The NBA’s biggest offseason trades, graded after one month
After one month of the NBA season, the teams are feeling the effects of their offseason moves. Some teams seem happy, others less so. The trades were graded. The 2022-23 NBA seasons starts in a month.
Cleveland Cavaliers receive Donovan Mitchell from Utah Jazz.
Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Mitchell from the Phoenix Suns for three first-round picks. Mitchell's fit in Cleveland has been seamless. The Cavs are second in the league in garbage-time adjusted net rating. They look like championship contenders. They will make noise at the top of the East for many years to come.
Mitchell was traded to Utah for a few promising young players and three first-rounders. The Jazz are now at the top of the Western Conference standings. They were already printing Victor Wembanyama jerseys.
Minnesota Timberwolves receive Rudy Gobert from Utah Jazz.
Minnesota Timberwolves traded their entire future for Rudy Gobert. The team is struggling. Gobernt's true-shooting percentage is below his league-leading 73.2% last season. Karl-Anthony Towns and Goobert have a net rating of -3.4 in 227 minutes together.
Utah has made a lot of trades in the last month. They got a few interesting players. They traded their two franchise players and have six unprotected first-round picks, one protected first round pick, four pick swaps and one player from Minnesota.
Atlanta Hawks receive Dejounte Murray and Jock Landale from San Antonio Spurs. Spurs receive Danilo Gallinari and two future first-round picks from New York Knicks.
The Hawks traded their future first-round picks for a defensive-minded guard in Murray.
The Spurs traded away a player who didn't fit into their long-term plans for multiple first-round picks and a better shot at Wembanyama.
De’Anthony Melton goes to Philadelphia 76ers. Memphis Grizzlies get him and David Roddy for No. 23 pick (Danny Green).
The Sixers got nothing in the trade for Ben Simmons. He's a good defender and can play on offense.
Roddy looks pretty raw, but he was a top 100 player in EPM last season. Memphis will decide if they want to keep him or trade him after one month.
Dallas Mavericks receive Christian Wood, Marquese Chriss, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Boban Marjanović, and the No. 26 pick from Houston Rockets.
Dallas signed a replacement for Kristaps Porziņģis. Wood is averaging 15.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and shooting 46.2% from three-point range. He's not very good defensively, but Dallas feels good about finding a suitable replacement.
Houston traded Moore for TyTy Washington Jr. and a first-round pick. Houston doesn't regret it. Washington hasn't played for the Rockets yet.
Malcolm Brogdon joins a contender in Boston Celtics. Indiana Pacers receive Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Daniel Theis, Juwan Morgan, Nik Stauskas and a future first-round pick.
Brogdon has been a revelation for the Celtics since his arrival. Boston lost in the NBA Finals. Brogdon is averaging the fewest minutes of his career.
The Pacers made a trade to get Deandre Ayton, but they didn't get anything in return. They were going to lose Malcolm Brogdon in free agency next summer anyway.
Bojan Bogdanović and Saben Lee are traded.
Detroit signed Bogdanović to a two-year extension.
The Jazz waived Lee, but Olynyk has been a huge part of their surprising start to the season. Ollynyks will draw a lot of interest at the deadline if Utah decides to sell him.
Royce O'Neale has been traded to Brooklyn Nets.
Utah Jazz receive a future first-round pick in the deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Brooklyn traded a first-round pick for a three-and-D starter. Brooklyn's mistake was thinking they were a championship contender. O'Neale isn't the difference maker for the Nets, because they're too far from where they need to be.
Brooklyn's collapse makes a trade for Utah's 2023 first-round pick very enticing.
