A total of 43 trades have been completed by NBA teams since the 2018/19 season ended, including three deals involving three teams and one that included four teams. No club has been more active on the trade market during that time than the Hawks, who completed eight deals. However, the Warriors and Grizzlies have been hot on their heels, with seven trades apiece.
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The Hawks were active early and often in the offseason. They were involved in the first trade agreement of June when they agreed to acquire Allen Crabbe from Brooklyn on June 6, then were part of the league’s first two officially-finalized pre-draft deals when they sent one second-round pick to the Warriors and another to the Heat.
Atlanta didn’t make any massive splashes on the trade market, but the trade up to No. 4 to land De’Andre Hunter‘s draft rights from New Orleans involved eight total players or picks, qualifying it as a modest blockbuster.
The Warriors made one massive move, acquiring D’Angelo Russell in a sign-and-trade deal with Brooklyn, but otherwise their summer swaps mostly focused on keeping team salary in check below the hard cap. Golden State moved veterans like Andre Iguodala and Damian Jones to cut costs, while acquiring second-round picks such as Alen Smailagic and Eric Paschall for their modest cap hits.
As for the Grizzlies, they’ve been one of the NBA’s most active teams after overhauling their front office in the spring. Their seven deals were all made with an eye toward the future, as they moved on from franchise point guard Mike Conley and loaded up on draft picks, netting three first-round selections and three more second-rounders over the course of the summer.
Here are a few other notable details related to this offseason’s trades so far:
Teams that have made the most trades:
- Atlanta Hawks: 8
- Golden State Warriors: 7
- Memphis Grizzlies: 7
- Philadelphia 76ers: 5
- Washington Wizards: 5
- Brooklyn Nets: 4
- Detroit Pistons: 4
- Miami Heat: 4
- New Orleans Pelicans: 4
- Oklahoma City Thunder: 4
- Phoenix Suns: 4
- Utah Jazz: 4
Teams that have made the fewest trades:
- Toronto Raptors: 0
- Charlotte Hornets: 1
- Chicago Bulls: 1
- Cleveland Cavaliers: 1
- Houston Rockets: 1
- New York Knicks: 1
- Orlando Magic: 1
- Sacramento Kings: 1
- San Antonio Spurs: 1
Players who have been traded multiple times:
- Kyle Korver: Jazz to Grizzlies to Suns (waived by Phoenix).
- Shabazz Napier: Nets to Warriors to Timberwolves.
- Treveon Graham: Nets to Warriors to Timberwolves.
- De’Andre Hunter (draft rights): Lakers to Pelicans to Hawks.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker (draft rights): Nets to Hawks to Pelicans.
- Ty Jerome (draft rights): Sixers to Celtics to Suns.
- Kevin Porter Jr. (draft rights): Bucks to Pistons to Cavaliers.
- Jordan Bone (draft rights): Pelicans to Hawks to Sixers to Pistons.
2019 All-Stars or All-NBA players who have been traded:
- Anthony Davis: Pelicans to Lakers.
- Kevin Durant: Warriors to Nets.
- Paul George: Thunder to Clippers.
- Kemba Walker: Hornets to Celtics.
- Russell Westbrook: Thunder to Rockets.
2020 first-round picks that have been traded:
- Bucks‘ 2020 first-round pick to Celtics (via Suns; top-7 protected).
- Cavaliers‘ 2020 first-round pick to Pelicans (via Hawks; top-10 protected).
- Jazz‘s 2020 first-round pick to Grizzlies (1-7, 15-30 protection).
- Nuggets‘ 2020 first-round pick to Thunder (top-10 protected).
- Nets‘ 2020 first-round pick to Hawks (top-14 protected).
- Pacers‘ 2020 first-round pick to Bucks (top-14 protected).
- Sixers‘ 2020 first-round pick to Nets (top-14 protected).
- Warriors‘ 2020 first-round pick to Nets (top-20 protected).
Future first-round picks that have been traded:
- Heat‘s 2021 first-round pick to Thunder (via Clippers; unprotected).
- Lakers‘ 2021 first-round pick to Pelicans (9-30 protected).
- Clippers‘ 2022 first-round pick to Thunder (unprotected)
- Heat‘s 2023 first-round pick to Thunder (via Clippers; top-14 protected).
- Clippers‘ 2024 first-round pick to Thunder (unprotected).
- Lakers‘ 2024 first-round pick to Pelicans (unprotected).
- Rockets‘ 2024 first-round pick to Thunder (top-4 protected).
- Warriors‘ 2024 first-round pick to Grizzlies (top-4 protected).
- Clippers‘ 2026 first-round pick to Thunder (unprotected).
- Rockets‘ 2026 first-round pick to Thunder (top-4 protected).
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Most of the teams doing very little trades are not good teams. i am surprised that the Raptors did nothing. With out KL they do not have a top 10 team this year.
Although one of those teams with the fewest trades did acquire an MVP.
Rockets are garbage
I wouldn’t call the pistons 4 trades the fewest it’s actually almost one of the higher teams. DRose was an awesome MVP tho good mentioning him.
Why do people keep mentioning that DRose was an MVP? That was 2011, you realize that’s almost 10 years ago.
Rose is closer to being out of the league then actually being a productive player on a PO team.
Bro don’t be disrespecting DRose. Yes his MVP year was ages ago and he was almost out the league but he’s a beast. To come back and have a 50 point game last year that was sick. I only mentioned him cause this clown loves talking about Russ who got gifted an MVP. Dudes say to cocky and he sucks.
Meyers Leonard shoot better from three last year than Russ did from the floor and Russ gets loads of dunks.
Russ at the line shoot slightly better then Alex Len and slightly worst than DeAndre Jordan and Derrick Favours.
I know it won’t happen but the Rockets should look at bringing back NBA players from Texas home like Marcus Smart and Julius Randle. Not only does that make them younger but Smart is a hound of a defender he’s also decent from 3. Randle is a slick 1v1 scorer who’s improved a lot drop 3 point range.
1. Smart. Rivers
2. Harden. Gordan
3. Tucker. Green
4. Randle
5. Capela. Chandler
That would be better than Russ.
U can pretty much bet the raptors won their only chip within 50 years this past season.
Interesting how the Raptors did nothing in terms of trades. With Kawhi out and lots of expiring 1 year deals left on the team I’m sure that’ll. But looking up and down that roster I think they really need to lose a big (Ibaka) and get in a natural scorer at SG or SF.
That’s where a Andrew Wiggins trade makes the most sense. He’s a former number 1 pick and he still has potential to unlock, he’s a natural scorer although not the most efficient, and he’s also born in Canada so a move home would be good for him.
Not to mention Ibaka ($23.2Mil) can be traded straight up for Wiggins ($27.5Mil), without other players balancing the deal out. To make things right you probably have to give the Wolves 2 seconds or a protect top10 first round pick for Wiggins but that’s not much really. Wiggins would then be given a good environment to play his best ball. He has the best PG he’s played with in Lowry there, he has a solid defensive PF next to him in Siakim. At centre you have a former defensive player of the year in Marc Gasol. And lastly he would be told he’s going to be the lead scorer something that KAT has always had on him.