Now that the NBA Draft and free agency have passed us by, it’s time to take a look back on the 2016 offseason with complete grades for all 30 teams.
With August coming to a close and training camp rapidly approaching, the 2016 NBA offseason is all but over. After a summer of draft picks, trades and free agency signings, the question is, how did each team in the association fare during the largest spending spree in league history?
Heading into the 2016-17 season, there’s very little to prevent another Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers showdown in the NBA Finals. But with marquee free agents changing teams and promising young talent injected into the league through the draft, the landscape of the league looks vastly different compared to last summer.
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Over the last month, we’ve taken an in-depth look at each team’s offseason, assigning grades for every individual move they’ve made along the way.
In the interest of being concise and comprehensive, we’ve gathered all 30 offseason summaries in one place, along with a link to their individual grades in case you want to dive right in. Without further ado, here are HoopsHabit’s offseason grades for all 30 NBA teams (in alphabetical order).
Next: Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
“Individually, the Atlanta Hawks made some good moves. They gave Dennis Schroder his opportunity to grow as a starting point guard at age 22 (soon to be 23), found a viable Al Horford replacement on a manageable contract, brought back Kent Bazemore and aided the team’s point guard depth with Jarret Jack.
But it’s tough to get high marks when you lose arguably your best player (Horford) and somehow still don’t pursue a rebuild.
The Hawks will still probably be a playoff team in 2016-17, and with the front office setting the goal of remaining competitive next year, they managed to accomplish that feat despite losing two of their four best players.
Unfortunately, none of that changes Atlanta’s ceiling for the short-term, and unless the shaky Schroder can exceed everyone’s wildest fantasies, the Hawks feel like a team whose roster is heading for yet another moment of truth just a few years down the road.”
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Grade: C
Next: Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
“Most of their offseason activity came on draft night, with the Boston Celtics surprisingly — and disappointingly — using all six of their draft picks on actual players. Three of them were draft-and-stash selections for a team rapidly running out of roster spots, but that actually made Boston’s draft haul feel even more underwhelming to a fan base expecting a franchise-altering move.
Again, Boston found good value with almost every single one of its draft picks, but Danny Ainge’s inability to turn his treasure trove of assets into, you know, actual treasure was a disappointment for the second year in a row. Brown has his work cut out for him, and it’s unlikely any of Boston’s new rookies will help in any significant way next season.
These picks can only hope to bolster the roster down the road, but the good news is the Celtics still managed to emerge as big winners of the offseason because of the Al Horford acquisition. The fact that they were even in the conversation for Kevin Durant speaks volumes about the direction this franchise is heading in.”
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Grade: A-
Next: Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets
“Looking at things from a league-wide perspective, the Brooklyn Nets‘ moves, on paper, are not very good. Their best acquisition was Jeremy Lin, a player who’s probably best suited as a backup point guard, and even on a bargain contract, that’s not something to be proud of.
However, bearing in mind what this team’s outlook was before the draft and free agency, Sean Marks deserves some modicum of praise and respect for at least giving this franchise some inkling of hope for the next three years.
The Nets are going about their rebuild as well as can be expected under a brand new GM, who is trying to turn a bare cupboard into a pantry full of assets. One late first-rounder like Caris LeVert and a backup point guard like Lin might not be a bountiful harvest, but it’s a step in the right direction as far as planting seeds for the future is concerned.”
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Grade: B
Next: Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets
“The Charlotte Hornets found replacements for their departing free agents, but we can’t ignore that they downgraded with each one of them. Ramon Sessions is no Jeremy Lin, Roy Hibbert is a completely different player from Al Jefferson who still has something to prove and even with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist returning, replacing Courtney Lee with Marco Belinelli hurts.
Again, the Hornets did about as well as could be expected with finding their replacements, and retaining Nicolas Batum and Marvin Williams ensures the Hornets will still (likely) be a playoff team in 2016-17.
Charlotte took care of its two most important free agents, and with five players hitting the market, they chose wisely on that end. But it’s the unfortunate nature of the beast that there wasn’t enough cap room for everyone, and because of this, the Hornets may be a worse team next season through no fault of their own.”
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Grade: B-
Next: Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
“The Chicago Bulls had a very odd summer, even if they somehow averted the crisis of hastily trading away their next franchise superstar. It was the league’s worst-kept secret for the last two years or so, but now it’s undeniably out in the open: The Bulls are Jimmy Butler’s team.
The only problem is that even after the Derrick Rose trade, even after avoiding trading him for two high-upside, unproven players, and even after Chicago’s marquee free agents repeated the same thing verbatim, most of the Bulls’ summer didn’t feel like it was about making this Butler’s team.
Even if Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo, two historically ball-dominant, accomplished players who have almost always functioned as alpha dogs, somehow defer to Butler, and the lack of shooting doesn’t come back to bite them, and everything else is completely hunky-dory somehow, what’s this team’s ceiling?”
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Grade: C-
Next: Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
“Coming off their first ever championship, it would’ve been easy for the Cleveland Cavaliers to be complacent this summer. Instead, they worked their way into the second round of the draft to snag Kay Felder, added a useful bench scorer in Mike Dunleavy and ensured their status as perennial contenders by bringing back LeBron James.
However, Cleveland also lost a bit of depth this summer with Timofey Mozgov and Matthew Dellavedova departing. Mozzy was hardly a factor come playoff time and Delly similarly struggled in the Finals, but they helped with the grind of the regular season.
Just by bringing LeBron James back though, the Cavs would’ve gotten something in the “A” range. If they’re able to take care of business and bring J.R. Smith back into the fold, this A- will move up to a full A.”
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Grade: A-
Next: Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
“The Dallas Mavericks‘ offseason was really a mixed bag, and one whose merit will likely be judged primarily by the Harrison Barnes signing.
On the one hand, they missed out on Mike Conley, Hassan Whiteside and Chandler Parsons in free agency, opting to overpay a player who might wind up being a bust and trade for a center with an extensive injury history as their Plan B.
On the other hand, the Mavs regrouped fairly well from missing out on all those star free agents, quickly nabbing two starters with championship experience before the dust from Kevin Durant’s free agency decision had settled.
How Barnes handles an expanded role will likely determine how well the Dallas Mavericks did this summer, and it may take years before we understand the full extent of it. But as much as they tried to balance its long-term and short-term outlook, this summer ultimately did very little to significantly raise the bar for either one.”
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Grade: B-
Next: Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
“As expected, the Denver Nuggets were never real players for this summer’s marquee free agents, and the one big name that wound up being tied to the organization — Dwyane Wade — accepted an offer from the Chicago Bulls instead.
That being said, the Nuggets probably dodged an expensive bullet with Wade, they didn’t make any ill-fated trades for a superstar by surrendering too many assets, and they strengthened a young core by drafting a few promising rookies and re-signing a pair of pivotal veteran leaders.
While it was somewhat disappointing the Nuggets were unable to package one or more of their four draft picks to move up or put together a trade for a superstar, Denver also put its picks to good use and avoided accelerating their rebuild too soon.”
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Grade: B
Next: Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
“The Detroit Pistons weren’t contenders last season and as good as their summer was, they didn’t make that leap this offseason either. That being said, Stan Van Gundy has rapidly turned an ugly roster into a young, promising core on the rise, and this summer, he put that group in a better position to be successful — both in 2016-17 and for the extended future.
By locking Andre Drummond in with a five-year extension, the Pistons secured their franchise cornerstone. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Marcus Morris, Stanley Johnson and Tobias Harris will only get better as they continue to develop and jell together. And finally, SVG addressed what was one of the league’s worst benches last season.
Ish Smith takes care of the team’s biggest need at backup point guard. Jon Leuer, Henry Ellenson and Boban Marjanovic give Van Gundy options (and perimeter shooting) off the bench in the frontcourt. None of these were blockbuster moves, but they all made Detroit a deeper, more well-rounded team.”
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Grade: A-
Next: Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
“Coming off a historic 73-win season and a disappointing seven-game loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors have quickly retooled for another championship run in 2016-17, adding another former MVP to their ranks in a power move that catapults them to the next stratosphere of the NBA ladder.
The sting of that Finals loss will never fade, but with the addition of Kevin Durant, all those summer questions are rendered all but irrelevant.
When you add one of the top five players in the league to another top-five player, when you have a core of pissed off stars looking to avenge playoff defeats after going up 3-1, and when you have a roster where Klay Thompson is your fourth best player, chances are you’re going to alter the course of the 2016-17 season — and possibly NBA history in general.”
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Grade: A+
Next: Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
“The Houston Rockets made some splashy moves this summer, but they were “splashy” the same way that throwing a pebble into a rushing river technically makes a splash, but does nothing to change the unstoppable current from sweeping it along in the same direction.
On the defensive end, last year’s 21st ranked unit just got even worse. Dwight Howard is gone, and though Clint Capela has the makings of a stout rim protector and defensive anchor, he’s not there yet at age 22.
Throw Ryan Anderson’s rigidity and Eric Gordon’s ailing body into a mix that already included James Harden’s frequent lapses and you’ve got one of the most porous defenses in the NBA.
The offense, however, should be hard to stop, especially if Anderson and Gordon both play around 65 games. Despite not having very many efficient three-point weapons last year, Harden still dragged that group to a top-10 offensive rating, and having Anderson and Gordon to spread the defense and knock down open looks will only help matters.”
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Grade: C
Next: Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
“With a couple of marquee additions like Jeff Teague, Thaddeus Young and Al Jefferson, the impression of the Indiana Pacers‘ offseason may be giving too much credit to what the team actually accomplished for its roster.
Teague is a better scorer and facilitator than the departed George Hill, but he’s not a better long range shooter and he’s a far worse defender. Young is a quality defender who brings speed and cutting to the wing, but he can’t shoot. And though Jefferson may be able to feast on opposing second units, his defense is notoriously bad and his impact will be limited to bench scoring.
With a starting lineup of Teague, Monta Ellis, Paul George, Young and Myles Turner, the Pacers will undoubtedly be a playoff team again in 2016-17. But all these lateral moves don’t really set Indiana on the path back to contention, especially as they stray so far from the defensive identity that helped them rise to the prominence in the first place.”
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Grade: B-
Next: Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
“On the bright side, barring any serious injuries, the Los Angeles Clippers will still be one of the three or four best teams in Western Conference next season. They had to tweak their bench a bit, but last year’s second unit wasn’t great, so it needed to be done once again.
The essential pieces like Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and J.J. Redick are all back for next season, which is the most important thing. But by wasting their time in a failed pursuit of Kevin Durant that was never financially viable in the first place, the Clippers spent most of their summer overpaying the same old bench pieces as a Plan B.
The Clippers needed an offseason where they put extremely limited cap space to good use. Landing KD would’ve pushed them over the top, but what felt like a pipe dream to begin with became exactly that.”
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Grade: C-
Next: Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
“Strangely enough, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 2016 offseason was simultaneously disappointing and encouraging — disappointing because they were never in contention for the summer’s game-changing free agents just months after finishing off the worst season in franchise history, but encouraging because they had no choice but to fully commit to a promising youth movement.
For years, Lakers fans have made it their mission to let the world know they wouldn’t be down and out for long; that Los Angeles would bring Russell Westbrook home in 2017, that Kevin Durant was coming, that Hassan Whiteside was their next franchise center — you name it.
They were dead wrong on those fronts, but they weren’t wrong about it not being long before this team is a Western contender again. With a young nucleus of D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr. and now Brandon Ingram and Ivica Zubac, Los Angeles is on the right track.”
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Grade: C
Next: Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies
“When it comes right down to it, your opinion of the Memphis Grizzlies‘ 2016 offseason summer really depends on how much faith you have that guys like Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and Chandler Parsons can stay healthy — along with how much faith you have in David Fizdale replacing Dave Joerger and how much guys like Zach Randolph and Tony Allen have left in the tank.
If Memphis’ new core can stay on the court together, Fizdale should have an easier time coaxing a top-10 defense out of the Grizzlies (despite Parsons’ flaws on that end), which will make them a two-way nightmare for opponents not named the Warriors and Spurs.
If they can’t stay healthy, however, this more well-rounded Grizz team could very easily miss the playoffs.”
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Grade: B+
Next: Miami Heat
Miami Heat
“To be fair, the Miami Heat still have a promising future. Pat Riley will always be aggressive and persuasive during free agency as the NBA’s Tywin Lannister; Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson aren’t going anywhere; Tyler Johnson is now locked in for the long-term; and the team still has a franchise player in Hassan Whiteside.
But having Whiteside as your franchise player is not exactly an encouraging thought, especially after handing him nearly $100 million on a silver platter and informing that ego that he’s now ‘the guy.’
If you’re still not convinced it was a miserable summer for the Heat, here’s a quick checklist. Over the course of the 2016 offseason, Miami lost Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng, Joe Johnson, Gerald Green and Amar’e Stoudemire, while bringing in Dion Waiters, Derrick Williams, Wayne Ellington, Luke Babbitt and James Johnson to replace them. Yikes.”
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Grade: D
Next: Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
“The Milwaukee Bucks have a promising young core, but like the Minnesota Timberwolves in the West, they could be a dark horse to make the Eastern Conference playoffs in 2016-17.
By addressing specific needs (three-point shooting, backcourt depth, veteran experience) with specific free agency targets (Mirza Teletovic and Matthew Dellavedova), the Bucks managed to complement their young core while also adding another tantalizing youngster through the draft in Thon Maker.
However, points have to be taken off for that brief moment of insanity where a four-year, $52 million offer for Miles Plumlee seemed like an acceptable thought. Being unable to trade Greg Monroe also hurts, creating an awkward situation for the Monroe-Maker-Plumlee-John Henson quartet.”
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Grade: B-
Next: Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
“The Minnesota Timberwolves may not be a playoff team again in 2016-17. Their best player is still a 20-year-old, their second-best player is still a flawed 21-year-old, and they still have a completely new head coach to adjust to.
But with as competitive as Tom Thibodeau is, the Wolves making it through the summer without engineering some kind of shortsighted move to get Minnesota back into the postseason is a small victory in and of itself.
The Timberwolves didn’t completely address their need for locker room veterans, as Cole Aldrich and Jordan Hill can hardly be considered for that designation. But Minny provided depth for the frontcourt, nailed the draft, added a helpful perimeter shooter, and even if Kevin Garnett retires, they’ll still have Thibodeau to fall back on to teach these youngsters proper habits.”
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Grade: B
Next: New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
“Heading into the summer, the New Orleans Pelicans really needed to trade Tyreke Evans, pawn off Omer Asik on someone and let Eric Gordon leave in free agency. Perhaps those first two were never realistic possibilities, but the front office’s inability to put a superior supporting cast around their franchise player stands out all the same.
With Tyreke Evans constantly banged up and Asik’s contract being an albatross in the wake of his all-time low value, it may be awhile before the Pellies are able to move into an era where The Brow is the best player on a surefire playoff team, let alone a championship-caliber contender.
The problem is New Orleans’ entire roster outside of Anthony Davis is made up of a bunch of Alonzo Gees: players who have the base skill set and are young enough to believe in, but for whatever reason, wind up topping out as below-average rotation players in this league.”
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Grade: C-
Next: New York Knicks
New York Knicks
“With a core of Derrick Rose, Courtney Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and Joakim Noah, the Knicks are a playoff team on paper. Anything goes in the Eastern Conference, but the New York Knicks will also be heavily relying on four players — Rose, Melo, Noah and Brandon Jennings — who have been notoriously banged up over the last few seasons.
In 2011, a core like this would have been all the rage in the NBA. Five years later, it seems like an ill-fated attempt to reunite the Chicago Bulls team that never came to fruition when Melo chose to re-sign in New York over migrating to the Windy City.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are still vastly superior in the East, and after watching a younger Festus Ezeli get signed to a bargain two-year, $17.4 million deal, Noah’s massive deal is enough to turn anyone’s stomach.
New York has a good chance of being a playoff team again in 2016-17, but for the long-term and the short-term future, don’t expect much more than that.”
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Grade: C-
Next: Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
“The Oklahoma City Thunder got younger this summer, added a terrific talent in Victor Oladipo, got tremendous value out of Serge Ibaka on the trade market and locked in Russell Westbrook for at least an extra year…and yet, their offseason was still a failure overall because of Kevin Durant.
Moving forward, the Thunder will be an entertaining team with a promising future. There’s plenty of young talent to groom from Steven Adams to Andre Roberson to Domantas Sabonis to Victor Oladipo to Josh Huestis to Cameron Payne. These young pieces coming together to eventually complement a top-5 player like Westbrook will be a joy to watch unfold.
But with Durant’s exodus to Golden State, OKC’s “title or bust” mode that they’ve been in for years is officially out the window. Speaking of windows, it’s hard to ignore that as enjoyable as this team may be to observe, they’re no longer a championship-caliber threat to the Warriors, Spurs or Cavaliers; their championship window may be closed forever after this.”
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Grade: D
Next: Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic
“The Orlando Magic didn’t have a horrible offseason, and there’s even a chance they’ll be a better team in 2016-17 under Vogel’s tutelage. But no one should make the mistake of thinking the front office had a good summer either.
Heading into the first season of Scott Skiles’ return to Orlando, the Magic had Tobias Harris, Victor Oladipo, Elfrid Payton, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic on a roster that shouldn’t have been in a hurry. Internal development was the highest priority.
Less than one hectic year under Skiles later, Harris and Oladipo are gone, traded for what essentially amounted to Serge Ibaka on a one-year expiring deal, D.J. Augustin and Jeff Green. Are the Magic really better off now than they were a year ago, especially with Skiles resigning in frustration?”
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Grade: D+
Next: Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
“Nothing the Philadelphia 76ers did this summer will help them substantially in 2016-17. There’s no way they’ll be a 10-win team again, but for the time being, the playoffs are still out of sight, out of mind.
That being said, by drafting Ben Simmons, Timothe Luwawu and Furkan Korkmaz, along with finally bringing Dario Saric stateside and adding a couple of young veterans to help transition into the next era of 76ers basketball, Philadelphia is building palpable momentum for the first time in years.
Simmons has the makings of a franchise star, Saric is going to be immediate fun and even better, the Sixers will finally get a look at what a healthy Joel Embiid can do. Those three things alone make the summer a success for a team that had zero hope of luring the offseason’s more respectable free agents in the first place.”
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Grade: B+
Next: Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
“Heading into the draft, the Phoenix Suns needed help at the power forward spot, they needed to cut down on the four draft picks they owned, but most of all, they needed to commit to the emerging youth movement centered around Devin Booker.
By using two top-eight selections on perhaps the draft’s biggest boom-or-bust candidates, by trading two of their four picks to move up to No. 8, and by selecting two stretch-4s, the Suns checked off every box.
Bringing aboard Jared Dudley and Leandro Barbosa won’t help Phoenix bump up their win total, nor will it resonate around the league in a summer filled with blockbuster trades and marquee free agency signings.
But even if the Suns fruitlessly chase the eighth seed next season rather than bottom out for another high draft pick in a loaded 2017 NBA Draft class, they’ve set themselves on the right course for a proper rebuild between Booker, Bender, Chriss, Ulis, T.J. Warren and Alex Len.”
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Grade: A-
Next: Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
“If it feels like the Portland Trail Blazers spent a ton of money without actually getting much better this summer, that’s both the beauty and the concern with relying on internal growth.
C.J. McCollum got $106 million. Evan Turner got $70 million. Maurice Harkless and Myles Leonard combined for $81 million. Allen Crabbe earned $75 million. What began as an exercise in denoting essential roster parts to keep around for the future quickly snowballed into an all-out avalanche of cash.
Neil Olshey deserved the benefit of the doubt heading into the summer, but you have to question whether he’s made the mistake of trying to accelerate this rebuild (i.e. signing Turner) or even worse, whether he’s drank too much of the Kool-Aid on how good some of these younger, relatively unproven players can be.”
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Grade: C
Next: Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
“The Sacramento Kings added three (and possibly four) rookies to their ranks this summer, but they didn’t go all in on a full-scale rebuild. They added useful veterans that you’d expect to see from a contending team, but they didn’t build anything substantial around DeMarcus Cousins.
They neither improved nor got substantially worse. As always, the Sacramento Kings just kind of…are.
As has been the case for a decade, the Kings are adrift at sea, devoid of direction. They didn’t trade Cousins, nor did they assemble anything but another 30-win team around him. They brought in rookies, but they couldn’t even do that completely right, passing up on Marquese Chriss’ long-term potential for that curious Papagiannis pick. Either trade your star or go all in to help him.”
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Grade: C-
Next: San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
“The San Antonio Spurs did what they could this summer, and the Western Conference is a two-horse race. But the Spurs technically lost the offseason the moment Durant committed to the Warriors, and the pain didn’t get any better when the greatest player in the history of the franchise decided to retire.
Tim Duncan calling it quits is obviously an emotional loss for Spurs fans everywhere, but his departure also leaves a defensive void that Pau Gasol will struggle to fill.
trading Boris Diaw to sign the 36-year-old Gasol was a brutal loss for San Antonio’s patented depth, and with Duncan retiring, Boban Marjanovic heading to Detroit and David West also joining the Warriors, the Spurs’ summer feels like a net loss even with the Gasol and David Lee additions.”
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Grade: B+
Next: Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
“As steady as Jakob Poeltl and Pascal Siakam might be for the Toronto Raptors in both the short-term and long-term, as cheap as Jared Sullinger was and as much as it was necessary to retain DeMar DeRozan to preserve this team’s status as quasi-contenders, it’s hard to get particularly excited about anything the Raptors did this summer.
Keeping the Kyle Lowry-DeRozan backcourt intact obviously means the difference between another possible conference finals appearance and becoming another middling Eastern team, but that $139 million price tag is hard to swallow, even with the skyrocketing salary cap.
Perhaps it’s a bit unfair, but as much as the Raptors added some younger depth and took the necessary steps to keep DeRozan around, Toronto is still largely the same team entering the 2016-17 season.”
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Grade: C+
Next: Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
“For years now we’ve been hearing about how the young Utah Jazz are on the cusp of taking the next step, returning to the postseason and living up to their projection as a team on the rise in the Western Conference.
By addressing the team’s bench depth and locker room leadership with a couple of shrewd trades and an opportunistic free agency signing, Utah looks as prepared as ever to take that next step.
To be honest, Utah’s summer would’ve been relatively successful if only for Dante Exum and Alec Burks simply returning to full health. But with those two back on the court, the continued internal growth of Hayward, Favors, Rudy Gobert and Rodney Hood and these new additions, Utah is as balanced as ever.”
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Grade: A
Next: Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
“When it quickly became apparent that Kevin Durant wasn’t even considering his hometown Washington Wizards, they quickly pivoted, preparing for free agency with a massive extension for Bradley Beal, a surprising offer to Ian Mahinmi and a few other minor moves to round out the bench.
Nothing the Wizards could’ve done this summer — and nothing they actually did this summer — was going to change the fact that this team’s success still relies on its star backcourt getting its s**t together after an off year. This goal, of course, includes staying healthy this time.
That being said, Washington did a decent enough job rounding out the edges. Mahinmi will be a terrific backup until he takes over the starting job, and at that point, the Wizards should be an improved defensive team.”
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Grade: C+