The Inaugural Class
August 2025 through July 2026. Ranked on roster impact, degree of difficulty, and how hard the story goes.
PIT ⇄ BOSPittsburgh lands a 33-year-old silverback. Boston rebuilds with two prospects.
TOL ⇄ DETToledo and Detroit made the purest one-for-one trade in the sport.
DEN ⇄ TEXMahali used 27% of Denver's water, then refused to finish crate training.
STL ⇄ DAKAnimal Kingdom hires a successor to a silverback who ran the troop for 30 years.
MAR ⇄ SHDThe largest multi-team deal the sport has ever seen.
TOK ⇄ CHNUeno's twins go home and end a 50-year run.
CHN ⇄ ATLEighteen months after being emptied, the franchise gets its pandas back.
OKC ⇄ TPAOklahoma City moved an entire litter to Tampa as one unit.
FTW ⇄ STLGus was the first gorilla ever born there. That is exactly why he had to go.
PHX ⇄ MIATwo lions out with a themed farewell party, one in from Chicago six weeks later.
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