Hoops Rumors

Since the 2023 NBA offseason began, 30 trades have been made, as our tracker shows. A total of 26 teams have been involved in those 30 deals, with 19 clubs (nearly two-thirds of the league) completing multiple trades.

The Sixers, Trail Blazers, Raptors, and Pelicans are the only teams that haven’t been part of at least one trade since their seasons ended this spring. It’s entirely possible that some of those clubs will still make a deal before the 2023/24 season begins, especially since they currently hold many of the NBA’s top trade candidates, including James Harden, Damian Lillard, and Pascal Siakam.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Celtics and Wizards have been the NBA’s most active teams on the trade market this summer, completing six deals apiece. Some of those trades were relatively minor, but others – including one that included Kristaps Porzingis and Marcus Smart and involved both teams – were more substantial. While Boston was aggressive in looking to upgrade a roster that fell just short of last season’s NBA Finals, Washington’s new front office was looking to reshape its roster entirely.

The Thunder have been the next most active team on the trade market this offseason, making five separate deals. The Suns, Hawks, Spurs, Pistons, and Pacers each completed four trades.

Here are a few more details on this summer’s 30 trades:

• The other clubs that have made multiple trades include the Kings, Grizzlies, and Mavericks, with three apiece. The Nets, Cavaliers, Magic, Heat, Rockets, Jazz, Clippers, and Warriors have each made two trades.
• That leaves the Lakers, Hornets, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Knicks, Bulls, and Bucks as the teams that have completed just one trade apiece.
• Of this offseason’s 30 trades, 24 were relatively simple two-team deals. Four were three-team agreements, while there was also one four-teamer and even one five-teamer.
• Only three players have been signed-and-traded this offseason, but all three of those deals involved three or more teams. Those multi-team agreements were necessary because the clubs moving players via sign-and-trade (Boston with Grant Williams, Miami with Max Strus, and Memphis with Dillon Brooks) weren’t interested in taking back significant salary.
• Seven first-round picks from the 2023 draft were traded this offseason, including one who was moved twice — No. 25 pick Marcus Sasser was officially selected by the Grizzlies, then was flipped to the Celtics, who traded him to the Pistons.
• Every single player picked between No. 31 and No. 39 in this year’s draft was traded at least once this offseason, with four of those players (James Nnaji, Colby Jones, Julian Phillips, and Mouhamed Gueye) dealt twice. Of the remaining second-rounders, only three were traded — No. 40 pick Maxwell Lewis, No. 47 Mojave King, and No. 57 Trayce Jackson-Davis.
• Although a handful of teams acquired the right to swap future first-round picks, very few first-rounders actually changed hands. The Celtics acquired Golden State’s 2024 first-round pick (top-four protected) and the Thunder acquired Denver’s 2029 first-round pick (top-five protected). The only other two first-round picks to be traded had modest value — the Pacers acquired a “least favorable” 2024 first-rounder from Oklahoma City and the Wizards received a top-20 protected 2030 first-rounder from Golden State.
• Conversely, second-round picks were being passed around like hotcakes all offseason, with a staggering 50 future second-rounders changing hands. Four more second-round selections were traded with protections and may or may not end up being conveyed.