We graded every NBA team's offseason: Which teams got an A and which got an F?

With the bulk of the NBA's offseason moves complete, it's clip to measure however teams did.

As ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Bobby Marks laid retired past week, there are a fistful of storylines to ticker the remainder of the summer, including the restricted escaped agents locked successful evident standoffs with their existent teams and imaginable extensions. It's besides imaginable we could get a astonishment trade.

Barring that, astir of the moves that volition impact the 2025-26 play person already been made, with virtually each the apical unrestricted escaped agents having already signed contracts, and blockbuster deals person turned the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic into contenders successful their respective conferences.

My grades aren't conscionable astir however overmuch teams improved oregon declined, but much connected however good they utilized the tools astatine their disposal, with a absorption connected escaped bureau and trades due to the fact that the result of the draught is much hard to predict. Although astir teams extremity up successful the abdominous portion of the curve centered connected the "B" range, I did grant 2 A's -- and 1 F, involving teams connected other sides of the summer's astir lopsided trade.

Teams are listed successful alphabetical order.

Jump to a team:
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTA | WAS

Atlanta Hawks

Grade: A

The Hawks vaulted themselves into the ranks of legit East threats by nabbing 1 of the apical escaped agents to alteration teams (former Minnesota Timberwolves defender Nickeil Alexander-Walker) and adding Kristaps Porzingis to springiness them much size up front. Yet, the existent coup was adding the amended of 2026 first-round picks from the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans connected draught nighttime to determination down 10 spots from No. 13 to No. 23.

Even if Atlanta remains stuck successful the play-in, perchance adding different lottery prime to a halfway that includes 2024 No. 1 prime Zaccharie Risacher is simply a franchise-changing accidental for a Hawks squad that swapped its ain prime to the San Antonio Spurs successful the Dejounte Murray trade.

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Stephen A.: Celtics should find retired if Jaylen Brown is simply a legit No. 1 option

Stephen A. Smith explains wherefore the Celtics should instrumentality a accidental connected their existent roster and spot if Jaylen Brown tin beryllium a existent No. 1 enactment with Jayson Tatum sidelined.

Boston Celtics

Grade: C

The upside is the Celtics managed to equilibrium their books without giving up immoderate aboriginal first-round picks, getting nether the 2nd apron with a plausible way to avoiding the taxation altogether successful a spread twelvemonth pursuing Jayson Tatum's Achilles rupture. The downside is Boston shed a monolithic magnitude of talent, including everyone taller than 6-foot-8 who played astatine slightest 13 minutes successful the 2025 playoffs. The Celtics volition beryllium challenged to replenish their frontcourt extent and, crucially, the versatility mislaid with Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis.

Brooklyn Nets

Grade: C-

Given the Nets' commanding presumption arsenic the lone squad with much than $30 cardinal successful headdress abstraction this summer, their instrumentality has been underwhelming. Brooklyn did nett a 2032 unprotected first-rounder from Denver and tin anticipation to rehabilitate Michael Porter Jr.'s value. The Nets besides landed the No. 22 prime with Terance Mann anterior to the draft, but keeping each 5 first-round picks and utilizing them mostly connected players whose games don't look complementary was confusing. Brooklyn inactive tin make $20-plus cardinal successful headdress space, and we'll spot whether further deals materialize earlier grooming camp.

Charlotte Hornets

Grade: B-

The Hornets should beryllium much competitory successful 2025-26 aft uncovering playmakers to supplement LaMelo Ball. Charlotte's discourtesy collapsed without Ball past season, which doesn't fig to proceed with the additions of veterans Spencer Dinwiddie and Collin Sexton and the instrumentality of Tre Mann. And No. 4 prime Kon Knueppel, MVP of the summertime league title game, should assistance the Hornets' shooting immediately.

Chicago Bulls

Grade: C-

I liked the Bulls bringing backmost Tre Jones connected a three-year, $24 cardinal declaration with a squad enactment connected the last season. Chicago could besides get much retired of helping Isaac Okoro aft getting him from Cleveland for Ball. Still, the Bulls shouldn't beryllium contented with mostly staying the people aft 3 consecutive play-in losses. And though I'm precocious connected No. 12 prime Noa Essengue, Chicago would person been amended disconnected making the aforesaid draft-night woody Atlanta did with New Orleans.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Grade: B

We'll spot however overmuch the Cavaliers get from Lonzo Ball, constricted to 35 games past play by wrist injuries aft 2 and a fractional years disconnected the tribunal owed to his near knee. Ball was a low-cost pickup for Cleveland to assistance regenerate Ty Jerome, mislaid to assistance negociate the Cavaliers' sizeable taxation bill. So excessively was bringing backmost Larry Nance Jr. arsenic a 3rd center. Despite the nonaccomplishment of Jerome, Cleveland looks similar the favourite to triumph the East.

Dallas Mavericks

Grade: B-

Dallas doesn't get recognition for picking Cooper Flagg, a determination immoderate squad would person made aft winning the lottery. The Mavericks did good successful landing D'Angelo Russell, equipped lone with their payer midlevel successful escaped bureau aft agreeing to a caller declaration with a smaller starting wage for injured constituent defender Kyrie Irving. But Dallas inactive has a surplus successful its frontcourt, having opted not to marque immoderate trades involving seasoned players frankincense far. That apt pushes Flagg and P.J. Washington Jr. to perimeter roles.

Denver Nuggets

Grade: A-

After the particulate cleared, Denver's offseason resulted successful the strongest Nuggets squad connected insubstantial since they won the 2023 title, highlighted by swapping Michael Porter Jr. for Cameron Johnson astatine the outgo of a invaluable 2032 unprotected first-rounder. The payroll flexibility the woody created helped the Nuggets heist Jonas Valanciunas from the Kings, shedding little-used Dario Saric. And Denver beefed up its perimeter extent by signing Bruce Brown and Tim Hardaway Jr. to minimum contracts.

Detroit Pistons

Grade: C

The Pistons' offseason changed dramatically erstwhile ESPN's Shams Charania reported that defender Malik Beasley was under probe by national authorities successful transportation with a gambling probe. After All-Star Cade Cunningham, Beasley mightiness person been Detroit's second-best subordinate past season, and the precocious pivot constricted the Pistons' options to regenerate him successful escaped agency. They landed Duncan Robinson to proviso the shooting Beasley provided and Caris LeVert for changeable instauration disconnected the bench, but the effect is apt a weaker Detroit 2nd unit.

Golden State Warriors

Grade: Incomplete

Having simply added a brace of picks successful the 50s (Will Richard and Alex Toohey), the Warriors are intolerable to measure until they fig retired the presumption of restricted escaped cause Jonathan Kuminga. If Golden State so signs seasoned halfway Al Horford and brings backmost defender De'Anthony Melton, arsenic ESPN's Anthony Slater reported is possible, that would beryllium a coagulated summertime to physique connected past season's beardown decorativeness aft the Jimmy Butler trade. For now, each of that remains connected hold.

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Will the Rockets beryllium the champion squad KD's played for?

Ramona Shelburne and Tim Bontemps interruption down wherefore the Rockets are the champion acceptable for Kevin Durant.

Houston Rockets

Grade: A

No squad did much to amended its chances astatine the 2026 rubric than the Rockets, who added two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant without sacrificing extent successful the process. Give Houston recognition for pouncing astatine a tenable commercialized for Durant, past utilizing a team-friendly declaration for Fred VanVleet (two years, $50 million) to entree the non-taxpayer midlevel exception. That allowed the Rockets to adhd proven 3-and-D helping Dorian Finney-Smith to assistance regenerate departed Dillon Brooks.

Indiana Pacers

Grade: D

It's imaginable we'll look backmost and deliberation the Pacers were amended disconnected not paying Myles Turner done his mid-30s, but determination are nary banners for fiscal work and Indiana mislaid a cardinal portion to a starting 5 that relied much connected acceptable than sheer talent. The Pacers person nary wide replacement for Turner. Although I liked taking a flyer connected Jay Huff, who has a akin accomplishment set, expecting him to commencement aft falling retired of Memphis' playoff rotation is unrealistic. Indiana's different accepted centers -- Tony Bradley, Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman -- are besides vocation backups.

LA Clippers

Grade: B+

There are concerns astir the Clippers' property aft adding veterans Chris Paul (40), Brook Lopez (37) and Bradley Beal (32). For the Clippers to onshore each 3 equipped lone with the non-taxpayer midlevel exception, however, is simply a win. The Clippers bolstered their extent successful the abbreviated word and added size with a commercialized for John Collins portion keeping an oculus connected headdress abstraction possibilities arsenic soon arsenic adjacent summer, with 2027 a much apt people to retool the roster with younger talent.

Los Angeles Lakers

Grade: B

The Lakers are an absorbing opposition to their crosstown rivals' offseason. Building astir 26-year-old Luka Doncic, the Lakers added Jake LaRavia, 23, the youngest unrestricted escaped cause to alteration teams for much than the minimum, positive Deandre Ayton, who precocious turned 27. Marcus Smart, 31, is the Lakers' oldest newcomer. The Lakers' additions weren't arsenic effectual past play arsenic the Clippers', but the caller Lakers basal a amended accidental of being semipermanent contributors.

The biggest question astir the Lakers' offseason is what that attack means for 40-year-old superstar LeBron James. However, James has small leverage aft exercising his subordinate option. It's much important for the Lakers to transportation Doncic to motion an hold erstwhile helium becomes eligible this weekend.

Memphis Grizzlies

Grade: B

The Grizzlies mightiness instrumentality a measurement backmost successful a loaded West aft trading starting defender Desmond Bane, but agelong term, Memphis was omniscient to get 4 first-round picks successful return, including a coveted 2026 prime astir apt from the Phoenix Suns. Adding Jerome connected a worth declaration helps regenerate Bane's shooting and changeable creation, and the Grizzlies were capable to motion Jaren Jackson Jr. to an hold that pays him little than helium could person made adjacent summertime arsenic an unrestricted escaped agent.

Miami Heat

Grade: B+

It was an opportunistic offseason for the Heat, who took vantage of the wealth saved by swapping Duncan Robinson for Simone Fontecchio to person players connected the fringes of their rotation into Norman Powell, who scored 21.8 points per crippled for the Clippers past season. Powell helps regenerate immoderate of the scoring mislaid with Jimmy Butler's February departure and keeps Miami's books wide -- for present -- arsenic the squad eyes 2027 headdress space.

Milwaukee Bucks

Grade: C+

No, the Bucks stretching Damian Lillard's wage implicit the adjacent 5 years to make headdress country and motion Myles Turner distant from the Pacers -- the apical subordinate to alteration teams successful escaped bureau -- isn't apt to effect successful Milwaukee contending. But it astatine slightest gives the Bucks a accidental this season, with a powerfulness vacuum successful the East owed to injuries and Giannis Antetokounmpo inactive playing astatine a top-five level. Milwaukee did originative enactment to bring backmost the remainder of past season's core, albeit astatine the outgo of handing retired subordinate options similar enactment favors. A whopping 5 Bucks got 2026-27 options, which could complicate adjacent summer's roster building.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Grade: B-

After trading Towns, the Timberwolves were capable to negociate their payroll to bring backmost the bulk of the squad that has reached the past 2 league finals. A caller declaration for Julius Randle pays him and Donte DiVincenzo a combined $43 million, acold little than the $53 cardinal Towns volition make. Minnesota did person to fto Alexander-Walker permission via sign-and-trade, opting alternatively to prioritize 2023-24 Sixth Man Award victor Naz Reid. Reid's five-year, $125 cardinal declaration could beryllium an overpay if helium is incapable to turn beyond a seat role.

New Orleans Pelicans

Grade: F

The Hawks-Pelicans draft-night swap was seemingly the astir lopsided transaction of the summer. It could wage disconnected for New Orleans, but it was acold excessively risky to beryllium sensible -- peculiarly successful the discourse of the Pelicans' different moves. New Orleans is betting connected Jordan Poole being a playoff-caliber starting constituent defender and has overloaded its extent illustration astatine halfway by drafting Derik Queen and signing seasoned Kevon Looney. Just 3 West teams person longer odds of winning the league astatine ESPN BET, and the Pelicans traded distant their information nett present that they nary longer power their 2026 first-round pick.

New York Knicks

Grade: B

After adding Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns past offseason, the Knicks had constricted country to maneuver this summer. Getting Guerschon Yabusele to instrumentality ever truthful somewhat little than the entirety of their payer midlevel objection allowed New York to upgrade its second-unit frontcourt and inactive capable retired its seat with veterans minimum contracts. One of those veterans, Jordan Clarkson -- signed aft reaching a buyout with the Utah Jazz -- gives the Knicks much athleticism disconnected the seat than unsigned backup guards Cameron Payne and Landry Shamet.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Grade: B+

The defending champs instrumentality each subordinate who saw astatine slightest 50 minutes of enactment during the 2025 playoffs, truthful the existent enactment for the Thunder beforehand bureau was securing semipermanent extensions for stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. A supermax woody for Gilgeous-Alexander and max deals for Holmgren and Williams volition unit pugnacious choices for Oklahoma City, but the Thunder did good to motion Holmgren to a woody locked successful astatine 25% of the 2026-27 headdress and debar giving Williams a subordinate enactment connected his extension.

Orlando Magic

Grade: B

Dealing for Bane looks amended for Orlando successful the aftermath of the East opening up. The Magic person a realistic accidental to assertion home-court vantage successful the archetypal circular for the archetypal clip since 2011. Orlando getting backup constituent defender Tyus Jones connected a one-year, $7 cardinal woody was besides a bully add. The Magic volition person acold much backcourt screen aft going 21-26 successful the 47 games starter Jalen Suggs missed past season.

Philadelphia 76ers

Grade: C

After past summertime was highlighted by signing nine-time All-Star Paul George -- an summation that went southbound -- possibly a quiescent offseason is for the best. Still, it's astonishing Philadelphia is bringing backmost 10 players from past season's roster, with restricted escaped cause Quentin Grimes apt to bring that full to 11. The 76ers are counting connected amended wellness and improved frontcourt extent alternatively than making important changes to the roster.

Phoenix Suns

Grade: C+

Like Milwaukee, Phoenix enactment a monolithic magnitude of dormant wage connected its books with a buyout for the last 2 years of Bradley Beal's contract. After dealing Kevin Durant, the Suns can't realistically contend. Even making the playoffs volition beryllium a agelong successful the West. But they person flipped their roster successful a younger absorption with 3 2025 draught picks -- having started the summertime with nary -- and 23-year-old halfway Mark Williams, acquired via trade.

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Does Damian Lillard's instrumentality alteration Blazers' outlook this season?

Brian Windhorst doesn't spot the Portland Trail Blazers making the playoffs this play contempt their offseason moves.

Portland Trail Blazers

Grade: C

It was an eventful summertime for the Blazers, who dealt for Jrue Holiday, made the draft's astir absorbing prime successful Chinese halfway Yang Hansen and reunited with franchise icon Damian Lillard. Adding 2 seasoned All-Star guards could assemblage Portland's backcourt erstwhile Lillard returns from an Achilles rupture, apt successful 2026-27. And the Blazers inactive haven't recovered a caller location for guardant Jerami Grant, who was surpassed successful the rotation past play by younger Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara.

Sacramento Kings

Grade: D+

A funny offseason didn't look to determination the Kings person to a playoff return. Prioritizing constituent defender aft trading De'Aaron Fox successful February was reasonable, but Sacramento gave Dennis Schroder a three-year, $45 cardinal woody that mightiness not property good fixed Schroder's reliance connected quickness. That woody forced the Kings to swap Jonas Valanciunas for Dario Saric, who hardly played past season, to enactment retired of the luxury tax. Sacramento mightiness person been amended disconnected targeting a constituent defender connected a cheaper deal, specified arsenic Tre Jones, oregon letting Valanciunas permission for a reported connection from Greek powerfulness Olympiacos and getting retired of his woody altogether.

San Antonio Spurs

Grade: B

The Spurs don't get bonus points for jumping up to No. 2 successful the lottery and drafting Rutgers defender Dylan Harper. However, San Antonio did bash good upgrading its frontcourt with veterans Luke Kornet and Kelly Olynyk. With a grooming campy to integrate De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama's accelerated growth, the Spurs should amended this play and inactive person the draught picks to marque different large plaything to physique retired their core.

Toronto Raptors

Grade: C-

A deadline woody for Brandon Ingram turned retired to beryllium Toronto's large offseason move. Given however small headdress abstraction was available, Ingram was omniscient to fastener successful a three-year, $120 cardinal woody aft the trade. Over the taxation line, the Raptors simply swapped retired unsigned Chris Boucher for Sandro Mamukelashvili and drafted Collin Murray-Boyles astatine No. 9. The effect is simply a roster that inactive doesn't look similar a top-six squad successful the East with constricted fiscal flexibility, peculiarly aft a affluent hold for halfway Jakob Poeltl.

Utah Jazz

Grade: C

After hiring Austin Ainge arsenic president of hoops operations, the Jazz firmly picked a direction. Utah sent retired veterans Clarkson, Collins and Sexton, meaning they'll nary longer look connected lengthy wounded reports to make playing clip for Utah's young talent. The Jazz apt waited excessively agelong to determination connected from Clarkson and Sexton, forcing Utah to springiness up a second-round prime successful the process. Still ahead: a cardinal determination connected halfway Walker Kessler, who's eligible for a rookie hold done October.

Washington Wizards

Grade: B

A bid of trades cleaned up Washington's books for monolithic headdress abstraction successful summertime 2026 portion besides taking low-cost fliers connected caller first-round picks. Including this year's picks Tre Johnson and Will Riley, the Wizards present person an unthinkable 10 players drafted successful the archetypal circular since 2023. Corey Kispert is the lone seasoned Washington has nether declaration for 2026-27, meaning the Wizards could person $80 cardinal successful headdress abstraction aft trading Jordan Poole for CJ McCollum's expiring contract.