NBA Summer Forecast: 2015-16 Western Conference Standings

1. San Antonio Spurs

Players Added

Via draft:

Center Nikola Milutinov (No. 26)
Center Cady Lalanne (No. 55)

Via free agency:
Forward/Center LaMarcus Aldridge (from Blazers)
Guard Jimmer Fredette (from Pelicans)
Center Boban Marjanovic (from Serbia)

Forward David West (from Pacers)

Via trade:

Guard Ray McCallum (from Kings)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Aron Baynes (to Pistons)

Guard/Forward Marco Belinelli (to Kings)

Guard Cory Joseph (to Raptors)

Via trade:

Center Tiago Splitter (to Hawks)

2. Los Angeles Clippers

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Branden Dawson (No. 56)

Via free agency:

Center Cole Aldrich (from Knicks)

Forward Paul Pierce (from Wizards)

Forward Wesley Johnson (from Lakers)

Forward Josh Smith (from Rockets)
Guard Pablo Prigioni

Via trade:

Guard/Forward Lance Stephenson (from Hornets)

Players Lost

Via trade:

Forward Matt Barnes (to Hornets, who traded him to Grizzlies)

Forward/Center Spencer Hawes (to Hornets)

Waived:

Guard Lester Hudson

3. Golden State Warriors

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Kevon Looney (No. 30)

Via trade:

Forward Gerald Wallace (from Celtics)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Guard Justin Holiday (to Hawks)

Via trade:

Forward David Lee (to Celtics)

4. Oklahoma City Thunder

Players Added

Via draft:
Guard Cameron Payne (No. 14)
Center Dakari Johnson (No. 48)

Via trade:
Rights to Forward Tomislav Zubcic (No. 56, 2012) (from Raptors)

Players Lost

Via trade:

Forward Perry Jones (to Celtics)

Guard Jeremy Lamb (to Hornets)

5. Houston Rockets

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Sam Dekker (No. 18)

Forward Montrezl Harrell (No. 32)

Via free agency:

Guard Marcus Thornton (from Suns)

Via trade:

Guard Ty Lawson (from Nuggets)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Josh Smith (to Clippers)

Via trade:

Forward Kostas Papanikolaou (to Nuggets) 

Guard Pablo Prigioni (to Nuggets, who waived him; Prigioni signed with Clippers) 

Forward Joey Dorsey (to Nuggets) 

Guard Nick Johnson (to Nuggets)

6. New Orleans Pelicans

Players Added

Via free agency:
Forward Alonzo Gee (from Blazers)
Center Kendrick Perkins (from Cavs)

Players Lost

Via free agency:
Guard Jimmer Fredette (to Spurs)

7. Memphis Grizzlies

Players Added

Via draft:
Forward Jarell Martin (No. 25)

Forward Andrew Harrison (No. 44)

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Brandan Wright (from Suns)

Via trade:

Forward Matt Barnes (from Hornets (from Clippers))

Rights to Forward Janis Timma (No. 60, 2013 (to Orlando)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Center Kosta Koufos (to Kings)

Guard Nick Calathes (to Panathinaikos, Greece)

Via trade:

Forward/Center Jon Leuer (to Phoenix)

8. Phoenix Suns

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard Devin Booker (No. 13)

Via free agency:

Center Tyson Chandler (from Mavs)

Guard Ronnie Price (from Lakers)

Forward Mirza Teletovic (from Nets)

Forward Sonny Weems (from Moscow, Russia)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Gerald Green (to Heat)

Guard Marcus Thornton (to Rockets)

Forward/Center Brandan Wright (to Grizzlies)

Via trade

Guard/Forward Reggie Bullock (to Pistons)

Forward Danny Granger (to Pistons)

Forward Marcus Morris (to Pistons)

9. Sacramento Kings

Players Added

Via draft:
Center Willie Cauley-Stein (No. 6)

Via free agency:

Guard/Forward Marco Belinelli (from Spurs)
Guard/Forward Caron Butler 
Center Kosta Koufos (from Grizzlies)
Guard Rajon Rondo (from Mavs)

Forward Quincy Acy (from Knicks)
Forward Duje Dukan (undrafted)
Guard Seth Curry (last played for D-League Affiliate of Magic)

Via trade:

Forward Arturas Gudaitis (from Sixers)

Forward Luka Mitrovic (from Sixers)

Players lost

Via free agency:

Forward Derrick Williams (to Knicks)

Center Ryan Hollins

Guard Andre Miller

Forward/Center Reggie Evans

Via trade:

Forward Carl Landry (to Sixers)

Guard Nik Stauskas (to Sixers)

Forward/Center Jason Thompson (to Sixers)

Guard Ray McCallum (to Spurs)

10. Utah Jazz

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Trey Lyles (No. 12)

Guard Olivier Hanlan (No. 42)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Jeremy Evans (to Mavs)

11. Dallas Mavericks 

Players Added

Via draft:
Guard Justin Anderson (No. 21)

Forward Satnam Singh (No. 52)

Via free agency:

Forward Jeremy Evans (from Jazz)

Guard John Jenkins (from Hawks)

Guard Wesley Matthews (from Blazers)

Guard Deron Williams (waived by Nets)
Center Samuel Dalembert (from Knicks)

Via trade:

Center Zaza Pachulia (from Bucks)

Players lost

Via free agency:

Forward Al-Farouq Aminu (to Blazers)

Center Tyson Chandler (to Suns)

Guard Monta Ellis (to Pacers)

Guard Rajon Rondo (to Kings)

Forward/Center Amar'e Stoudemire (to Heat)

12. Portland Trail Blazers

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard/Forward Pat Connaughton (No. 41, from Nets)

Forward Daniel Diez (No. 54, from Jazz)

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Ed Davis (from Lakers)

Forward Al-Farouq Aminu (from Mavs)

Forward Luis Montero (undrafted)
Guard Phil Pressey (waived by Celtics)

Via trade:

Forward Maurice Harkless (from Magic)

Guard/Forward Gerald Henderson (from Hornets)

Center Mason Plumlee (from Nets)

Forward Noah Vonleh (from Hornets)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Guard Arron Afflalo (to Knicks)

Forward/Center LaMarcus Aldridge (to Spurs)

Center Joel Freeland (to CSKA Moscow, Russia)

Forward Alonzo Gee (to Pelicans)

Center Robin Lopez (to Knicks)

Guard Wesley Matthews (to Mavericks)

Via trade:

Guard Steve Blake (to Nets, who traded him to Pistons)

Forward Nicolas Batum (to Hornets)

13. Minnesota Timberwolves 

Players Added

Via draft:

Center Karl-Anthony Towns (No. 1)

Guard Tyus Jones (No. 24)

Via trade:

Forward Damjan Rudez (from Pacers)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Guard Gary Neal (Wizards)

Via trade:

Forward Chase Budinger (to Pacers)

14. Los Angeles Lakers

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard D'Angelo Russell (No. 2)

Forward Larry Nance Jr. (No. 27)

Forward Anthony Brown (No. 34)

Via free agency:

Forward Brandon Bass (from Celtics)

Center Robert Upshaw (undrafted)

Guard Lou Williams (from Raptors)

Via trade

Center Roy Hibbert (from Pacers)

Players lost

Via free agency

Forward/Center Ed Davis (to Blazers)

Guard Wayne Ellington (to Nets)

Guard Jeremy Lin (to Hornets)

Guard Ronnie Price (to Suns)

Forward/Center Jordan Hill (to Pacers)

Forward Wesley Johnson (to Clippers)

15. Denver Nuggets

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard Emmanuel Mudiay (No. 7)

Guard Nikola Radicevic (No. 57)

Via trade: 

Forward Kostas Papanikolaou (from Rockets)  

Forward Joey Dorsey (from Rockets) 

Guard Nick Johnson (from Rockets)

Players Lost

Via trade:

Guard Ty Lawson (to Rockets)

Waived:

Guard Jamaal Franklin

NBA Summer Forecast: 2015-16 Eastern Conference Standings

 1. Cleveland Cavaliers

   Players added

Via draft:

Forward Cedi Osman (No. 31)
Forward Sir'Dominic Pointer (No. 53)

Via free agency:

Guard Mo Williams (from Hornets)
Forward Richard Jefferson (from Mavs)

Players Lost*

Via free agency:
Center Kendrick Perkins (to Pelicans)

Via trade:
Center Brendan Haywood (to Trail Blazers, who waived him)
Guard/Forward Mike Miller (to Trail Blazers, who waived him)

Via retirement:

Forward Shawn Marion

2. Chicago Bulls

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Bobby Portis (No. 22)

Players Lost

3. Toronto Raptors

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard Delon Wright (No. 20)
Guard Norman Powell (No. 46)

Via free agency:

Forward DeMarre Carroll (from Hawks)

Forward/Center Luis Scola (from Pacers)

Guard Cory Joseph (from Spurs)

Forward/Center Bismack Biyombo (from Hornets)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Amir Johnson (to Celtics)

Guard Lou Williams (to Lakers)
Forward Tyler Hansbrough (to Hornets)

Via trade:

Guard Greivis Vasquez (to Bucks)

Forward/Center Tomislav Zubcic (to Thunder)

4. Miami Heat

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard/Forward Justise Winslow (No. 10)

Guard/Forward Josh Richardson (No. 40)

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Amar'e Stoudemire (from Mavs)
Forward Gerald Green (from Suns)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Michael Beasley 

Via trade:
Guard Shabazz Napier (to Magic)
Guard Zoran Dragic (to Celtics)

5. Atlanta Hawks

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Marcus Eriksson (No. 50)

Forward/Center Dimitrios Agravanis (No. 59)

Via free agency:

Guard Justin Holiday (from Warriors)

Via trade:

Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (from Knicks)

Center Tiago Splitter (from Spurs)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Center Pero Antic (to Fenerbahce, Turkey)

Forward DeMarre Carroll (to Raptors)
Forward John Jenkins (to Mavs)

Waived:

Forward Austin Daye

6. Milwaukee Bucks

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard Rashad Vaughn (No. 17)

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Greg Monroe (from Pistons)
Forward Chris Copeland (from Pacers)

Via trade:

Guard Greivis Vasquez (from Raptors)

Players Lost

Via trade:
Forward Jared Dudley (to Wizards)

Forward Ersan Ilyasova (to Detroit)

Center Zaza Pachulia (to Mavs)

7. Washington Wizards

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Kelly Oubre (No. 15)

Forward Aaron White (No. 49)

Via free agency:

Guard/Forward Alan Anderson (from Nets)

Guard Gary Neal (from Wolves)

Via trade:
Forward Jared Dudley (from Bucks)

Players Lost

Via free agency: 

Forward Paul Pierce (to Clippers)

Forward Rasual Butler

Forward/Center Kevin Seraphin (to Knicks)

Guard Will Bynum

8. Indiana Pacers

Players Added

Via draft:

Center Myles Turner (No. 11)
Forward Rakeem Christmas (No. 36; acquired from Cavs in trade on July 23)

Guard Joseph Young (No. 43)

Via free agency:

Guard Monta Ellis (from Mavs)

Forward/Center Jordan Hill (from Lakers)

Via trade:

Chase Budinger (from Wolves)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Guard C.J. Watson (to Magic)

Forward/Center Luis Scola (to Raptors)

Forward David West (to Spurs)
Forward Chris Copeland (to Bucks)

Via trade:

Center Roy Hibbert (to Lakers)

Forward Damjan Rudez (to Wolves)

9. Boston Celtics

Players Added

Via draft:

Guard Terry Rozier (No. 16)

Guard R.J. Hunter (No. 28)

Forward Jordan Mickey (No. 33)

Guard Marcus Thornton (No. 45) (plans to play in Australia this season)

Via free agency:

Forward Amir Johnson (from Raptors)

Via trade:

Forward Perry Jones (from Thunder)

Forward David Lee (from Warriors)
Guard Zoran Dragic (from Heat)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Luigi Datome (to Fenerbahce Ulker, Turkey)

Forward Brandon Bass (to Lakers)

Via trade:

Forward Gerald Wallace (to Warriors)

Waived:

Guard Phil Pressey (signed with Trail Blazers)

10. Detroit Pistons

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Stanley Johnson (No. 8)

Guard Darrun Hilliard (No. 38)

Via free agency:

Forward Aron Baynes (from Spurs)

Via trade:

Guard/Forward Reggie Bullock (from Suns)

Guard Steve Blake (from Nets (from Blazers))

Forward Danny Granger (from Suns)

Forward Ersan Ilyasova (from Bucks)

Forward Marcus Morris (from Suns)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Greg Monroe (to Bucks)

Forward Tayshaun Prince

Guard John Lucas III

Via trade:

Guard/Forward Caron Butler (to Bucks, who waived him; Butler signed with Kings)

Forward Shawne Williams (to Bucks, who waived him)

Forward Quincy Miller (to Nets)

11. Charlotte Hornets

Players Added

Via draft: 

Forward Frank Kaminsky (No. 9)

Via free agency:

Guard/Forward Aaron Harrison (undrafted free agent)
Guard Jeremy Lin (from Lakers)
Forward Tyler Hansbrough (from Raptors)

Via trade: 

Forward Matt Barnes (from Clippers)

Forward Nicolas Batum (from Blazers)

Forward/Center Spencer Hawes (from Clippers)

Guard Jeremy Lamb (from Thunder)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Guard Mo Williams (to Cavaliers)
Forward Jeffrey Taylor (to Real Madrid, Spain)

Via trade:

Forward Matt Barnes (to Grizzlies)

Guard/Forward Gerald Henderson (to Blazers)

Guard/Forward Lance Stephenson (to Clippers)

Forward Noah Vonleh (to Blazers)

12. Brooklyn Nets

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (No. 23)
Forward/Center Chris McCullough (No. 29)

Forward Juan Pablo Vaulet (No. 39)

Via free agency:

Center Andrea Bargnani (from Knicks)

Guard Wayne Ellington (from Lakers)

Guard Shane Larkin (from Knicks)

Forward Thomas Robinson (from 76ers)

Via trade:

Forward Quincy Miller (from Pistons)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Guard/Forward Alan Anderson (to Wizards)

Forward Mirza Teletovic (to Suns)

Via trade:

Center Mason Plumlee (to Blazers)

Waived:

Guard Darius Morris

Forward Cory Jefferson

Guard Deron Williams (signed with Mavs)

13. New York Knicks

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward/Center Kristaps Porzingis (No. 4)

Guard Jerian Grant (No. 19)

Center Guillermo Hernangomez (No. 35)

Via free agency:

Guard Arron Afflalo (from Blazers)

Center Robin Lopez (from Blazers)

Forward Derrick Williams (from Kings)
Center Kevin Seraphin (from Wizards) 

Via trade:

Forward Kyle O'Quinn (from Magic)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Center Cole Aldrich (to Clippers)

Guard Shane Larkin (to Nets)

Forward/Center Jason Smith (to Magic)

Center Andrea Bargnani (to Nets)

Forward Quincy Acy (to Kings)

Guard Alexey Shved (BC Khimki, Russia)
Center Samuel Dalembert (to Mavs)

Via trade:

Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (to Hawks)

14. Orlando Magic

Players Added

Via draft:

Forward Mario Hezonja (No. 5)
Guard Tyler Harvey (No. 51)

Via free agency:

Forward/Center Jason Smith (from Knicks)

Guard C.J. Watson (from Pacers)

Via trade:

Guard Shabazz Napier (from Heat)

Players Lost

Via trade:

Forward Maurice Harkless (to Blazers)
Forward Kyle O'Quinn (to Knicks)

Waived:

Guard Ben Gordon

15. Philadelphia 76ers

Players Added

Via draft:

Center Jahlil Okafor (No. 3)

Forward Richaun Holmes (No. 37)

Forward J.P. Tokoto (No. 58)

Via trade:

Forward Carl Landry (from Kings)

Guard Nik Stauskas (from Kings)

Forward/Center Jason Thompson (from Kings)

Players Lost

Via free agency:

Forward Thomas Robinson(to Nets)

Forward Luc Mbah a Moute (to Kings)

*As of 8/4/15, Tristan Thompson (restricted) and J.R. Smith remain free agents. Thompson is widely expected to re-sign with the Cavs and Smith—who (foolishly) declined his $6.4 million player option—is likely to return to the Cavs as well, provided he takes a pay cut.