| Additions | Subtractions | Targets | Free Agents | Trading block | Needs |
| Jamal Crawford | Speedy Claxton
Thomas Gardner
Acie Law
Othello Hunter | | Thomas Gardner
Othello Hunter
Solomon Jones
Ronald Murray
Mario West
Marvin Williams | | A swingman.
Frontcourt depth. |
| Rasheed Wallace | | Marquis Daniels | Glen Davis
Stephon Marbury
Mikki Moore
Leon Powe | | Young legs. |
| Derrick Brown
Gerald Henderson | Cartier Martin | | Raymond Felton
Juwan Howard
Dontell Jefferson
Sean May
Sean Singletary | | Scorers.
Re-sign Felton. |
| Taj Gibson
James Johnson
Jannero Pargo | Ben Gordon
Tim Thomas | Carlos Boozer | Aaron Gray | | A shooting guard.
Low-post scoring. |
| Shaquille O'Neal
Anthony Parker | Aleksandar Pavlovic
Ben Wallace | | Joe Smith
Wally Szczerbiak
Lorenzen Wright | | Nothing else. |
| Rodrigue Beaubois
Greg Buckner
Kris Humphries
Nathan Jawai
Shawn Marion
Quinton Ross | Brandon Bass
Devean George
Jerry Stackhouse
Antoine Wright | | Gerald Green
Ryan Hollins
James Singleton | Erick Dampier | A big. |
| Arron Afflalo
Ty Lawson
Walter Sharpe | Dahntay Jones | | Chris Andersen
Anthony Carter
Jason Hart
Linas Kleiza
Johan Petro | | A backup point guard.
A backup center. |
| Ben Gordon
Charlie Villanueva | Arron Afflalo
Walter Herrmann
Amir Johnson
Antonio McDyess
Walter Sharpe
Rasheed Wallace | Chris Wilcox | Allen Iverson
Fabricio Oberto | | Several quality bigs. |
| Speedy Claxton
Stephen Curry
Acie Law | Jamal Crawford
Rob Kurz | | CJ Watson | | A true playmaker.
Defensive toughness. |
| Trevor Ariza | | | Dikembe Mutombo
Von Wafer | Tracy McGrady | Health. |
| Tyler Hansbrough
Dahntay Jones | | Earl Watson | Maceo Baston
Marquis Daniels
Stephen Graham
Jarrett Jack
Josh McRoberts
Rasho Nesterovic
| | Overall talent upgrade. |
| Blake Griffin
Quentin Richardson | Zach Randolph | Allen Iverson | Alex Acker
Fred Jones
Steve Novak
Brian Skinner | | Chemistry.
A swingman. |
| Ron Artest | Trevor Ariza | | Lamar Odom | | Re-sign Odom.
A point guard. |
| Zach Randolph | Greg Buckner
Darko Milicic
Quinton Ross | Allen Iverson | Chris Mihm
Hakim Warrick
Mike Wilks | | A legit point guard.
Toughness.
Experienced players. |
| | | Carlos Boozer
Allen Iverson
Lamar Odom | Joel Anthony
Luther Head
Jamaal Magloire
Jamario Moon | | A playmaker.
A small forward. |
| Bruce Bowen
Amir Johnson
Jodie Meeks
Kurt Thomas | Richard Jefferson
Charlie Villanueva | | Malik Allen
Keith Bogans
Francisco Elson
Damon Jones
Ramon Sessions | | A point guard.
Upgrade forward positions. |
| Wayne Ellington
Jonny Flynn
Olekysiy Pecherov
Darius Songaila
Etan Thomas | Randy Foye
Mike Miller | | Rodney Carney
Jason Collins
Kevin Ollie
Shelden Williams | | Talented perimeter players.
More defense. |
| Rafer Alston
Tony Battie
Courtney Lee
Terrence Williams | Maurice Ager
Ryan Anderson
Vince Carter | | Maurice Ager | | Upgrade at forward spots.
Another scorer. |
| Darren Collison
Marcus Thornton | | Glen Davis
Joe Smith | Ryan Bowen
Melvin Ely
Sean Marks | Tyson Chandler | Scoring at the wing. |
| Toney Douglas
Jordan Hill
Darko Milicic | Quentin Richardson | Andre Miller
Ramon Sessions | David Lee
Nate Robinson
Chris Wilcox | | A point guard.
Re-sign Lee.
Defensive toughness. |
| James Harden
Serge Ibaka
BJ Mullens | Robert Swift
Earl Watson | | Desmond Mason
Malik Rose
Robert Swift | | Shooters.
A center. |
| Ryan Anderson
Brandon Bass
Vince Carter | Rafer Alston
Tony Battie
Courtney Lee
Hidayet Turkoglu | CJ Watson | Adonal Foyle
Tyronn Lue
Jeremy Richardson | | A backup center. |
| Jason Kapono | Reggie Evans | | Royal Ivey
Donyell Marshall
Andre Miller
Theo Ratliff
Kareem Rush | Samuel Dalembert | A point guard.
A center.
Depth. |
| Earl Clark
Channing Frye
Aleksandar Pavlovic
| Shaquille O'Neal
Ben Wallace | | Matt Barnes
Stromile Swift | Aleksandar Pavlovic
| Bigs.
A backup point guard. |
| | Channing Frye
Sergio Rodriguez | | Raef LaFrentz
Shavlik Randolph
Michael Ruffin | | Upgrade the point guard spot.
A backup power forward. |
| Omri Casspi
Tyreke Evans
Sergio Rodriguez | | | Rashad McCants
Calvin Booth
Ike Diogu
Bobby Jackson
Cedric Simmons | | A total upgrade. |
| DeJuan Blair
Malik Hairston
Marcus Haislip
Antonio McDyess | Bruce Bowen
Fabricio Oberto
Kurt Thomas | | Drew Gooden
Ime Udoka
Jacque Vaughn | | Young and athletic players. |
| DeMar DeRozan
Reggie Evans
Devean George
Hidayet Turkoglu
Antoine Wright | Kris Humphries
Nathan Jawai
Jason Kapono
Shawn Marion
Anthony Parker | Carlos Delfino
Jarrett Jack
Radoslav Nesterovic | Joey Graham
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Jake Voskuhl
| Marcus Banks | A shooting guard.
Bigs. |
| Eric Maynor | Morris Almond | | Morris Almond
Jarron Collins
Brevin Knight
Paul Millsap
Ronnie Price | Carlos Boozer | Re-sign Millsap.
Health. |
| Randy Foye
Mike Miller | Olekysiy Pecherov
Darius Songaila
Etan Thomas | Fabricio Oberto | Juan Dixon | | Defensive players. |
