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Self-destruction of the Great Wall? Overdraw the future? A disappointed team in the offseason!

11:10pm, 21 September 2025【Basketball】

As the training camp is about to start, the regular season starts and the countdown is coming, and the atmosphere of the entire NBA has gradually become warmer. The West continues to rise in the new season, while the East seems a little bit chaotic and organic, as if anyone has the chance to break through the siege in the new season.

However, when some teams decisively attack to upgrade their lineups during the offseason, there are always several teams that are not understanding. Some people stagnate because of inaction, while others misallocate resources and even ruin the future early. Below

, let's take a look at the five most disappointing teams in the offseason to see how they pushed themselves into an awkward situation.

Fifth: The Brooklyn Nets' operations are difficult for people to understand in one breath. In the draft, they smashed five first-round picks directly and picked five new players in one go: point guard Yegor Jamin with the eighth overall pick, two tall guards Trey Ora and Salff with doubts, a ball-handling center Danny Wolf, and a young 3D wing Drake Powell.

The problem is not that they choose a large number of people, but that the newcomer types are highly overlapping and the lineup matching is limited. Theoretically, the Nets imagined a modern system of "multiple ball control + high vision", but the reality is likely to become five young men who compete for the ball but don't shoot.

Not only that, the Nets replaced Cam Johnson with Porter Jr. in the trade, adding a 2032 unprotected first round. In theory, this sign may be valuable in the future, but in the short term, Porter Little seems to have no advantage in value.

In short, this year's Nets are conducting an extreme reconstruction experiment. The question is, can this team see hope in a group of young people next season? At present, the final answer is still unresolved.

Fourth: Phoenix Suns

If there is any big deal in the offseason that makes people feel that the cost-effectiveness is unbalanced, it must be Durant.

The Suns exchanged a 15th All-Star for Jaylen Green, Dillon Brooks and a lottery. It seems not to be a loss, but it is full of problems when you are careful.

Although Jaylen Green's data is gorgeous, his offense and defense fluctuates greatly, and his singles score is difficult to convert into team results; although Dillon is very strong, his offensive end is also obviously flawed, and putting Green's shooting choice together is enough to hold Booker; although the addition of Ma Wei can protect the frame, from the perspective of the immediate combat power, it seems that it is not worth the Suns' two first rounds.

In addition, the Sun also swallowed up the huge losses caused by Bill's buyout. The team management has changed new players and the boss has changed his thinking on reconstruction, but the problem is: the current Suns are really hard to have an advantage in future talent and bargaining chips.

For the new season of the West, teams such as the Thunder, Nuggets, Rockets, Lakers, Clippers and other teams are still stable candidates for the playoffs, and the Suns are probably unable to guarantee even a playoff spot.

Third: Milwaukee Bucks

For the summer of the Bucks, it can almost be described as "self-destructing the Great Wall".

They chose to lay off Lillard as soon as possible, took the initiative to swallow the heavy sharing contract, and then signed Turner for a large price. According to the conversion, the Bucks basically spent nearly 48.5 million yuan in annual salary, and got the result of "Lillard leaving + Turner joining".

Turner can also open up space, but his defense is no longer as good as before. I hope he can make up for the defensive pillar role of Daluo at its peak, which is really a bit lacking. In addition, the Bucks' choice to introduce Cole Anthony is one of the few highlights, but other reinforcement directions are indeed lacking.

No surprise, Antetokounmpo is still the most dominant top player in the league, but the Bucks did not solve the problem of depth in the backcourt for him in the offseason, nor did they release the space for reinforcement in the future. Year after year, the team's lineup is gradually aging, and the team's talent has bottomed out, and they are still choosing to bet on short-term goals.

But from the moment, this team still seems to have the potential to build a championship lineup, but at the same time, they are also moving downhill step by step.

Second: The New Orleans Pelicans' operations in the offseason are also shocking. The team fired General Manager Griffin in the offseason and replaced Joe Dumas. As a Hall of Fame level player, Dumas did have brilliant results during his career, but as a team manager, it is really hard to expect from him by referring to the mess he left behind at the Pistons.

After taking office as the Pelicans, Dumas' first step was to exchange McCollum's expiration contract for Poole's long contract. Although Poole performed well last season, considering the annual salary of over 30 million in the next two years, this is indeed a bit in line with the Pelicans' current situation.

What's even more outrageous is that the Pelicans also exchanged the 13th pick for rookie Derek Quinn in 2026. The Pelicans only won 21 games last season, and the future hidden dangers of Zion, the team's core team, still exist. According to common sense, this first round is likely to be a high pick in the future.

And the Pelicans overdraw their future ahead of schedule without any hope of winning the championship. The result is that the team's salary is more bloated and the lineup is still fragile. The Pelicans currently seem to be no longer rebuilding, nor are they competing for the championship, and are still at an unsolvable crossroads.

First: The last list of the Golden State Warriors, given to the Golden State Warriors.

As of now, there are only 9 formal contracts + 1 two-way contract in the Warriors. The biggest problem of Kumingga is still not solved, and he neither chose to renew his contract nor was traded. The Warriors management seems to have wasted another offseason in the endless wait and see..

Even if the team has a great chance to win the 39-year-old Horford, can a veteran center who is about to enter the retirement node be counted on him to save the Warriors? Obviously not very realistic.

The three-core combination of Curry, Butler and Green is still the solid core of the Warriors, but the problem is: there are almost no helpers around them who can fight tough battles. Podjemsky and Moody may be able to grow in the new season, but how much can they grow in the end? It's also a big question mark.

There are still some good free agents in the market, such as Beasley, Payton Jr., etc., which are goals that the Warriors can pursue. Even if they get Westbrook, they are much better than the Warriors who have no action. For a team that is still aspiring to win, such delays are almost a waste of window period.

Looking at the current NBA, those aging teams with insufficient rotation depth have almost no good ending. If the Warriors still don’t move, it is likely that the new season will be destined to end before it even started.