. The Lakers, who are in urgent need of athleticism and defense from the outside, may consider using the expiring forward Hachimura Shirata (a better shooter) and former Heat defender Vincent as bargaining chips to take over Wiggins' long contract, which is hindering the Heat's cap space planning in 2026. The Heat may need to take advantage of the draft pick to make a deal, and the Lakers can also include last year's No. 17 pick, Kneckett as a balance chip.

However, the Warriors have the right to regain Wiggins after the new league year in July, and they are clearly aware of the 2022 championship member. Although Warriors management was more inclined to trade Kumingga in February, his salary could not match the Butler trade at the time. Nowadays, a win-win plan may appear: the Warriors welcome back Wiggins with more accurate three-pointers, while the Heat bet on the growth potential of young Kumingga. Other teams may also join the melee, and the Warriors may use Kumingga's signing first and then exchange to pursue their favorite goals. In either case, Wiggins has become one of the most eye-catching veteran trading targets this summer.

4. Have the draft result caused the lineup of some teams to be crowded?

There are indeed several teams worth paying attention to because of the draft. The 76ers must follow the principle of "choose the best player" in the third pick, but VJ Edgecom is the same shooting guard position as last year's rookie McCain who got the outbreak and Grimes, who introduced the trade deadline, which makes restricted free agent Grimes an interesting target for potential signing and then trade.

The Raptors are known for their favorite players who like to stock up on 2 meters 03-2 meters 06, but the team's forward line is currently overcrowded. Scotty Barnes, Ingram and Barrett occupy the main position, and after Mogbo's amazing rookie season, where does Boyles' playing time come from? Does anyone need to play as a substitute center instead? After all, before the draft, MaluAchi was always regarded as a reasonable choice for the Raptors to fill the vacancies in the No. 5 position. Barrett seems most likely to be traded, but the remaining two-year contract of $57 million has made the operation more difficult unless some teams regard it as a championship puzzle.

The Trail Blazers used the No. 16 pick to select Chinese inside Yang Hansen to become the biggest upset on draft night. This player, who was originally generally predicted to be a second-round pick, now has the fifth center on the Trail Blazers' lineup. But considering Rowe's injury history, Ayton's expiration contract, Dup Rees' edge rotation positioning, Klingen has not yet proved that he can handle the rotation time of the main players, and Yang Hansen may not be ready to compete in the NBA, hoarding centers may not be the worst choice. However, the move suggests that the Trail Blazers management does not think that Rowe or Ayton is the long-term answer to the center position, both of which may become trading targets for teams such as the Lakers, and Rowe is especially suitable for teams seeking cheap No. 5 positions.

The Jazz have already scored the scoring wing Es Bailey and shooting guard Clayton in the first round. Sexton and Clarkson are already likely to leave the team and are now more likely to be dealt with at a discount. The most urgent task of this team that lacks organizational skills is to clean up some veteran scorers.

5. Which teams are facing the pressure of losing weight in the lineup?

There are two teams that are particularly worthy of attention: the first is the defending champion Thunder. Everyone knows that the Thunder, who holds the No. 15 and No. 24, cannot use two first-round picks at the same time. All of their 15 guaranteed contract players have stayed on the team this season, and even if only one new rookie is added, they must clean up existing players. In the end, the Thunder traded the No. 24 draw, but after choosing Thomas Sauber with the No. 15 draw, the pressure to lay off employees remains.

The most likely to leave the team is Dillon Jones, the rookie-season defender who performed in a mediocre season faces competition from Ajay Mitchell (not guaranteed contract but better rookie season). Although third-year forward Ji'ang failed to enter the rotation stably, his defensive performance was outstanding and he was expected to receive another one-year inspection period.

The potential layoff candidate is substitute center Jaylin Williams, the inside player who can shoot three-pointers contributed key rotation time against the Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. His team options for next season are close to the base salary, and the Thunder's usual action is to re-sign long-term contracts as a restricted free agent after rejecting the option. But with Homgren and Haltenstein sitting in the fifth position, and Sauber, who is a long-term training target, will gradually succeed Haltenstein, Jerin Williams has no stable playing time. However, according to the general standards of the league, this basic salary high-quality substitute center still has trading value. The Thunder may have an executable option to solve the problem of lineup redundancy through transactions.

The other team is the Nets. Currently, the Nets' roster has 15 players (including rookies), and if they develop as expected in the offseason, they are likely to introduce more players. As a team that mainly owns salary space this summer, the Nets have used some of the space to eat Terence Mann's contract for the No. 22 pick, and may continue to use "loan" salary space to exchange for draft picks in the future. But at the same time, they also need to deal with their own free agents, such as hoping to renew Cameron Thomas and Deron Sharp, and may also retain other players.

Although there are five non-guaranteed contracts in the team, they are all related to the young players the team wants to retain. With five first-round rookies (and possibly the No. 36 pick) joining, the Nets must clear out some of the veterans. This is in line with the logic of reconstruction: Clarkston and Cameron Johnson can both exchange for positive assets, and this season it is these players that have caused the team's record to be very good and have bad effects. It would be more ideal if the Nets could have packaged draft picks before, but since they chose to use them all for their own use, they now need to send away veterans to free up playing time and shooting rights for the newcomers.

Original text: Sam Quinn

Compiled by: Li Taibai

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