A professional basketball league is the National Basketball Association. One of the biggest professional sports leagues, the league has 30 teams. The world’s top men’s professional basketball league, to cite one example.
The biggest victory for the *Golden State Warriors:* Acquiring Donte DiVincenzo DiVincenzo is going to fit right into the Golden State Warriors system. He is a skilled cutter and distributor whose perimeter shot appeared reliable (36.8 percent on 5.8 deep tries per game) during a time with the Kings last season.
The 6’4″ combo guard accumulates steals and dominates the boards on both ends, giving the Warriors value even when he isn’t scoring.
The greatest loss was losing Gary Payton II. Even though attrition is a necessary component of success, some Warriors supporters were still disappointed over Payton’s departure.
It’s nonetheless disappointing that Payton won’t be available to the Warriors for the upcoming campaign.
Boston Celtics
Best Victory: Acquiring Malcolm Brogdon through Trade In each of the previous five years, Brogdon has played 64 or fewer games, with his lowest total of 36 games in 2021–22, raising serious worries about his durability.
They just had scraps and a 2023 first-round pick (top-12 protected) that would probably fall among the final five picks in the first round to send to the Indiana Pacers.
Brogdon has a lifetime field goal percentage of 37.6%, can play in Boston’s switching system, and has at least 6.1 assists per 36 minutes over the past three seasons.
Daniel Theis tops the list of all the players involved in that trade with 12.5 postseason minutes played per game.
Biggest Success for the Los Angeles Lakers:
Getting Lonnie Walker IV
Walker has demonstrated at least one aspect of a strong starter’s game in each of his four seasons.
The guard, a 6’5″ rookie who appeared in just 17 games, had unquestionable athletic gifts.
Loss: No Significant Movement
Walker being the Lakers’ most significant acquisition demonstrates how unimpressive their offseason as a whole has been.
There hasn’t been a big Russell Westbrook deal, there hasn’t been an influx of elite talent (or even proven role players), and there hasn’t been any solid evidence that the supporting cast for LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be significantly improved over the team from the previous season.
The Lakers have very few other tradeable pieces of good value on their roster, and it may be tough to move Westbrook for a beneficial return.