With us near free agency I found this graphic to help with understanding the limitations the happen to teams over the 1st apron (roughly $178.7 million in total roster salary) and the 2nd apron (roughly $189.5 million in total roster salary).

Regarding the frozen pick: If you get under the second apron for the next three seasons (2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28), then you can trade that 2032 first after the 2027-28 season. If you don’t get under the second apron in the following years, your 2032 first-round pick will get dropped to the end of the first round, regardless of where it lands.

Reportedly out 5-6 months.

Spurs receive:

2031 unprotected first round pick

2030 top-1 protected pick swap

Timberwolves receive:

Rob Dillingham

I'm told (Jimmy Butler) will not be signing an extension with the Heat or any other team ahead of his opt-out in 2025 free agency,” per

@ShamsCharania

Wizards are trading Deni Avdija to the Blazers for Malcom Brogdon, tonight's 14th overall pick, and a 2029 pick.

Edit:

The Blazers are sending the second most favorable of their 2029 first-round picks and two second-round picks in the deal for Avdija

The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in principle on a trade to send F Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.

Edit: Another trade

The Brooklyn Nets are trading a 2025 Suns pick swap, 2027 Suns first-rounder and a first-rounder and swap in 2029 to the Houston Rockets for their own 2025 pick swap and 2026 first-round from the James Harden trade.

Probably means the Nets go for a rebuild now since they’ll have their own picks the next 2 years now.

Atkinson got the job after surpassing Borrego it seems, thanks to an endorsement from Tom Izzo

Order within Tier is Alphabetical

1A

• Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Nikola Jokic
• Luka Doncic

1B

• Stephen Curry
• Kevin Durant
• Joel Embiid

2A

• Lebron James
• Jayson Tatum
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

2B

• Jimmy Butler
• Devin Booker
• Anthony Edwards
• Victor Wembanyama
• Jalen Brunson

2C

• Kyrie Irving
• Kawhi Leonard
• Anthony Davis
• Ja Morant
• Paul George
• Donovan Mitchell
• Bam Adebayo
• De’Aron Fox
• Jaylen Brown

Here are the per-year dollar amounts on his new deal.

• 2024-25- $17.4 million
• 2025-26- $18.8 million
• 2026-27- $20.2 million
• 2027-28- $21.6 million (player option)