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Five in and five out! The team s lineup has been greatly adjusted, and they are regarded as the champions of the offseason! The spoilers in the Eastern Conference!

10:50pm, 15 October 2025Basketball

As the preseason is coming to an end, the NBA regular season of the 25-26 season is about to begin. Each team has basically improved its lineup. After running in the tactical system in the preseason, they will be fully prepared for the arrival of the new season. This year's offseason, many teams have made extensive personnel adjustments. According to the selections of major media and fans, the Eagles have become the offseason trade champion. Although they missed the playoffs last season, their lineup for the new season does have a certain degree of competitiveness, and may even be a spoiler in the Eastern Conference next season. Let's take a look at their specific adjustments!

has received many new players, and the adjustments are more reasonable.

First of all, let’s talk about the important players introduced by the team this offseason. The most noteworthy among them is naturally the Celtics’ previous champion insider Kristaps Porzingis. Although he is 30 years old and his performance in the playoffs last season was relatively poor, this was largely due to injuries. In terms of ability alone, he is still an All-Star.

In the playoffs last season, he could contribute 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 blocks. His shooting and three-point shooting percentages were maintained at 48.3% and 41.2% respectively. He has very rich offensive methods. On the defensive end, he can also occupy an important position for the Eagles. His arrival will undoubtedly create enough space for the team on the offensive end to a large extent. What is a bit embarrassing is that Porzingis is actually the best insider that Trae Young can cooperate with after entering the NBA, so we can fully expect the two to cooperate next season.

In addition, they also signed Nicky Alexander-Walker from the Timberwolves with a four-year, $60.64 million contract. The 27-year-old contributed 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists last season. His offensive instability, which has been criticized in the past, improved greatly last season, especially his three-point shooting rate reached 38.1%. Coupled with a certain defensive ability, Walker is undoubtedly a high-quality addition to the team.

Caleb Shorstein, who played for the Magic last season, also joined. Although his statistics are relatively average, his ability is equally outstanding. His three-point shooting rate so far in his career has reached 37.2%, which can supplement the team's bench with firepower. Luke Kennard from the Grizzlies has 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists so far in his career, and can also help the team provide firepower from the outside. Coupled with the selected Asa Newell, Nikola Djuricic and others, their lineup is now very reasonable.

Retain the main lineup and clear out a large number of junk contracts.

At the same time, the team has basically retained its original main lineup. The 27-year-old Trae Young has stated many times during the offseason that he will lead the team to undergo qualitative changes next season. Last season, he steadily contributed 24.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 11.6 assists. He won the first assist title in his career and was selected to the All-Star lineup for the fourth time. Even though he has been questioned a lot, in terms of ability and influence, he is definitely one of the top five point guards in the NBA today. Jaylen Johnson, who shines, could contribute 18.9 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block last season. As he returns from injury, he is likely to perform at a phenomenal level and help the Eagles get out of the quagmire.

Dyson Daniels also performed phenomenal defensively last season, won the MIP trophy, and was selected to the All-Defensive First Team. His performance was amazing. The 22-year-old is likely to perform even better in the new season. In addition, top picks Risashe, Okongwu and others are likely to break out in the new season, so this lineup has a chance to perform well in the Eastern Conference.

Finally, let’s talk about another reasonable thing the Eagles did this summer, which was to sweep away a large number of junk contracts. Although Terrence Mann has good abilities, he has not been able to perform as expected, so the Eagles have no patience to wait and send him away directly. Clint Capela and Larry Nance Jr., whose performance declined, had absolutely no remaining value. After their contracts expired, the team did not renew their contracts and simply let them find new homes on their own.

Including LeVert and Niang, who have performed relatively stably, the Hawks have not made any indication, either by trading or by breaking up with them amicably. In this regard, they did not show any sloppiness and quickly completed the replacement of the role player lineup. Therefore, the current team structure is very reasonable, the salary space is also at the middle level of the league, and there are not too many high-paid and low-performance players. Therefore, the Eagles are indeed worth looking forward to. They are very likely to repeat the success of the 20-21 season and become a disruptor and dark horse in the Eastern Conference next season.

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