The NBA has refused to take a breath since April. The end of the regular season was the last reprieve. Since the playoffs kicked off shortly thereafter, the league has been slammed with wave after wave of news, developments and trades that have completely changed the landscape for next season and beyond—without even going into the actual postseason games played and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship that concluded it all.
But now, with the Fourth of July in the rearview mirror, things are finally starting to slow down. The sprint from Game 7 of the NBA Finals carried through the 2025 NBA draft and into the free agency moratorium. But while there are still dominoes left to fall, the major pieces have settled on the board. The biggest trades have been executed and the most important free agents have agreed to contracts.
