NBA draft 2025 - 5 trades that would shake up the first round - ESPN
The NBA offseason has officially arrived! Sure, Game 7 of the Finals is Sunday, but that doesn't mean all 30 teams haven't been working the phones, trying to figure out if there are deals to be made.
There are massive storylines yet to resolve, including the Los Angeles Lakers sale, Kevin Durant's next team and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo's future. And maybe there's another blockbuster trade that comes out of nowhere.
With the NBA draft just days away, and free agency just days after that, league chatter is only getting louder.
Here are five trades, featuring 10 different teams, that our NBA insiders think could shake up the draft's first round before Adam Silver even announces the first overall pick.
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Brooklyn Nets get: G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, F John Konchar, No. 16 pick, 2028 first (via Orlando), 2030 first-round swap (for worse of Memphis and Orlando)
Memphis Grizzlies get: F Cameron Johnson, No. 27 pick
Consider this Part 2 of the Grizzlies' trade from Sunday that sent Bane to the Orlando Magic for Caldwell-Pope, the No. 16 pick and three future first-rounders. This deal redirects up to three of those four picks and Caldwell-Pope to the Nets for Johnson, who would replace the shooting Bane provided Memphis at a lower cost.
The Grizzlies should feel like that series of transactions is a win. Although Johnson is older, at 29, and doesn't offer the kind of playmaking Bane did, he's also a career 39% 3-point shooter and perhaps a better fit with Memphis from a size perspective.
The Grizzlies could shift Jaylen Wells to shooting guard next to Johnson on the wing and play small lineups at times with a Johnson-Jaren Jackson Jr. frontcourt that would


