2025-26 Team Developments: Trades / Free Agents / News / Rumors / Ideas

Unless you're trading Ayton somewhere that you know is already interested in signing him in the summer. Like Indiana, who signed him to the max offer sheet way back when, was interested him last summer and is still looking for their next center. They also happen to have Mathurin, whom they don't want to pay this summer and makes about the same money as Ayton.

 

He needs to boost his value next season. He's only going to do that on a bottom feeder. Otherwise, he's heading towards a future salary of $25m.

You go do your time and put up big numbers in a weak East and get them into a play-in game, that's your path to 2027 money.

Wizards have another top 5 pick coming this summer from a loaded top of the draft. Sarr + George and their top 5 pick is a good base. They're currently looking to have something like $80m in cap space, you take on Young and you'll still have $30m+ to get a piece if you want to fast track your timeline.

 

Yeah, no. The framing of these just always annoy me as they continue with the whole "the Lakers have to send everything in order to get someone who is currently on another team's bench" narrative. I don't think we are desperate at all to be honest. Either a team comes to their senses or we will again be high on players list when teams start buying out players.

The Pelicans aren't getting multiple picks for their wings. Definitely not from us IMHO.

 

lol, the lakers desperately need toughness in the frontcout, said someone who hasn't watched how we typically get beaten.

i like that keon ellis is considered a low-level player now. i don't think he suddenly got bad. i think the kings added westbrook.

let GS and someone else bid up the pelicans wings.

 

Yeah. It's ridiculous framing.

 

i've also never heard of someone "preferring" to play for the wizards lol

 

The yo-yo'ing with his minutes is strange. There's no plan on consistency in Sac. I think Christie looks at the guards in the locker room and goes




My dream this deadline is we can unload Rui and Gabe to save JJ from himself. Also DK to raise the floor of the team's IQ, if we can eek two deals out of that pool and/or need to include Maxi... fine. Dream is for that to address the need for the 5th starter.


My this- isn't-too-much-to-ask request: Just get us at least one athletic wing piece that can help this year and can be a top 8 player on the roster moving forward for the next 2-3 years.

 

yeah, we'll see what the market bears, but i want an athletic guard or wing in his mid 20s who's a legitimate top-6 guy on a playoff team.

my protected players are luka, lebron, reaves, ayton, laravia, smart, and i guess thiero.

 

This one might be getting closer to done

 

Krispy Corpert?

 

Wizards might need to replace quota shooting if they move him.

Since both teams want a little extra...We can give the Hawks a 2nd and then direct DK to DC for Justin Champagnie.

We'd also be taking back less money which would help us be able to use our empty roster spot during buyout season

 

Don’t know him

Should I be rooting for this like you three apparently?

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/champju01.html

 

I like guys who answer like this





They're down a lot of bodies so he's been getting some more burn lately

 

First domino falls. It's officially trade season!

0 picks in a deal with a franchise name. Oof.




Looks like AD is still the target. Maybe by setting the market, they also lowered AD's value

Also ROB, PAY ATTENTION. Expirings have value right now.





One of the worst draft day trades ever and I'm not even talking about on court production. Luka brought a level of international Fandom that a team who can't buy fans could've really used. Based on all star returns, Luka is currently the most popular player in the world. I know they're a Lakers bump to that but STILL.

 

…but we would have to give up Reaves and 8 picks for these kinds of guys. Laughable

 

Does Atlanta go after Giannis now? They can put together some interesting packages now that they have a huge expiring.

 

If we're aiming for Isaac Okoro try to get Ayo who reportedly the Bulls are shopping.

Rui + a 2026 second round pick for Okoro & Ayo works?

Gabe + Kleber + 2026 second round pick works, too.