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5 Teams That Could Trade Up In 2025 NBA Draft
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The NBA offseason is still at least two Finals games away, but the trade season is already upon us. On Sunday, the Memphis Grizzlies agreed to trade guard Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope,
There is considerable interest in the two-time NBA champion because he could serve as the final piece to a championship puzzle.
The Rockets overachieved this season, and now they could be in the market for Suns star Kevin Durant this offseason.
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Anunoby averaged 18.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in his first full season in New York. The 27-year-old helped the Knicks to the third seed and played a crucial role in their run to the Eastern Conference Finals — the franchise's first appearance in 25 years. Bridges was right behind him at 17.6 points this season.
They won five NBA titles in the decade. A big reason was because of the heist they pulled off in 1975. That's when they traded for Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Sports business reporter Darren Rovell called it one of the worst trades in NBA history.
“Durant’s list of preferred trade destinations contains three teams,” Stein wrote. “Yet it almost had four. The Stein Line has learned that the Knicks also would have featured on that list but were ultimately omitted when New York made it clear that it has decided against pursuing a trade for the NBA’s No. 8 all-time leading scorer.”
The summer of Kevin Durant is off and running. The expectation is that he will find a new team, and it is likely to happen before the start of free agency. Although Durant has listed his preferred teams, the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, or Houston Rockets, the Phoenix Suns aren't impressed with any offers that have come their way.
There was widespread skepticism during the 2024 offseason about the Cavaliers ' decision to continue moving forward with their four-player core of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley after the team struggled to get past the upstart Magic in round one of the playoffs and then was defeated soundly in round two by the eventual champion Celtics.
Flagg is the top player in this year's prospects as Matt Norlander offers up his one and only mock draft for 2025