The line between the end of the NBA season and the beginning of the offseason can be a blurry one.
As the playoffs wear on, and teams get eliminated, fanbases increasingly start thinking about the season to come. For that matter, so do NBA front offices.
The NBA rumor mill starts to churn. Possibilities are considered. Teams that found themselves disappointed with the results of their 2021-22 season start to consider possibilities.
As of this writing, two teams remain in contention for the Larry O’Brien trophy. It’s doubtful that either the Boston Celtics or the Golden State Warriors are considering any drastic moves this summer. They’re close enough to the ultimate prize to justify running it back.
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For 28 other teams, that is not the case. Here are our predictions for some of the players on the teams who are most heavily featured in trade rumors at the moment.