From Giannis Antetokounmpo to LeBron James to Jaylen Brown: A timeline of the NBA’s major offseason moves

The NBA offseason has been wild, to say the least. In the span of 10 days, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Jaylen Brown — four Finals MVPs! — moved on from their former teams. Just like that.

A number of other All-Stars — LaMelo Ball, Ja Morant, Julius Randle, Paul George, Brandon Ingram and Tyler Herro — also found new NBA homes over the past week and a half. (Oh, and in the middle of all that was the NBA draft, which featured future All-Stars and a flurry of trades, too. Whew.)

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In case you missed it all, here’s a look at what’s been a blockbuster summer:

A day before the NBA draft, the Timberwolves sent Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that also sent Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls. Randle, a two-time All-Star, had averaged 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game during his two seasons in Minnesota since arriving from New York in the Karl-Anthony Towns trade.

The move allowed the Timberwolves to sign Ayo Dosunmu to a five-year, $112 million contract, and Minnesota would make an even bigger splash just a few days later.

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Shortly after the Randle trade, though, is when the biggest domino fell.

Approaching midnight ET on June 22, Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Miami Heat in a blockbuster deal that finally ended the two-time MVP’s turbulent relationship with the franchise he led to the 2021 NBA championship.

The Bucks also sent Bobby Portis to Miami in the deal. In return, Milwaukee received All-Star guard Tyler Herro, center Kel’el Ware, forward Jaime Jaquez Jr., second-year guard Kasparas Jakučionis, three first-round draft picks (2026, ’31 and ’33), one pick swap (2030) and a 2033 second-round selection.

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The trade culminated more than a year of speculation that the franchise stalwart wouldn’t finish his career with the Bucks team that drafted him. After the Celtics made a failed attempt to trade for Giannis, the 10-time All-Star is now on to Miami, where he’ll be a fascinating fit with the Heat.

Speaking of fascinating fits, the Timberwolves took their big swing a day after the…

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Author : Yahoo Sports Staff

Publish date : 2026-07-02 19:19:00

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