt to pair with Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert up front. They also re-signed Ayo Dosunmu to a five-year, $112 million deal and brought back Jaylen Clark. The main thing that keeps it from being an A offseason is their lack of a true power forward. If LeBron James shocks the world and picks Minnesota? Give the Wolves an A-plus. — Jon Krawczynski
Naz Reid was a fan favorite in Minnesota. (Scott Wachter / Imagn Images)
New Orleans Pelicans: Incomplete
It’s difficult to grade what the Pelicans have done this summer because, well, they haven’t done anything. The only transaction New Orleans has pulled off since the start of free agency is bringing back locker-room leader DeAndre Jordan on a one-year veteran’s minimum. Although Jordan is clearly past his prime as an on-court contributor, his presence in the locker room was incredibly important for some of the young players on the Pels’ roster. Much of the basketball world has been anticipating a New Orleans trade involving sharpshooting wing Trey Murphy III, but the Pels front office has stood strong on its high asking price. While some may criticize this decision, I say holding on to a player with Murphy’s value when he still has three years left on his contract is the only sensible decision to make. But New Orleans clearly has a lot of work to do. Running it back with the same roster that won 26 games last year seems unfeasible. — William Guillory
New York Knicks: B
While I mostly agree with not going into the second apron because of a backup center, Mitchell Robinson isn’t your average backup — he’s one of the best offensive rebounders ever. Robinson, who signed with the Celtics because owner James Dolan didn’t want to go into the second apron, provides a service very few ever have, and it was monumental to the Knicks’ success over the last two years. Other than that, the Knicks did well bringing back Landry Shamet, Jose Alvarado and Mohamed Diawara on team-friendly deals. Adding Andre Drummond is as close to a Robinson replacement as one can reasonably get. Still, though, after the first title in 53 years, the Knicks deserved to run it back. — James Edwards III
Oklahoma City Thunder: B-
It would not be the offseason if the Thunder did not add any first-round picks. This time, they brought in two: Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz. They made an intuitive choice, declining Isaiah Hartenstein’s team option and re-upping him on a long-term contract with a slightly lower 2026-27 salary. But they also suffered the same fate as plenty of teams with high payrolls. They lost a couple of capable rotation players, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins, casualties of an expensive roster. — Fred Katz
Orlando Magic: D
No one doubts that Sean Sweeney has a bright basketball mind, but no one can really know how well a first-time NBA head coach will fill the role until he actually is in the job. Having said that, this grade isn’t about the Sweeney hire. It’s that the Magic haven’t addressed their biggest problems: a lack of 3-point shooting and the lack of a point guard they can trust in a playoff series. Signing center Nikola Vučević to a one-year deal should help the floor spacing, but he’s going to come off the bench. Guard Anthony Black, about to enter his fourth season, needs to take a step. Jeff Weltman warned that the team’s payroll commitments would limit roster upgrades, and his warning was prophetic. If Orlando is going to make a jump, it’ll have to come through better coaching (not a certainty), fewer injuries (not a certainty) and internal development (not a certainty). — Josh Robbins
Philadelphia 76ers: A+
New president of basketball operations Mike Gansey came in and promptly turned Paul George’s contract into Jaylen Brown. His signings of Anfernee Simons and Dean Wade were sneaky-good fits on a roster that last season lacked both wing-level defense and scoring punch off the bench. Getting Caleb Love on a two-way deal is going to prove to be a steal. Love is good enough to help during the regular season. The Sixers have a real chance to be a top-four team in the Eastern Conference. That could not be said of them heading into the offseason. — Tony Jones
Phoenix Suns: B
GM Brian Gregory did what fans should expect — he improved the team. He re-signed Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin and big man Mark Williams. Gillespie last season was among the league’s more improved guards, and only those who watch Phoenix regularly can appreciate the Goodwin deal (three years, $19 million). Gregory bolstered the frontcourt with the trade for Miles Bridges (although including a 2033 unprotected first-round draft pick may sting later) and signed a shooter in Luke Kennard. Provided they stay healthy, the Suns could jump a couple of spots in the West. Only thing left to do: Explain to fans how Bridges, who in 2022 pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge, fits into the culture you have talked about so often. Not everyone is happy. — Doug Haller
Portland Trail Blazers: C
The Blazers landed a big name (Ja Morant), secured a valuable center (Robert Williams III) and added depth at center (Brandon Carlson) but did nothing to address their shooting woes. There is still time to use their non-taxpayer midlevel exception ($15.5 million) and biannual exception ($5.5 million), and if they do, there are two obvious needs: depth at power forward and more shooting. — Jason Quick
Ja Morant is teaming up with Damian Lillard in Portland. (Brian Westerholt / Imagn Images)
Sacramento Kings: C
There’s little the Kings could do this offseason. They have one of the highest payrolls but one of the worst teams in the league. Zach LaVine opting in for his $49 million salary for next season was expected. DeMar DeRozan was waived, and the team traded Devin Carter to help alleviate the financial constrictions, but it’s only a start. The biggest win of the offseason was Darius Acuff Jr. being available with the seventh pick in the draft. But resetting the Kings’ roster for the future is a multi-offseason project. — Jason Jones
San Antonio Spurs: B+
San Antonio held everything together after its finals run came up short. The Spurs locked up Julian Champagnie for $15 million a year, signed Tobias Harris to their midlevel exception, kept veteran leader Harrison Barnes and drafted big-man depth to replace the veterans at the end of the bench. Taking a big swing on 18-year-old defensive ace Jayden Quaintance, then drafting 22-year-old bruiser Tarris Reed Jr. was a good draft strategy that should yield at least one rotation player long term. Their biggest victory was persuading Victor Wembanyama to pass on the supermax to take the 25 percent max, opening up some vital flexibility to keep their young core together more easily. They still need to bring in more guard depth if they aren’t going to retain Jordan McLaughlin and could use another knockdown shooter or physical big at the four. They did a good job of getting their new deals in at numbers that maintain trade value. — Jared Weiss
Toronto Raptors: Incomplete
The Kawhi Leonard trade, assuming it eventually goes through, is obviously the headliner. It is a high-ceiling play for an acceptable cost. If the trade doesn’t go through, the Raptors will certainly rue accepting the opportunity cost of throwing their lot in with Leonard, someone they knew was being investigated by the league, although the NBA deserves more of the blame there.
With or without Leonard, the Raptors remain small. In a league in which size once again seems crucial, the Raptors have Jakob Poeltl, who missed much of last year with a back injury, and then several small-ball options. First-round pick Allen Graves and minimum signing Kyle Anderson aren’t changing that reality. — Eric Koreen
Utah Jazz: B+
Losing Walker Kessler will hurt, but the Jazz softened the blow of trading him to the Lakers by getting a great return for him. Still, this has been a great offseason in Utah because Darryn Peterson looks every bit the potential superstar the Jazz hope he is. Adding him to the lineup will make the Jazz one of the best offensive teams in basketball. Their offseason is pretty much set. Now, it’s on to the regular season, where the Jazz will be trying to win for the first time in a long time. — Tony Jones
Washington Wizards: A-
The Wizards won the draft lottery and then selected AJ Dybantsa. For a team that desperately needed a cornerstone-level player, that’s the most significant offseason happening that the Wizards could have hoped for. The team also added Deandre Ayton in a trade to fill in the top backup big-man role, and that move should help the team’s defensive rebounding and offer some protection if, or when, Alex Sarr and Anthony Davis encounter injury issues. Adding Ayton is a reclamation project in a somewhat similar vein to last offseason’s trade to add Cam Whitmore, a move that hasn’t worked out so far. — Josh Robbins
By The Athletic NBA Staff, via The Athletic