In the lane

So how to best sum up the first week of free agency and offseason dealing? Here's one Top 10 perspective with most of the top names now off the board: 1. Golden State Warriors: Got Kevin Durant back at a discount, locked up Stephen Curry, and still found a way to not only retain Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston and Zaza Pachulia, but also added intriguing pieces in Omri Casspi and Nick Young. Turns out the Warriors won the offseason, as well. 2. Oklahoma City Thunder: Instead of wallowing in the sting of losing Durant a year ago, the Thunder got back on their horse with the steal of Paul George in the trade with the Indiana Pacers, the re-signing of defensive pest Andre Roberson, and the free-agent additions of Patrick Patterson and Raymond Felton. Looks like Russell Westbrook may have a supporting cast, after all. 3. Minnesota Timberwolves: The Timberwolves had to trade tangible assets to the Chicago Bulls for Jimmy Butler, but still came out ahead in that deal. Then came the moves for Jeff Teague and Taj Gibson in free agency. What Minnesota now has is a playoff team. 4. Houston Rockets: The Chris Paul trade came before free agency, but it didn't stop there for Daryl Morey. P.J. Tucker is a solid addition in free agency, with Nene back for support. 5. Boston Celtics: Considering they landed Gordon Hayward, arguably the biggest free agent to move on this offseason, one would expect a higher placement. But don't sleep on the losses of Avery Bradley and Kelly Olynyk. Yes, Boston is better, but perhaps not as much better as would have been expected with such a top-tier signing. 6. Sacramento Kings: Yes, you read that right, the Sacramento Kings on a Top 10 list for positive achievement. It would have been easy to let the young players sink or swim. Instead, there will be the positive veteran presences of Zach Randolph, George Hill and Vince Carter. Apparently, they actually care. 7. San Antonio Spurs: It seems like every year the Spurs find value in free agency, be it David West or Pau Gasol or, now, Rudy Gay. And mostly significantly, they get that supporting talent at their price. Retaining Patty Mills was also significant. 8. Toronto Raptors: This doesn't necessarily mean long-term winners, but there is nothing worse than getting close and then cashing out. At least there now can be a full season with re-signed Kyle Lowry and re-signed Serge Ibaka along with DeMar DeRozan. But depth could be an issue with the losses of Patterson and Tucker. 9. Los Angeles Clippers: They make this list even with losing Paul and J.J. Redick. Here's why: Something had to change. But this wasn't a team cashing out. Instead, they retained Blake Griffin, added Danilo Gallinari, imported Milos Teodosic and added the fire of Patrick Beverley. 10. New Orleans Pelicans: Yes, they wildly overpaid to retain Jrue Holiday, but that was about as good as it was going to get with their cap situation. This is a team that has to go all-in with DeMarcus Cousin and Anthony Davis, as Cousins decides whether to head out elsewhere next summer.