NBA offseason grades for every West team: Did Rockets, Lakers earn hig

It may be the middle of summer, but it is time for an NBA offseason report card, as free agency news has petered from a steady flow to a slow trickle. When 40-year-old Chris Paul’s reunion with the Los Angeles Clippers is the biggest story to hit the league, it is high time we start handing out grades for every team.

There was plenty of movement in the Western Conference, where Kevin Durant was traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signed a supermax contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg joined a Dallas Mavericks team that wants to win now.

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The Denver Nuggets retooled. The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers added veteran depth. The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying to reach a third consecutive Western Conference finals. The San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers, among other teams, are trying to disrupt the playoff status quo in the West.

A lot is happening. Let us get to it. Without further ado, your 2025 NBA offseason report card …

Dallas Mavericks • Denver Nuggets • Golden State Warriors • Houston Rockets • Los Angeles Clippers • Los Angeles Lakers • Memphis Grizzlies • Minnesota Timberwolves • New Orleans Pelicans • Oklahoma City Thunder • Phoenix Suns • Portland Trail Blazers • Sacramento Kings • San Antonio Spurs • Utah Jazz

Win totals from BetMGM

Dallas Mavericks

• Key additions: Cooper Flagg • D’Angelo Russell

• Key subtractions: Spencer Dinwiddie

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Oddsmakers figure the Mavs will win as many games this season, when No. 1 overall draft pick Cooper Flagg is in the fold, as they did last season, when they featured Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving for half the year. They traded Dončić for Anthony Davis, and Irving tore an ACL, which could cost him this coming season, too. That series of events sent them spiraling into the lottery, where they lucked into Flagg.

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