What to expect from Norman Powell, John Collins

Tracking the offseason NBA trades and signings with fantasy basketball implications, Andre Snellings and Eric Moody volition analyse and supply an outlook for each of the cardinal players involved.

Superstars similar Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo led the mode successful phantasy hoops this past season, but the play up poses challenges with a fig of big-name players expected to miss a lengthy information -- if not each -- of 2025-26. That radical includes Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving.

The likes of Desmond Bane, Kevin Durant and Jalen Green person already switched teams, and arsenic teams enactment to rebuild their rosters successful the weeks ahead, wage adjacent attraction to however each determination causes phantasy values to shift.

Note: Not each transaction warrants the attraction of phantasy managers, but for those signings and trades that bash merit analysis, you'll find them listed below. Players volition beryllium separated successful chronological order, with the latest quality coming first. Also included are links to immoderate standalone investigation stories and/or videos regarding large escaped cause signings and trades. Players who extremity up re-signing with their erstwhile squad volition not ever beryllium included.

John Collins traded to Clippers; Norman Powell traded to Heat; Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson traded to Jazz

The three-team commercialized betwixt the Clippers, Heat and Jazz shakes up extent charts and opens the doorway for seismic shifts crossed each 3 rosters. Miami acquires Powell, who is coming disconnected a career-best season, averaging 21.8 PPG connected 48.4% shooting from the tract and 41.8% from beyond the arc. With Jimmy Butler III gone and the Heat's backcourt rotation constricted to Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier and Davion Mitchell, Powell has a wide way to minutes. He started each 60 games helium played past twelvemonth and acceptable vocation highs successful minutes (32.6) and threes made (179). Powell enters the 2025-26 play arsenic a high-floor, mid-round prime with top-50 upside if his ratio holds and helium stays healthy, making him a beardown phantasy option.

On the different side, the Clippers prime up Collins, who averaged 19.0 PPG and 8.2 RPG successful conscionable 40 games for Utah past season. While his accumulation per 40 minutes remains strong, with 24.9 points and 10.7 rebounds, his inability to enactment steadfast continues to haunt him. With Kawhi Leonard's durability ever successful question, Los Angeles is betting that Collins tin springiness them much-needed size and athleticism up front. From a phantasy standpoint, Collins is simply a boom-or-bust option. If helium plays 70+ games, helium could beryllium a beardown value. But fixed Collins' way record, it's champion to hold and instrumentality a flier connected him adjacent the apical of the double-digit rounds.

Neither Love (5.3 PPG and 4.1 RPG successful 23 games) nor Anderson (5.9 PPG and 3.4 RPG successful 61 games) figures to person overmuch phantasy relevance successful Utah. The Jazz are intelligibly successful a rebuild, and with Collins' departure, younger players similar Taylor Hendricks (if he's bully to spell erstwhile the play begins) and Kyle Filipowski are positioned for larger roles successful the rotation. -- Moody (7/7)

Bucks motion Myles Turner, merchandise Damian Lillard

Turner is an fantabulous acceptable for the Bucks, sliding seamlessly into Brook Lopez's erstwhile role. Like Lopez, Turner is simply a halfway that tin sprout 3-pointers and besides support the overgarment arsenic a changeable blocker. Turner is younger and much diversion than Lopez, allowing him to beryllium much effectual arsenic a pick-and-roll and power defender. Statistically, Turner should nutrient akin numbers to the ones helium had his clip with the Pacers, wherever helium averaged 16.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG and 1.7 3PG implicit the past 3 seasons.

Milwaukee's determination to waive Lillard was a shocking move. The Bucks traded for the All-Star constituent defender 2 years agone to assistance bring the squad backmost to title contention. Cutting him outright means the Bucks are connected the hook for the remaining $113M of his contract, which they volition agelong retired implicit the adjacent 5 seasons. Assuming Lillard clears waivers, the adjacent question is which squad helium volition motion with next. He could spell to immoderate squad of his choice, presumably a contender.

However, determination are inactive questions regarding his availability arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a torn Achilles. Will helium effort to instrumentality astatine immoderate constituent successful 2025-26 oregon beryllium retired the full season? Lillard was reportedly funny successful playing for the Miami Heat anterior to joining the Bucks, and different squad of involvement could beryllium the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are looking for an upgrade astatine constituent defender aft reaching the Western Conference finals successful consecutive seasons. -- Snellings (7/1)

Cameron Johnson traded from Nets to Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr.

Porter Jr. should person a wide phantasy boost successful Brooklyn. He leaves a title-contending Nuggets squad wherever helium averaged 18.2 PPG, 7.0 RPG and changeable 39.7% from heavy past play connected constricted usage. He'll instrumentality connected a featured scoring relation connected a rebuilding Nets squad with small changeable creation. That apt means a bump successful changeable measurement and usage rate. He could propulsion past 20-plus PPG for the archetypal time. Managers should brace for a dip successful efficiency. Porter changeable implicit 50% from the tract successful Denver acknowledgment to looks generated by Nikola Jokic. Porter Jr.'s vocation free-throw complaint is debased (79.5%), and his assistance numbers (just 1.4 APG for his career) stay minimal. If helium stays steadfast (always the biggest question with MPJ), helium is simply a high-upside middle-round prime successful class and points leagues.

Johnson moves into a much businesslike relation successful Denver and playing alongside Nikola Jokic should elevate his already beardown shooting profile. Johnson averaged 18.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.0 SPG and changeable 39.0% from beyond the arc past play with Brooklyn. He whitethorn spot a dip successful scoring measurement but expect improved ratio connected his 45.3% FG and 85.2% FT splits. Johnson's vocation 39.2% people from 3-point scope becomes adjacent much invaluable with Jokic creating unfastened looks. Johnson is simply a reliable mid-to-late circular enactment successful points and class formats with imaginable gains successful FG% and steals.

Overall, Porter Jr. gets a short-term phantasy bump successful usage-heavy leagues, portion Johnson becomes a high-floor, low-ceiling enactment successful Denver's much structured offense. Both are worthy mid-round picks, with Porter Jr. offering much upside and risk. -- Moody (6/30)

D'Angelo Russell signs with Dallas Mavericks

Russell signing with the Mavericks is capable to enactment him connected the phantasy hoops radar for arsenic agelong arsenic Kyrie Irving (Achilles) is out. Russell averaged 12.6 PPG, 5.1 APG and 1.9 3PG past play and played 25.5 MPG. In the 4 seasons prior, playing for the Lakers and Timberwolves, Russell averaged 18.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG and 2.8 3PG successful 31.4 MPG. With Irving out, Russell projects arsenic the starting constituent defender and superior perimeter enactment with minutes determination successful the upper-20s oregon higher. Even with Anthony Davis and Cooper Flagg arsenic perchance the apical 2 options connected offense, Russell should person the accidental to nutrient mid-teens scoring with coagulated assistance numbers and 3-point shooting. I would task him arsenic a top-100 phantasy hoops subordinate wide with top-60 upside portion Irving is out. -- Snellings (7/1)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker heads to Hawks successful sign-and-trade

Alexander-Walker agreed to a four-year, $62 cardinal woody with the Atlanta Hawks, arriving via sign-and-trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Atlanta sent a 2027 second-round prime (via Cleveland) and currency to implicit the deal. The determination doesn't drastically boost Alexander-Walker's phantasy value. The 26-year-old carved retired a beardown 3-and-D relation successful Minnesota, posting 9.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.7 APG and 0.6 SPG successful 25.3 MPG past play portion shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc. Alexander-Walker besides played successful each 82 games each of the past 2 years and is wide respected arsenic a high-level perimeter defender.

In Atlanta, Alexander-Walker joins a crowded rotation alongside Trae Young, Dyson Daniels and newly-signed sharpshooter Luke Kennard. While Alexander-Walker offers premium defence and immoderate ball-handling ability, he's not a high-usage subordinate and could beryllium constricted to a low-minutes relation unless injuries strike. His real-life worth is clear, but successful fantasy, Alexander-Walker is simply a late-round oregon waiver-wire enactment astatine best. Managers successful heavy leagues oregon those punting scoring could instrumentality a flier, banking connected elite 3-point shooting and antiaircraft stats if helium lands the close role. -- Moody (7/1)

Ty Jerome signs with Memphis Grizzlies

Jerome's determination to Memphis comes aft a breakout play with the Cavaliers, wherever helium averaged 12.5 PPG, 3.4 APG, 2.5 RPG, and 1.1 SPG connected elite shooting splits. From a phantasy perspective, Jerome's worth hinges connected his businesslike scoring and playmaking disconnected the bench, particularly successful deeper points leagues oregon class formats. While he's improbable to start, the Grizzlies volition thin connected his discourtesy pursuing the Desmond Bane trade, and with Luke Kennard heading to Atlanta, Jerome could carve retired a accordant sixth-man role.

His minutes successful Cleveland (19.9 MPG) whitethorn somewhat emergence successful Memphis fixed the team's deficiency of proven scorers down Ja Morant and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. However, managers should temper expectations. Jerome's upside depends connected his ratio and opportunity, and he's not known for high-volume production. His antiaircraft limitations and wounded past (including a missed 2023-24 play owed to ankle surgery) besides headdress his ceiling.

For the Cavaliers, this is mostly a phantasy non-event. Cleveland losses a prime seat portion but person interior options to capable Jerome's role.

Jerome struggled successful the playoffs, but his signing is 1 of escaped agency's champion values. He offers deep-league intrigue acknowledgment to elite shooting splits and a imaginable usage boost successful Memphis. Best viewed arsenic a late-round flier with upside if minutes unfastened up. -- Moody (6/30)

Collin Sexton traded from Jazz to Hornets for Jusuf Nurkic

Collin Sexton steps into a premier relation arsenic the Hornets' secondary scorer alongside LaMelo Ball. Sexton's 18.4 PPG past season, paired with beardown shooting splits (48.0% FG, 40.6% 3PT, 86.5% FT), marque him a invaluable phantasy pick. With Ball drafting antiaircraft focus, Sexton should spot accrued scoring opportunities and playmaking duties, boosting his phantasy upside. Sexton's worth rises if Ball misses time, which is simply a existent interest fixed Ball's wounded history. He's played implicit 60 games lone erstwhile and averaged conscionable 35 games per play the past 3 years. However, losing Nurkic leaves Charlotte's frontcourt thin, which whitethorn dilatory squad gait and bounds frontcourt phantasy production.

Nurkic provides Utah with much-needed frontcourt depth. His 8.9 PPG, 7.8 RPG and 2.3 APG past season, positive an occasional three-pointer, marque him a versatile contributor successful multi-category leagues. Though not a high-volume scorer, Nurkic's dependable accumulation benefits managers looking for rebounds and assists from a center. His expiring declaration and the Jazz's younker question astir rookie Ace Bailey mean his relation could fluctuate.

From a squad perspective, the Hornets summation a reliable scoring defender who complements Ball well, adding violative versatility and seasoned savvy. However, Charlotte present faces a important frontcourt gap, which whitethorn interaction wide squad show and pace. Utah bolsters its frontcourt extent with Nurkic, providing seasoned enactment down their young halfway and allowing much backcourt minutes for promising rookies similar Ace Bailey. This commercialized highlights the Jazz's committedness to a youth-driven rebuild, portion the Hornets equilibrium contiguous backcourt needs against frontcourt uncertainty.

For phantasy managers, Sexton emerges arsenic a beardown adhd oregon clasp (depending connected the format), offering scoring and ratio successful a favorable role. Nurkic is simply a coagulated enactment successful deeper leagues, contributing crossed rebounds, assists, and immoderate scoring. Both players' aboriginal roles and squad directions should beryllium monitored intimately arsenic the caller play unfolds. -- Moody (6/30)

Lonzo Ball traded from Bulls to Cavaliers for Isaac Okoro

In a determination that shakes up some real-life and phantasy rosters, the Cleveland Cavaliers person acquired Ball from the Chicago Bulls successful speech for guardant Isaac Okoro. Ball, who returned past play aft missing 2 afloat years with a genu injury, played 35 games for the Bulls and averaged 7.6 PPG, 3.3 APG, and 3.4 RPG. He present slots successful down Darius Garland successful Cleveland, adding size, antiaircraft grit, and playmaking to a squad that lacked backcourt extent during the playoffs.

Fantasy-wise, Ball's upside remains capped unless Garland misses time, but helium could person streaming worth successful deeper leagues, particularly successful categories similar steals and assists. However, his lengthy wounded past and the beingness of Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert bounds his relation and ceiling. Ty Jerome, who had emerged arsenic a coagulated seat option, is present apt headed elsewhere successful escaped agency.

On the Bulls' side, Okoro becomes a rotation subordinate immediately, and his antiaircraft accomplishment acceptable fits good alongside Coby White and Zach LaVine. He averaged 6.1 PPG and changeable 37.1% from 3 past season. Okoro's phantasy entreaty is constricted extracurricular of deeper leagues, but helium could payment from accrued minutes if the Bulls marque much roster moves. Overall, the commercialized is simply a humble phantasy shakeup. Ball gets a caller start, Okoro gets a bigger role, and managers should support an oculus connected however some accommodate during the preseason. -- Moody (6/28)

Mark Williams traded from the Hornets to the Suns

The Suns acquired Williams from the Charlotte Hornets successful speech for the No. 29 prime successful the 2025 NBA Draft and a 2029 first-round pick, per ESPN's Shams Charania. This marks a strategical determination to bolster Phoenix's frontcourt, which lacked extent past season. Williams, a erstwhile No. 15 pick, is coming disconnected his champion twelvemonth with averages of 15.3 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2.5 APG and 1.2 BPG successful 26.6 MPG, but helium has struggled with injuries, appearing successful conscionable 106 games since entering the league.

Williams lands successful a crowded rotation alongside chap bigs Nick Richards and Khaman Maluach, the Suns' No. 10 wide pick. Since Maluach whitethorn request improvement time, Williams projects to play a important relation if helium tin enactment healthy. His upside remains high, but the minutes divided could headdress his ceiling unless Phoenix makes further moves. Draft Williams with cautious optimism, particularly successful deeper leagues. -- Moody (6/26)

Jordan Poole traded to Pelicans for CJ McCollum

Poole led the Wizards successful scoring past play with 20.5 PPG and besides averaged 4.5 APP and 3.0 RPG. For the Pelicans, McCollum averaged astir identical stats with 21.1 PPG, 4.1 APG and 3.8 RPG. This is simply a determination that was made chiefly for the Pelicans to get younger and the Wizards to summation fiscal flexibility, but connected the tribunal the 2 players are akin capable that their phantasy hoops outlooks don't alteration each that overmuch successful their caller environments.

Poole and McCollum could, essentially, instrumentality each other's erstwhile changeable attempts and on-ball usage, truthful their phantasy hoops worth wouldn't alteration precise overmuch for purely hoops reasons. McCollum could perchance spot his relation shrink a spot successful Washington if the Wizards thin into the rebuild/youth movement, oregon helium could extremity up being traded to a contender that whitethorn not necessitate arsenic overmuch accumulation if they already person bully players astatine his position. But, basketball-wise, Poole successful peculiar made a lateral determination arsenic acold arsenic relation and his phantasy hooks preseason ranking doesn't displacement overmuch aft the trade. -- Snellings (6/25)

Kristaps Porzingis traded to Hawks for Georges Niang

In a large cost-cutting move, the Celtics traded Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks arsenic portion of a three-team woody with the Brooklyn Nets. Porzingis, who averaged 19.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, and 2.1 APG connected 48.3% shooting past season, remains a high-upside but risky phantasy asset. He's played less than 60 games successful 7 of the past 8 seasons and appeared successful conscionable 42 contests successful 2024-25 owed to wounded and illness.

In Atlanta, Porzingis fills a wide frontcourt request adjacent to Trae Young, but his relation isn't wholly secure. The Hawks whitethorn inactive divided minutes betwixt him and Onyeka Okongwu, who impressed with extended playing clip past season. Even if Porzingis starts, his minutes could stay successful the mid-20s, arsenic they've declined implicit the past 2 seasons. Fantasy managers should intimately show Atlanta's preseason rotations.

In Boston, Gerges Niang could vie for a starting relation and is the astir apt phantasy victor among the secondary pieces. He averaged 12.1 PPG and 3.1 RPG successful Atlanta past play and whitethorn payment from accrued measurement connected a retooling Celtics roster. -- Moody (6/25)

Jrue Holiday traded to the Trail Blazers for Anfernee Simons: Click here for much connected the trade's phantasy and betting ramifications. -- Moody (6/24)

Kevin Durant traded to Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks: Click here for much connected the trade's phantasy and betting ramifications. -- Snellings and Moody (6/22)

Desmond Bane traded to Magic for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony: Click here for a elaborate breakdown of the trade. -- Moody (6/16)