We're now more than three weeks past the NBA draft, and most of the big moves of the offseason have already happened.
From AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson being picked at the top of the draft, to Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaylen Brown and LaMelo Ball among the big-name players changing teams via trade, it has been an eventful few weeks across the NBA.
But it's not over just yet. Here are the biggest unresolved storylines of the 2026 NBA offseason, starting with the future of LeBron James and ending with potential expansion:
How has James impacted free agency?
James' decision to leave the Los Angeles Lakers has put things in a holding pattern.
Though the trades of Antetokounmpo and Brown have been completed and the Lakers signed players to use their cap space, some teams are waiting on James' decision before they fill out their rosters.
For example, Cleveland, Denver, Golden State, Miami, Minnesota and Philadelphia -- teams interested in the four-time NBA champion and four-time MVP -- have at least two roster spots available. The Nuggets and Warriors have a combined eight openings.
The waiting game for James has also put the signings of Draymond Green and James Harden on hold. Both players are expected to return to Golden State and Cleveland, respectively, but James' decision could impact their first-year salary. Not including a new contract for Green and Harden, both teams are nearly $39 million below the second apron.
What makes James' free agency interesting is the near-equal playing field each team can offer financially.
The Nuggets, 76ers and Timberwolves all have the $3.9 million veterans minimum exception. Meanwhile, Miami could offer James $6 million of its non tax midlevel exception. Barring a trade, Green and Harden would need to sacrifice financially for Golden State and Cleveland to offer more than the veterans minimum.
Rich Paul, James' longtime agent, said on his "Game Over" podcast that happiness, not money, will be James' driving motive.
"If it's about happiness, because if it's the most money, then it's not necessarily the most happiness," Paul said.
There is no timeline for when James will make a decision on his next team.
"As you're going through this process, I'm saying to LeBron, 'You really have to think this through,'" Paul said. "Everything looks great in July. Everything looks great on paper. But you got to be very careful with that."