Atlanta Hawks-AJ Griffin

All eyes will be on Dejounte Murray from the first games in Abu Dhabi against the Bucks in a few days forming one of the league’s great pairings with Trae Young. But via Draft, comes the take 16 of Duke, one of the last students of Coach K to come in the NBA: AJ Griffin.

Grffin may be one of the big steals in the draft held on June 23, as there were times when he was seen as a possible top-five selection, but different scares in the form of injuries caused him to fall. positions until the arrival of the Hawk. These doubts will be heightened by not being able to see it in the summer league for right foot pain.

Griffin will join teammate Jalen Johnson, drafted in 2021, arriving in Atlanta as the best player available at the time. Son of Adrian Griffin, he has NBA talent, playing an interesting role in the second unit, with good outside shooting, with McMillan taking advantage of his defensive aspect, becoming valuable for the Georgia franchise. The doubts will come from these possible injuries and the confidence that McMillan can give him, a coach who is not inclined to trust the players very much. recruits.

Boston Celtics – Malcolm Brogdon

It’s great news for the Celtics, Mazzulla and the aspirations of a possible new ring, the arrival of Brogdon at TD Garden, most likely the great leader of the second unit, replacing Marcus Smart.

29-year-old Atlanta-born Brogdon will make life easier for any Celtics player. Versatile, resistant, defensive, skilful, balanced, intelligent, on average, for example, 7 assists there are two courses. Those are all positives and that’s what Brad Stevens was looking for, bringing the missing piece to make that quality leap and looking for the ring after coming close a few months ago. Around him makes them better, always looking to read the situation close to perfection, with or without the ball. With his arrival, the Boston Celtics are doing better than in June. This was one of the positive news of the Celtics’ offseason, after Udoka’s mess and injuries to Gallinari and Robert Williams III.

Brooklyn Nets – Royce O’Neale

You could say the name in all caps will be Kevin Durant and his “continuity” on the Nets. We will have to wait how KD is and the plan he will arrive at in pre-season. But Durant was already a Nets player and he already knows what it’s like to train under Steve Nash, work for Sean Marks as general manager and Joe Tsai as owner. Therefore, a name to highlight and which could become important is O’Neale.

O’Neale can be an interesting piece of equipment, most likely coming out in the starting lineup, he’s shown that in the Jazz, shooting 38% in three of the last five seasons, being interesting with his on-the-spot versatility, squire piece defensive. alongside Simmons. prototype of 3 and Dthe 29-year-old forward averaged 7.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season.

Charlotte Hornets- Bryce McGowens

If the most exciting news about the Hornets this offseason is the return of Steve Clifford as head coach, explain that it’s been a flashpoint during the summer weeks in North Carolina. No landing in the form of signings, Mark Williams was the take first-round pick, but McGowens, a Nebraska shooter, could be an interesting player in the Hornets’ rotation.

Good attacking conditions, interesting creator of the pick&roll and clarified, but sometimes limited in the athletic and physical part, without bringing almost anything in the boilerplate aspect. Take 40 from Charlotte, Kupchak commented, “we rated it much higher and you know we rushed in the draft to get it to charlotte“.

Chicago Bulls – Goran Dragic

Half a league was behind the veteran and experienced Slovenian point guard, ultimately deciding the Bulls. His arrival in Windy City will be important until we see how he returns and when Lonzo Ball does after his meniscus surgery. His 21-22 start to the season has been spectacular, but he’s gone from less and less, clearly needing bench parts, and that can be supplied by Dragic and Drummond, in addition to Dalen Terry, who arrives via Draft (take 18).

The Slovenian will, however, bring versatility, three-point shooting and order, with a fourteen-year NBA career that is in decline, demonstrating in the national team tournament that he is still a player with a lot to contribute. At 36, it might be interesting to see him tied with players like LaVine or DeRozan.

Cleveland Cavaliers- Ricky Rubio

The plays come together in Ohio, following the key arrival of Donovan Mitchell from the Jazz, who played alongside Ricky Rubio in the 21-22 season. Masnou’s goalkeeper, with an eleven-year NBA career, is at a crucial moment, returning from a serious injury in the coming months, but with a team, perhaps the best, in this northern league adventure. -American.

Young team that Rubio can become a mentor, soaking up the knowledge of players like Garland, Allen or Mobley, in addition to replaying with Kevin Love or Mitchell himself. Rubio is now 31 and is expected to return in early 2023, after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury with February being the month when the playmaker can be seen on the slopes again. The Cavs won’t rush Ricky when he returns.Earth‘. He has league averages of 11.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 665 games.

Detroit Pistons – Jaden Ivey

The job at the Michigan franchise offices was done on draft night June 23, taking Ivey in fifth and Jalen Duren in 13. Ivey can fit in perfectly alongside Cade Cunningham (the arguably up to what they play together), but Purdue’s overall game could make him the perfect modern guard. He’ll have a lot to prove, but the Pistons are thrilled to have him, improving his shooting skills during his time in the NCAA.

Ivey is ready to be important in the league, being able to be in the fight for the beginner of the year, you might even consider the player the best in class in five years.

Indiana Pacers – Benoit Mathurin

The Pacers are another team that has moved very little this offseason, with few new faces and seeing the beginner Canadian as the big attraction. Mathurin is ready for the league, showing skills like 3-point shooting, attacking the basket with shots from mid-range and could be a case of being a starter early in Carlisle’s second year after returning to the league. state of basketball. His union with the big star, Tyrese Haliburton, is highly anticipated, in addition to having a good dynamic with other young people like Chris Duarte or Jalen Smith.

Miami Heat Nikola Jovic

If the Pacers had little movement, the Heat had even less work. He started a possible negotiation for Kevin Durant, but it came to nothing. Udonis Haslem will continue as a Heat player for another year and the only new face in Florida City will be Serbian Nikola Jovic, who was barred from playing in his country at Eurobasket.

Jovic was the 27th in the last draft chosen by Miami from MegaMozzart, playing the summer league, having conversations with Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra, who made him understand in half an hour what they expected from the shooting guard, in a team that will fight for the title from the start of the course. It’s expected to come from the G League game at some point.

Milwaukee Bucks – Joe Ingles

Australia’s shooting continues with his recovery from a torn ACL which underwent surgery on February 22. He will be 35 before the start of the season, but the Bucks will wait for his return to add depth to the bench, being important next to Antetokounmpo thanks to his fine three-point shooting success. Along with that, he’s a player who knows the league well, has experience from his days with the Utah Jazz, and all of that will benefit the Bucks’ and Budenholzer’s second unit.

New York Knicks – Jalen Brunson

33rd pick in Villanova’s 2018 draft. One year he was under Jason Kidd and once he became a free agent he ran New York. Kidd came to the Knicks from the Mavs as a player, and now the historic Big Apple team will finally have a real point guard. Additionally, Brunson will go from earning 1.8 million to 27.3 next season.

The Knicks wanted Mitchell, but at no point did they go crazy and extend the contract to two young values ​​like Barrett and Mitchell Robinson, who will be key alongside Brunson. Thibodeau has created a young and talented team and in the not too distant future he can think of high levels in the East. The question that every New Yorker and Cheeky is whether they are ready to be back in the 22-23 season.

Orlando Magic- Caleb Houston

Paolo Banchero has been talked about a lot and he could be the cornerstone of the Magic of the future. The city expects a lot from the player born in Seattle and number one in the Draft. There were no moves this offseason, so Houston will be our pick. The 32nd choice of the last draft, the Canadian forward from Michigan, did not enter the first round, while many analysts placed him among those thirty, he averaged 10 points and four rebounds last year in the NCAA.

With the wolverines he showed tremendous ability to shoot from three points. He was an important player for Juwan Howard, he could be interesting next to Fultz and Suggs, as well as his good work in defense, with many points in his favor to continue improving.

Philadelphia 76ers – Daniel House

Sixers have given power to the second unit and the secondary, with experienced players such as the arrival of DeAnthony Melton, Tucker or Harrell, but House can be interesting to land in the listing commanded by Doc Rivers and led from the executive by Daryl Morey

The 29-year-old with six seasons of experience has helped the Jazz strengthen their defense over the past 25 games, shooting 41% from 3-point range. It will be another eave 3 and D who signs for two years at $8.5 million, seeing how last year he played for the Rockets, Knicks and Jazz down the stretch.

Toronto Raptors – Otto Porter

The defending NBA champion traveled to Canada in free agency, on a two-year, $12.4 million deal. For thirteen years in the NBA, he played for the Wizards, Bulls, Magic and Warriors.

The 29-year-old was a take 3 pick in the 2012 draft, leaving the Warriors this summer alongside Payton II and Juan Toscano-Anderson. The Raptors want to come back to form a team that can aspire and fight for the East and that’s why they brought in rotation players like Porter, in addition to Spanish striker Juancho Hernangómez, Josh Jackson or DJ Wilson.

Wizards of Washington – Will Barton

The capital side are experiencing the return of their big star, Bradley Beal, and player overcrowding at the forefront, with three players with good potential who will be important in the rotation. Alongside the star, Will Barton and the beginner Johnny Davis, leaving players like Kispert, Avdija and Hachimura inside. September 28 begins the training camp with games in Saitama against the Warriors.

The to balance Barton said a few weeks ago he was surprised by the change between the Nuggets and Wizards, expecting him to fight for a spot in the starting lineup, which ended the year last with a balance of 35-47. Barton finished averaging 14.7 points and shooting 36 percent from 3-point range for the Colorado franchise.