2026-27 Team Developments: Trades / Free Agents / News / Rumors / Ideas

Watson is a gamble at 30M; he didn't finish the season either, and we don't really know what kind of playoffs performer he is. He's more of a hypothetical than Duren or Kessler.

 

From what I’m reading, Denver is all in on Watson and they’re planning a 28-32m offer. This could be posturing.

But they’re most likely looking to trade Braun right now. If that doesn’t work they’ll move onto Cam Johnson and lastly Aaron Gordon. I assume they want draft compensation back too for Cam or Gordon.

The likelihood of them trading Watson is very low. You’d have to give them both firsts and swaps.

A trade that I like is Gordon for 32m, we send them Ayton (8.1) and S&T Rui (16.4). But that hard caps them at the 1st Apron and makes it hard to sign Watson. So they won’t do it.

Most likely they just dump Braun to Chicago or Boston.

 

See suspense must keep picks. Jokic to delay signing his max. I wonder why? Makes no sense. But for all the talk of it being a lock he still hasn’t signed his extension.

 

yes just not the one used on Carr.

 

I would just much rather have Gordon at 31 million than Watson at 30

 

It's tough I get the logic with Watson as he's far younger but Gordon is an NBA final caliber difference maker. Denver would get a lot worse flopping btw the two

 

From Scotto this morning

Were we really thinking about replacing Austin with Herro?

Rob, you sure you know what you're doing back there?

 

it was herro and ware. honestly not terrible.

 

I just saw that & was about to post. You're the man.

Interesting piece of info. I'd like to know the rest of the pieces. Makes me wonder...

Edit. I think Ware had like an 18 game sample size (last year) where he put up great numbers but just think about this: you're really trading multiple picks (if Reaves is included) for a worse player and a center who has a questionable motor and a small sample size this past year? Could be mistaken on that.

Or is this an alternative if Reaves walked?

I need confirmation and more details...

 

The level of delusion that Rob is actually going after RFA's is funny, though. We've seen Rob work the last 7-8 seasons and know how he works. @Weezy was spot on the last page, and his concern is valid.

FYI: how many Bill Duffy guys do we have on the roster now? LOL. But it's cool. Don't really care. FA will start, and I hope he has a couple of surprises up his sleeve.

 

Same agement as Austin, LaRavia, & now Carr.

 

I thought Austin isn’t all that great?
For those who aren’t sold on him, this would be a great deal.

 

I like Ware's potential but he's a risk not an answer. Spo doesn't trust him yet and I trust Spo. I hate Herro. I don't think his outlook on the game is a very professional one. I think he's a mid to low #3 on a championship team and isn't durable. He's on an expiring, so you're about to have to pay him. You're not giving up both picks for a rental.

Also f*** getting Heat guards with injuries or guys who have only popped in their system. We've been burned every time there.

I can't imagine Austin was involved unless we were the ones getting the picks and historically we don't acquire fists during competitive windows.

Austin himself said he didn't think he was going to be still be Laker with how the negotiations were going. So sounds like the negotiations had reached a point where we were at least looking at alternative options for a universe where Austin was a Piston or a Net.

 

Can we please stop playing with Miami. Jesus mother of Mary how many times does one team have to get burnt by the smoke and mirrors Spoelstra is able to do before realizing the dude is like the Wizard of Oz

The only curveball I think Rob could pull is signing Norman Powell. No one has mentioned him, not a great fit for need but when you think about JJ shooting and just getting more talent when you're desperate I could see it. Rerun with Powell added and hopefully thiero is playable. And norm was good before miami

 

isn't powell 33? maybe on a big one-year deal.

 

I think Powell is going to Detroit.

I thought of him, not exactly the wing we need, but he would provide a potent offensive lineup with Luka/AR/Powell and is the type

 

I actually like Herro as a player, he's a very versatile scorer and elite 3 pt shooter, not just catch and shoot but can create off the dribble, and would probably be a better fit around Luka than Austin due to needing the ball less to be effective. Also, 2 years younger.

the problem is, as you said, if we have him 1 year as a rental and then have to max him, then we're back to the same problem of having a guy who might not be good enough to be a #2 on essentially the same contract we just gave Austin. Also, he's been injured a lot.

 

A lot of other rumors of interest in that Scotto report, nothing as big as the Herro/Ware bit though.



Brown seems to be the next domino to fall

Duren update

Cam Johnson is popular and we're in that mix

Nuggets determined to keep Watson and expected to keep Jones

Latest on Mitchell

Wade has a long list of suitors including us

I think the market is too competitive for that to be realistic for us.


Landale has caught our eye, as well

I love the value at the minimum as a backup/3rd string, he and Jax rotate that spot depending on matchup but that's only IF we solidify the starting spot. BAE range of $5m isn't bad value for him depending on what kind of cash we have left over.

Pelicans hate me and poured water on any trade scenario I have of us getting Bey included in any deal with them.

 

how is denver in on jaylen brown? they have no picks to offer, and as a second apron team they can't aggregate, right? brown makes 57 million. so they'd have to dump someone first, then aggregate. i don't think gordon and johnson is enough for boston without picks, so they'd have to do something where they move jamal murray for picks and salary relief, then re-route the picks?

portland seems to have a sensible offer with sharpe/clingan as the foundation. i actually think brown would like portland, for some reason.