Expansion/Re-Alignment

[Endless Paradise]

Minny moves east, you keep the northeast megalopolis division intact (NYC/Boston/Philly).

Eastern Conference:
Atlantic Division:
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia

Central Division:
Cleveland
Detroit
Toronto
Washington

Great Lakes Division:
Chicago
Indiana
Milwaukee
Minnesota

Southeast Division:
Atlanta
Charlotte
Miami
Orlando

Western Conference:
Cascades Division:
Golden State
Portland
Sacramento
Seattle

Frontier Division:
Denver
Memphis
Oklahoma City
Utah

Gulf Division:
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
San Antonio

Pacific Division:
Clippers
Lakers
Phoenix
Vegas

[Phantom255x]

So who are we protecting from the expansion draft?

Tatum, Brown, Queta, Hugo, White, Baylor, PP feel like the obvious 7, with 1 more spot. Some of this also depends on restricted FA status and expiring contracts, but I'm sure teams will work around that going forward.

[Celtics2021]

So who are we protecting from the expansion draft?

Tatum, Brown, Queta, Hugo, White, Baylor, PP feel like the obvious 7, with 1 more spot. Some of this also depends on restricted FA status and expiring contracts, but I'm sure teams will work around that going forward.

You are getting way ahead of yourself.  Pritchard, for instance, will be a free agent heading into 2028, and we might have trouble offering him a market-value extension because his current deal is such a bargain.  Scheierman, meanwhile, will be a restricted free agent.