The NBA season is a month old, and we're already seeing the impact of the biggest moves of the offseason. After trading four out of their five starters, including All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, the Utah Jazz are near the top of the Western Conference. Mitchell's new team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, got off to an 8-1 start before losing five in a row, but is still in the thick of the playoff picture in the East.
Those were just two of the more than 200 transactions this summer, including 31 trades, and while they dominated the headlines, there have been several other moves -- some big, some small -- that are paying dividends so far this season.
Here are the executives and players who have made the biggest impacts early in the 2022-23 season, starting with the Sacramento Kings, who are attempting to make the postseason for the first time since 2006.