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2025 NBA Offseason Player Movements & Deals
- The Los Angeles Lakers are still interested in wing Andrew Wiggins, despite a high asking price by the Miami Heat. The Lakers are looking for perimeter defense, shooting, and rebounding, all of which Wiggins provides, reports SI.com
- Houston Rockets star point guard Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL and could miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season.
- Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey has parted ways with manager Omar Cooper.
- Free agent guard Lindy Waters III agreed to a one-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs.
- Free agent forward Josh Okogie signed a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the Houston Rockets.
- Free agent guard Blake Wesley signed a one-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Veteran All-Star Chris Paul agreed to a deal with the LA Clippers, likely his final NBA season.
- Marcus Smart signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after a buyout.
- Center Isaiah Jackson agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal to return to the Indiana Pacers.
- Herbert Jones signed a three-year, $68 million extension with the New Orleans Pelicans.
- Free agent Marvin Bagley III agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards.
- Guard Jordan McLaughlin agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs.
- Center Jakob Poeltl signed a four-year, $104 million extension with the Toronto Raptors.
- Center Myles Turner signed a four-year, $107 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
- The Milwaukee Bucks waived Damian Lillard, stretching the remainder of his $112.6 million contract, to clear cap space for Turner.
- Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard agreed to a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers (ESPN).
- Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, succeeding CJ McCollum of the Washington Wizards (ESPN).
- A trade between the Denver Nuggets and Sacramento Kings that swapped Jonas Valanciunas and Dario Saric is official (ESPN).
- Victor Wembanyama has been cleared to return to basketball after recovering from deep vein thrombosis.
- Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA champion Chet Holmgren has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $250 million (ESPN).
- Free agent centre Deandre Ayton has agreed to sign a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now the highest-paid player in NBA history — agreeing to a four-year $285 million USD extension.
- Australian free agent forward Joe Ingles intends to sign a one-year, $3.6 million deal to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN).
- Free agent shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has agreed to a four-year, $62 million deal with Dyson Daniels' Atlanta Hawks that includes a player option and trade kicker (ESPN).
- Free agent centre Clint Capela has agreed to a three-year, $21.5 million deal with the Houston Rockets (ESPN). This signing all but guarantees Australian Jock Landale will be on the move.
- The Memphis Grizzlies and All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. are expected to agree to a five-year, $240 million maximum renegotiation and extension that includes a player option in the final year of the deal in 2029–30 (ESPN).
- James Harden is declining his $36.3 million player option and intends to sign a new two-year, $81.5 million contract to return to the LA Clippers (ESPN).
- Guard Jordan Clarkson is finalising a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz (ESPN).
- Three-time NBA All-Star Julius Randle intends to sign a new three-year, $100 million deal to stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN).
- Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. intends to sign a five-year, $122 million rookie contract extension (ESPN).
- Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves has turned down a four-year, $89.2 million extension (ESPN).
- The Washington Wizards took guard Walter Clayton Jr. at pick 18 in the NBA Draft and then traded him to Utah for pick 21 (Will Riley) and future second-round picks in 2031 and 2032.
- Atlanta Hawks traded draft pick Derik Queen to the New Orleans Pelicans for pick 23 (Asa Newell) and an unprotected first-round pick in 2026 (the better of New Orleans’ and Milwaukee’s).
- The Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets completed a three-team trade:
- Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick → Hawks
- Terance Mann and Atlanta’s 2025 No. 22 pick → Nets
- Georges Niang and a second-rounder → Celtics (ESPN).
- Boston Celtics traded guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons and two future second-round picks (ESPN).
- The Phoenix Suns traded two-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in this year’s draft, and five future second-round picks.
- The New Orleans Pelicans traded CJ McCollum, Kelly Olynyk, and a future second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Jordan Poole, Saddiq Bey, and the No. 40 pick in the draft (ESPN).
- Memphis Grizzlies traded Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks and one first-round pick swap.
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