NBA offseason 2025 - Draft, free agency, trade targets for 30 teams - ESPN

With the 2024-25 NBA regular season coming to a close, we're turning our attention to how every eliminated team should approach the offseason, including through the draft, free agency and trades.

Which play-in teams are one superstar deal away from contention? Which of the lottery-bound franchises will secure the No. 1 pick and the chance to draft Cooper Flagg? How quickly can rebuilds progress for teams such as the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz and Charlotte Hornets?

We're breaking down the potential moves for each franchise, including a look at the state of the roster, finances, front-office priorities, extension candidates to watch, team needs and future draft assets.

Key: ETO = Early Termination Option | P = Player Option | R = Restricted | T = Team Option

Jump to a team:

ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTAH | WAS

2024-25 record: 40-42 (No. 9 in West)

Draft picks in June: No. 42 (via Chicago) Note: They retain their first-round pick if it falls in the top 12.

Odds to retain their first: 2.4%

Free agents: Trey Lyles, Jake LaRavia, Jae Crowder, Markelle Fultz, Keon Ellis (T), Doug McDermott, Mason Jones ®, Isaiah Crawford ®, Isaac Jones (T)

State of the roster:

For a brief moment, the Kings were a model of stability, winning 48 games in 2022-23 and 46 last season. Then in a six-week stretch, they reverted back to instability, firing coach Mike Brown and trading All-Star De'Aaron Fox.

For the second year in a row — and the eleventh time since Vivek Ranadive bought the team in 2013 — Sacramento will miss the playoffs. And once again, the Kings could be in the market for a new coach if Brown's