NBA Free Agency: Winners, Losers, and Questions for 2023

Picking "losers" in NBA free agency has become more challenging due to fewer star players changing teams and smarter contract decisions. However, some teams, including the Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, and Denver Nuggets, face questions and potential challenges in their free agency moves. The Raptors lost Fred VanVleet without a clear replacement, the Pelicans may struggle with salary cap constraints, the Kings committed to a high-priced extension for Domantas Sabonis, the Trail Blazers overpaid for Jerami Grant in uncertain circumstances, and the Nuggets have uncertainties in their bench depth.