“All signs, for the record, continue to point to Al Horford landing with Golden State … eventually," Stein and Fischer write. "Sunday will be the first day of the 2025-26 salary cap year that NBA teams can make most free agent signings and trades official.”

The Los Angeles Lakers made their first big splash of the offseason by landing former No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton on a two-year deal. Ayton, who was waived by the Portland Trail Blazers, wasted no time finding a new home with a franchise looking to rebuild its interior presence around stars LeBron James and Luka Doncic .