Best & Worst of the Offseason

Nate and John hand out their offseason superlatives across the NBA. They pick the best and worst trades, contracts, and minimum signings, and dig into what made those moves stand out. They also explore broader trends like the resurgence of bigs, the Rockets-Suns blockbuster, and the evolving financial pressures of contenders like Denver and Minnesota. Plus, a close look at the Thunder's strategy, a breakdown of restricted free agency, and their thoughts on Mike Brown landing with the Knicks.

Timestamps:

Best trades of the offseason, including Hawks/Pelicans and Heat/Clippers. 0:48

The league-wide return of size and physicality. 6:06

Cam Whitmore to the Wizards and Houston's rationale. 13:00

Washington’s overloaded roster of prospects and vets. 14:42

KD to Houston and how the Suns and Rockets made out. 16:51

Phoenix’s likely plan to waive and stretch Bradley Beal. 18:35

Denver’s financial outlook and the Cam Johnson trade. 21:32

Nikola Jokić not extending—should the Nuggets be worried? 23:45

Minnesota’s priorities: 32:13

Worst contracts of the offseason: 36:10

Sacramento’s puzzling offseason. 37:20

Thunder give Chet Holmgren the 25% max—did they have to? 42:14

Restricted free agent outlooks for Grimes, Thomas, Giddey, Kuminga. 45:18

Most surprising contract of the offseason. 48:11

Best minimum signings:. 52:05

Mike Brown to the Knicks—will it pay off? 54:17

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