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2013 NBA offseason

The 2013 NBA offseason.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2013 NBA offseason.

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The draft, major signings, trades and roster decisions are ordered chronologically. Complete draft boards, trade packages and free-agent jersey changes are embedded at the moment they happened.

  1. June 27 · NBA Draft

    A surprise No. 1 pick opens an unpredictable draft →

    Cleveland selected Anthony Bennett first in a class that later produced Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert, Victor Oladipo and CJ McCollum, a reminder that the night's consensus bore little resemblance to its eventual legacy.

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    Draft board

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    First overall selection

    Anthony Bennett

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  2. June 28 · Trade agreed

    Brooklyn makes an enormous bet on Boston's champions →

    The Nets agreed to acquire Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry for a package that included three first-round picks and a future swap, prioritizing an immediate title chase over long-term control.

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    01TradeJuly 12, 2013To BKNBKNGARNETT2BKNPIERCE34DraftPICKround asset+1 assetsTo BOSBOSWALLACE45BOSHUMPHRIES43DraftPICKround asset+6 assetsNets–Celtics blockbusterBKN receives Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jason Terry + 1 moreBOS receives Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, Keith Bogans + 6 more13 original assets · 4 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  3. July 5 · Free agency

    Dwight Howard chooses Houston

    Howard left the Lakers after one turbulent season and joined James Harden, giving the Rockets a second franchise player and accelerating a rebuild that had begun with the Harden trade months earlier.

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    14Free agencyJuly 5, 2013From LALLALHOWARD12To HOUHOUHOWARD12Howard chooses Harden and HoustonAfter one turbulent Lakers season, Howard selected a young Rockets team organized around James Harden and modern spacing.Los Angeles Lakers → Houston RocketsOpen offseason →

  4. July 10 · Free agency

    Andre Iguodala joins Golden State

    The Warriors used a complex cap-clearing sequence to land Iguodala, adding the versatile defender and playmaker who would become the 2015 Finals MVP and a structural piece of the coming dynasty.

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    12Free agencyJuly 10, 2013From DENDENIGUODALA9To GSWGSWIGUODALA9Iguodala joins the coming dynastyGolden State cleared the necessary space to add an elite wing defender and secondary playmaker before its young core had fully arrived.Denver Nuggets → Golden State WarriorsOpen offseason →

  5. July 10 · Re-signing

    Chris Paul commits to the Clippers

    Paul signed a five-year contract after Los Angeles hired Doc Rivers, preserving the Lob City core and confirming that the Clippers' transformation from curiosity to contender would continue.