Offseason winners and losers

Free agency is a week old, the NBA's moratorium has been lifted, and enough has transpired to come to some conclusions about who's winning - and losing - the offseason so far.

Related: theScore's offseason tracker

Winners: Golden State Warriors

The most clear-cut offseason victors, the 73-win Warriors added Kevin Durant to a team that was already historically good without him, making Golden State the first team in league history to feature four current All-NBA members.

Related: Don't hate KD for making the right basketball decision

Losers: Oklahoma City Thunder

Losing a franchise player for nothing in free agency can be crippling for an organization, particularly when the parties involved are a transcendent talent like Durant and a small market like OKC.

Winners: Boston Celtics

The Celtics couldn't land Durant, but they likely nabbed the second-best free agent to change teams this summer, selling Al Horford on Celtic Pride. Even worse for Boston's competitors, Danny Ainge was finally able to land another star without surrendering any of the team's young building blocks or draft-pick capital, meaning the Celtics are still primed to make another splash.

Losers: Sacramento Kings

The biggest story of the offseason for the Kings - a dysfunctional team that last made the playoffs in 2006 - was DeMarcus Cousins' draft night tweet.

As for free agency, the 33-win Kings added Matt Barnes, Arron Afflalo, Anthony Tolliver, and Garrett Temple after losing Rajon Rondo. #FreeBoogie.

On the fence: New York Knicks

The Knicks made some of the biggest splashes of the offseason, delivering Madison Square Garden a number of household names and intrigue while attempting to bridge the gap between Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis.

New York got better, and a return to the postseason is within reach, but it's tough to call the Knicks winners, as they've muddied the path to The Porzingis Era without establishing themselves as anything near contenders.

They're also on the hook to pay the aging trio of Carmelo Anthony, Joakim Noah, and Derrick Rose more than $170 million combined over the next four years.

Winners: Utah Jazz

The Jazz desperately needed a capable starting point guard to complement their impressive frontcourt. After finally addressing that need by acquiring George Hill for the 12th pick in the draft, the Jazz went on to add Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw, while dumping Trey Burke.

Salt Lake City's playoff drought should end come April.

Losers: Dallas Mavericks (and Dirk Nowitzki)

Another summer, another year of failed free-agency pitches in Dallas.

The Conley/Batum/Whiteside aspirations may not have been as bold as previous summer dreams, but it was a failure nonetheless, as the Mavs ended up maxing out Harrison Barnes, in addition to signing Seth Curry and bringing back the likes of Nowitzki, Deron Williams, and Dwight Powell.

The moves were fine in and of themselves, and with Dirk and Rick Carlisle, Dallas should once again be competitive, but it's become painfully obvious the Mavs won't be able to surround Dirk with a contending core again.

Winners: Timely free agents

As the engines that fuel a multibillion-dollar business - and a $2 billion-plus a year TV deal - NBA players have earned the right to cash in. The first players to do so were 2016 free agents who, whether intentionally in the case of some or luckily in the case of others, hit the market just as the league's salary cap spiked.

Whether it's Durant's ability to join an already loaded team without having to take less than his max salary, Mike Conley's ability to agree to the biggest contract in NBA history (for now), or Allen Crabbe's ability to secure a $75-million offer sheet after 147 games, the players were the true winners this summer.

Losers: Pat Riley's Miami Heat

It's entirely possible that after an expected down year in 2016-17, the Heat recover with a good pick in a highly touted 2017 draft, then land a marquee name when Riley's given the chance to once again sell South Beach to a starry crop next summer.

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It's also possible, given the way things played out with LeBron James and now Dwyane Wade, that Riley has lost his Midas touch, and that one of the so-called Godfathers of the NBA has lost some credibility with the game's top players when it comes to matters of loyalty.

Under-the-radar winners: New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets

Honorable mention losers: Chicago Bulls