Teams that miss the playoffs have entered the offseason, and of course, even teams in the playoffs need to start preparing for the offseason. Once it comes to the playoffs, there may be many blockbuster deals in the league, and the US media Adam Goldman listed the following 5 offseason potential deals:
Scenario 1:
Knicks get: Donovan Mitchell
Jazz wins: Emanuel Quickley, Obi-Topping, Alec Burks, Nerens Noel, 2022 first-round picks, 2023 first-round picks, 2024 second-round picks
Scenario two:
Celtic gets: Damian Lillard
The Blazers got: Jaylen Brown, Derrick White
Scenario three:
The Lakers got: DeAndre Ayton (signed first, swapped), Mikael Bridges
Suns get: Anthony Davis
Scenario FOUR:
Heat gets: Brandon Ingram
Pelicans get: Jimmy Butler
Option V:
Warriors get: Nikola Jokic, Monte Morris
The Nuggets got: Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Cumminga, James Wiseman, 2023 first-round picks
The above are all very heavy, and even change the pattern of the league, in which the Lakers sent Anthony Davis in the deal with the Suns and exchanged for Ayton and Bridges, in fact, this is unlikely to become a reality, even if the Suns are not willing to give Ayton a big contract.
There are also trades between the Warriors and Nuggets, and Celtics and Trail Blazers pushing for a deal involving Lillard, all of which are moves that can change the structure of the league. Overall, the likelihood that the above deals will become a reality is not great, but if there is a deal that becomes a reality, it will also completely change the alliance landscape.