NBA trade season got off to an early start in the summer of 2021, with the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder swapping former All-Stars. As the NBA moves past the 2021 NBA draft in July and toward 2021 free agency in August, expect there to be many more deals.
With multiple superstars signing contract extensions over the past year, the free-agent class of 2021 isn’t as star-studded as previously expected. Will that mean teams looking to shake up their roster will try to make a trade for superstar players, like we’ve seen in past years with James Harden going to the Brooklyn Nets and Paul George going to the LA Clippers? If so, we’ll have a rundown of those deals — plus every other trade that gets made — right here, including grades from ESPN’s Kevin Pelton.
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Washington Wizards get:
G Spencer Dinwiddie
San Antonio Spurs get:
F Chandler Hutchison
2022 second-round pick
Brooklyn Nets get:
2024 second-round pick
2025 second-round pick swap with Wizards
Trade grades: How landing Dinwiddie boosts the Wizards chances
Utah Jazz get:
F Eric Paschall
Golden State Warriors get:
Future second-round pick
Chicago Bulls get:
F DeMar DeRozan
San Antonio Spurs get:
F Thaddeus Young
F Al-Farouq Aminu
Two future second-round picks
Trade grades: One team wins the DeRozan deal, and it’s not close
New Orleans Pelicans get:
G Devonte Graham
Charlotte Hornets get:
2022 first-round pick (lottery protected)
Trade grades: Who wins the Devonte’ Graham deal?
Chicago Bulls get:
G Lonzo Ball
New Orleans Pelicans get:
G Tomas Satoransky
G Garrett Temple
Future second-round pick
What adding Lonzo Ball means for the Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat get:
G Kyle Lowry
Toronto Raptors get:
F Precious Achiuwa
G Goran Dragic
Trade grades: After adding Lowry, what is Miami’s place in the East now?
Boston Celtics get:
G Josh Richardson
Dallas Mavericks get:
Future second-round pick
Trade grades: Why Kyle Lowry is the winner of Mavs’ moving Richardson
Atlanta Hawks get:
G Delon Wright
Boston Celtics get:
G Kris Dunn
F Bruno Fernando
2023 second-round pick
Sacramento Kings get:
C Tristan Thompson
Trade grades: How does the swap help balance all three teams’ rosters?
Oklahoma City Thunder get:
C Derrick Favors
Future first-round pick
Utah Jazz get:
Future second-round pick
Trade grades: Will the Thunder be able to flip Favors to another team?
Portland Trail Blazers get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 43: Greg Brown)
New Orleans Pelicans get:
Future second-round pick
Los Angeles Clippers get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 33: Jason Preston)
Orlando Magic get:
Future second-round pick
Cash considerations
Oklahoma City Thunder get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 32: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl)
New York Knicks get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 34: Rokas Jokubaitis)
2021 second-round pick (No. 36: Miles McBride)
Memphis Grizzlies get:
2021 first-round pick (No. 30: Santi Aldama)
Utah Jazz get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 40: Jared Butler)
Two future second-round picks
LA Clippers get:
2021 first-round pick (No. 21: Keon Johnson)
New York Knicks get:
2021 first-round pick (No. 25: Quentin Grimes)
2024 second-round pick (via DET)
Charlotte Hornets get:
2021 first-round pick (No. 19: Kai Jones)
New York Knicks get:
Future first-round pick
The Oklahoma City Thunder traded their No. 16 pick to the Houston Rockets for the No. 18 pick and two future first-round selections, a source told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
Houston Rockets get:
2021 first-round pick (No. 16: Alperen Sengun)
Oklahoma City Thunder get:
2022 first-round pick (via DET)
2023 first-round pick (via WAS)
Trade grades: Yes, the Thunder added more first-rounders to their treasure trove
The Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards have agreed on a deal to exchange Russell Westbrook for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Los Angeles Lakers get:
G Russell Westbrook
2024 second-round pick
2028 second-round pick
Washington Wizards get:
F Kyle Kuzma
C Montrezl Harrell
G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
2021 first-round pick (No. 22: Isaiah Jackson)
Trade grades: What adding Westbrook means for LeBron and the Lakers
Indiana Pacers get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 31: Isaiah Todd)
Milwaukee Bucks get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 54: Sandro Mamukelashvili)
2021 second-round pick (No. 60: Georgios Kalaitzakis)
Future second-round pick
The Detroit Pistons will send center Mason Plumlee and the No. 37 pick to the Charlotte Hornets for the No. 57 pick, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Charlotte Hornets get:
C Mason Plumlee
2021 second-round pick (No. 37: JT Thor)
Detroit Pistons get:
2021 second-round pick (No. 57: Balsa Koprivica)
What the Plumlee deal means for the Pistons and Hornets
The Cleveland Cavaliers will acquire point guard Ricky Rubio from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a 2022 second-round pick and cash for forward Taurean Prince, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cleveland Cavaliers get:
G Ricky Rubio
Minnesota Timberwolves get:
F Taurean Prince
2022 second-round pick
Cash considerations
Rubio is headed to Cleveland — who wins the deal?
The Brooklyn Nets have traded guard Landry Shamet to the Phoenix Suns for point guard Jevon Carter and the No. 29 pick in tonight’s draft, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Brooklyn Nets get:
G Jevon Carter
2021 first-round pick (No. 29: Day’Ron Sharpe)
Phoenix Suns get:
G Landry Shamet
What’s next for Brooklyn after dealing Shamet?
New Orleans is finalizing a trade to send Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe and two future first-round picks — including the 10th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft — to Memphis for center Jonas Valanciunas and the 17th overall pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
New Orleans Pelicans get:
C Jonas Valanciunas
Two 2021 first-round picks (Nos. 17 and 51)
Memphis Grizzlies get:
C Steven Adams
G Eric Bledsoe
Two 2021 first-round picks (Nos. 10 and 40)
2022 first-round pick (top 10 protected — via Lakers)
Trade grades: Who wins the center swap?
Two weeks after replacing Danny Ainge as president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens made a seismic first move in his new role.
Boston Celtics get:
C Al Horford
C Moses Brown
2023 second-round pick
Oklahoma City Thunder get:
PG Kemba Walker
2021 first-round pick (No. 16)
2025 second-round pick