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2022 NBA offseason

The 2022 NBA offseason.

A chronological guide to the transactions and decisions surrounding the 2022 NBA offseason.

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The transaction timeline

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 23 · NBA Draft

    Orlando chooses Paolo Banchero at No. 1 →

    The Magic kept their intentions private until draft night, selecting Banchero ahead of Jabari Smith Jr. and Chet Holmgren to give a patient rebuild its primary scorer and eventual Rookie of the Year.

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    Draft board

    2022 NBA

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    First overall selection

    Paolo Banchero

    Orlando Magic

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  2. June 30 · Free agency

    Jalen Brunson chooses the Knicks

    New York committed four years and $104 million to Brunson after his breakout playoff run in Dallas, handing him an offense that soon revealed he was far more than a secondary creator.

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    10Free agencyJune 30, 2022From DALDALBRUNSON13To NYKNYKBRUNSON11Brunson becomes New York's engineThe Knicks bet that a playoff-tested secondary creator could run his own offense. Brunson quickly outgrew even their most optimistic projection.Dallas Mavericks → New York KnicksOpen offseason →

  3. June 30 · Market shock

    Kevin Durant requests a trade from Brooklyn

    Hours before free agency opened, Durant asked the Nets to move him. No acceptable deal materialized that summer, but the request froze the market and exposed how quickly Brooklyn's star experiment had fractured.

  4. July 6 · Trade

    Minnesota makes an all-in bet on Rudy Gobert →

    The Timberwolves sent a player-and-pick package built around four future first-round selections to Utah, pairing Gobert with Karl-Anthony Towns while launching the Jazz's draft-capital reset.

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    15TradeJuly 6, 2022To MINMINGOBERT27To UTAUTABEVERLEY21UTABEASLEY5DraftPICKround asset+7 assetsGobert to MinnesotaMIN receives Rudy GobertUTA receives Patrick Beverley, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt + 7 more11 original assets · 3 outcomes tracedOpen trade →

  5. September 3 · Trade

    Cleveland adds Donovan Mitchell to its young core →

    The Cavaliers moved Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji and major draft control for Mitchell, accelerating around Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

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    16TradeSeptember 3, 2022To CLECLEMITCHELL45To UTAUTAMARKKANEN23UTASEXTON2DraftPICKround asset+5 assetsMitchell to ClevelandCLE receives Donovan MitchellUTA receives Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji + 5 more9 original assets · 2 outcomes tracedOpen trade →