The 2026 NBA offseason has already been hugely consequential, with superstars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaylen Brown parting ways with their long-term franchises and the future of LeBron James keeping everyone in the league on edge . Summer league is also now behind us, and teams and fans got a first glance at how the top rookies are shaping up in a professional environment.
Top lottery picks such as AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer showed they're ready for big roles on a big stage as the race for Rookie of the Year appears to be a close one. Our NBA insiders recap an already busy offseason for all 30 teams, including notable additions and departures, plus what teams have addressed or still need to address this summer in our offseason edition of ESPN's Power Rankings.
Note: Team rankings are based on where members of our panel (ESPN's Tim MacMahon, Jamal Collier, Michael C. Wright, Dave McMenamin, Ohm Youngmisuk, Zach Kram, Anthony Slater, Ben Golliver and Vincent Goodwill) think teams belong after a flurry of free agency moves.
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Oklahoma City Thunder Previous ranking: 1 Notable additions: Aday Mara (via draft) Notable departures: Isaiah Joe (via trade), Aaron Wiggins (via trade), Luguentz Dort (via trade) Oklahoma City, which is banking on the return to health of Jalen Williams (hamstring) and Ajay Mitchell (calf), will enter the season among title favorites again. The trades of Joe, Wiggins and Dort, who were key role players during the 2025 title run but fell to the fringes of the rotation during last season's playoffs, were cost-cutting moves that shed $200 million worth of luxury tax payments.
The Thunder filled those roster spots with a pair of first-round picks (Mara and guard Bennett Stirtz ) and now have a total of seven second-round picks. -- Tim MacMahon 2.
San Antonio Spurs Previous ranking: 2 Notable additions: Tobias Harris (via free agency) Notable departures: None San Antonio decided to run it back with virtually the same team from 2025-26: a squad that shocked the NBA world with a fairytale run to the Finals propelled by a young roster that hasn't yet reached its full potential. Franchise superstar and reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama improved the front office's chances of keeping the squad together even longer by giving the organization a huge discount on what should have been a supermax extension .
San Antonio also enhanced its roster in free agency by acquiring a savvy, reliable veteran in Harris to bolster the team's presence inside. -- Michael C.
Wright 3. New York Knicks Previous ranking: 3 Notable additions: Andre Drummond (via free agency) Notable departures: Mitchell Robinson (via free agency) The champions had one big edict from owner James Dolan: stay out of the second apron .
That meant Robinson couldn't return, and the eighth-year veteran defected to the Celtics with a three-year deal . Replacing him with Drummond is a clean transition for the Knicks, although Robinson's defensive presence will be missed.
The Knicks will still scour the market for another backup big. Re-signing Landry Shamet , Jordan Clarkson and Jose Alvarado to deals that were below market projections was a win for the front office.
-- Vincent Goodwill 4. Denver Nuggets Previous ranking: 6 Notable additions: Tyus Jones (via free agency) Notable departures: Tim Hardaway Jr .
(via free agency), Jonas Valanciunas (via free agency) If the Nuggets were feeling urgency to craft a new championship formula around franchise center Nikola Jokic , they sure didn't show it this summer. Hardaway and Valanciunas cycled out of Denver after one-year stints, and Peyton Watson remains unsigned as a restricted free agent.
After three years of backsliding since winning the 2023 title, Denver has done nothing of consequence to reverse its negative momentum. What's the Nuggets' plan for challenging the rising Thunder and Spurs other than blind faith in Jokic?
-- Ben Golliver 5. Philadelphia 76ers Previous ranking: 12 Notable additions: Jaylen Brown (via trade), Anfernee Simons (via free agency), Dean Wade (via free agency), Labaron Philon Jr.
(via draft) Notable departures: Paul George (via trade), Andre Drummond (via free agency) The embarrassment of getting swept by the eve