Since we checked in with the top objectives in free agency for each team in the East, the offseason actually kicked off in earnest.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons got things rolling with our first trade since the season ended, with Ersan Ilyasova going to the Pistons for Caron Butler and Shawne Williams. (You can hear my thoughts on that swap here.)

Now that we're in a transaction kind of mood, let's move on and look at what each team in the West will look to accomplish when the free-agency period begins at the beginning of July.