Even as the 2025 NBA Finals is set to commence on Thursday, teams all around the league are drawing up plans to improve their roster for the 2025-26 season via carefully crafted deals.

The Timberwolves might need to trade Rudy Gobert in order to bring back Naz Reid, and the Lakers desperately need a center.

Six years ago this summer, the Oklahoma City Thunder took its first step in what’s been a methodical march to the NBA Finals.

Minnesota came close to landing Kevin Durant at the trade deadline. After another playoff letdown, is the deal back on the ...