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ESPN Senior Writer
- Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast.
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ESPN Senior Writer
- ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010
- Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years
- Author of two books
There are 93 days between now and the start of free agency on June 30. In the NBA, that is an eternity — particularly when that time period encompasses the end of the regular season in April, the NBA draft lottery in May and the entire run through the playoffs.
But just because so much is left unsettled between now and this summer doesn’t mean teams aren’t preparing for it. On the contrary: Most, if not all, the focus of NBA front offices over the next few weeks will be split between getting final looks at the college prospects participating in March Madness and beginning preparations for free agency and trade season.
And while the league likely won’t see a flurry of superstar moves, plenty of interesting questions will be answered. We’ll delve into them here in our weekly look at The Association, including a deep dive into the intriguing offseason center market, what could happen this summer with the Minnesota Timberwolves and some of the more complex decisions among this year’s restricted free agent class.
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Watch Minnesota’s moves this summer
Key player options, including LeBron’s
Centers are in the offseason spotlight
2025 restricted FAs have ‘no leverage’
