You guys are missing some of the smaller deals.

Al Horford to the Sixers is huge. Not to mention that they were able to retain Tobias Harris. IMO, even if Toronto retains Leonard, the Sixers are instantly the team to beat in the east. They lost Butler but really that's not that bad. There's only one ball and as Simmons, Embid, and Harris continue to develop and get better they're going to need the ball more and more. Simmons is literally a jump shot away from being a 2K My Career character. Horford gives them a front line of Harris, Horford, and Embid. Forget what they might do offensively, they'll be so good defensively that they'll be scary. The Sixers were already just a basket away from beating Toronto. So I really think he they're the team to beat in the east.

Boston lost Irving but they got Kemba Walker. He's not as good as Irving, but he's very close and a better defender. Boston also lost Horford, though and honestly he was their heart and soul. They're still going to be formidable, however.

The Bucks are just a piece away from being a powerhouse. Toronto exposed the Greek Freak and showed that he's not ready to carry a championship team quite yet, but they'll still be good.

No news on the Lakers yet but honestly, if they do get Khawi what are they going to do for the rest of the roster? Get Khawi, sign someone at the minimum from the G League or overseas just to have a starting 5 and then play those 5 for 48 min a night? Someone out there is saying, "The cap doesn't have to be adhered to. They can go over and pay the luxury tax"! That's true, but they literally have a roster of 3 players right now in Kuzma, LBJ, and AD. Add Khawi at the max and that's 4. That would mean that to get to the 10 or 12 man team they should have they'd have 6-8 players salaries over the cap that they'd be penalized for. We're talking millions of dollars that the Lakers would have pay in luxury tax. Doesn't seem worth it to me. Although, people forget that in 2010 before all was said and done and finalized with the Heat, they had a roster at one point that was comprised of only Mario Chalmers officially. Yea, D-Wade, LBJ, and Bosh had all agreed to sign but they hadn't yet. So I guess stuff can be done, however, each one of them took considerably less than the max to play together. That's not happening here.

We'll see.