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

not sure how much truth to any of the rumors, but the story today is that the talk between charlotte and the kings stalled in part because charlotte didn't want to include its two mid-1sts this year. which...wow. same piece was like "kings also had interest in toronto's 19th pick, but not sure if they're still interested in sabonis". gotta say, tons of pau parallels here--international big in small market who tears it up and is the toast of the town, team hits adversity, everyone thinks he's not good all of a sudden. someone should buy low there. plus, it's sacramento...just fleece them mofos. so mad sac hates us.

 

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Wemby not worried as Spurs face elimination: "Everybody knows we're going to do it"

.... a The Athletic pop up on phone

 

Sabonis had a huge impact on the Kings when he was traded there. It didn't work out, but they were pretty good for a while.

I like the idea of pairing Sabonis with another big who can make up for his defensive shortcomings. I suggested Timelord but doesn't have to be him. Portis could be another target, cost controlled and likely will be traded this summer.

Sabonis/Portis would be a similar two-punch as KAT/OG, but I think Sabonis is a better player than KAT overall.

this would mean we would have to let Rui go (especially if Lebron stays), but the fact apart from being an elite shooter, Rui is a limited player, so it is what it is.

 

This is why the Brooklyn Nets suck and will continue to suck. Prepared to offer Austin Reaves a full max. What does that do??? Now we have to up our offer to Match. How are we going to be able to bring talent to put around him and Luka and LeBron???

 

well said Abeer. Clean they pocket clean.

 

Okay ima f*** yall up and put it bluntly to you. His wife was a Laker girl. Boom so im just saying organizatinal ties. But we can get something going.

 

I actually believe Miami would want Knecht and LaRavia - they probabaly look like great role players under Spo too. Knecht becomes a better Duncan Robinson and LaRavia becomes a Swiss Army knife Aaron Gordon Lite. Vando I could see going to the bucks, because why not for them? It’ll just come down to the draft picks and I think it would take all 3.

If LeBron leaves, I think we could maybe pivot to Sabonis. Trade for him with some junk and 2 firsts. You probably want to leave one first left over to get a Herb.

I’m still heavy on the Spencer jones train. I know no one cares about an undrafted wing. But I see flashes of Caruso defense with a strange shot. He is a Shawn Marion Lite… bring him in for sub 6m and you’ve got something.

 

Oh god, Boston is firmly in play for Giannis as Portland is happy to pickup Brown by giving the bucks back their draft capital. That’s like the worst outcome.

Boston: White - Pritchard - Tatum - Giannis - Queta
Portland: Jrue - Dame - Brown - Avdija - Clingan

That trade creates two new contenders. Add that to the Knicks, Wolves, OKC and Spurs.

We’d desperately need to improve to be in the mix.

 

I can definitely see the C Bags getting Gianis after the Knicks win the championship. That would be so C Bags they would have to do something.

 

Really? I'm shocked with your vision as I agree with you all the time.
Sabonis is better with the ball on his hands. As is Luka, so they nullify each other. He is not a lob threat which Luka loves. He works well as an offensive hub, removing Luka from where he is most dangerous.
Defensively, Sabonis is a bad rim protector, can't defend on the perimeter and is the exact opposite you need behind Luka.
Where do you see this work?

Regarding Wemby, that's crazy talk. I think he is a Spur for life. People are sleeping on Castle and Harper. What they're doing in year 1 and 2 is insane. Both will be all-star types for a decade while playing alongside the best player in the world. No way Wemby is leaving that, imo

 

Just like Kareem wasn’t leaving Oscar Robertson or Shaq wasn’t leaving Penny. I’m sure Orlando will get back.

Dylan Harper has superstar potential. Sometimes it’s fit. Luka better fit with Wemby.

s*** for awhile nobody thought Dwight was coming here. Nobody thought we had a shot at AD.

as for Sabonis Sabonis doesn’t need the ball he can operate at the high post or inside. But his ball movement would be great because he would be getting Luka the ball in perfect spots. Like baby Jokic.

Sabonis has great hands. Something Aytons struggled with.

 

Lakers aren’t just gonna sit back and let everybody else get better.

 

Wemby isn’t coming here, at least not for the next 6 years and then we are just assuming 7’6 that moves like that stays healthy.

As for Sabonis, he fits with Luka in the same way Jokic would. They are a great secondary playmaker and reset option. You’ll find Luka utilising dribble handoffs with a screen to get him open in the mid range or with a lane to the rim the same way Murray does. When Luka hits a dead end or a double team, that pass to Sabonis won’t be for a reset, it’ll be a hockey assist as Sabonis can pass over the defense to the open guy.

Sabonis can shoot, and you’ll probably see him develop that more if he played with Luka so he would be more of a pop or spacing option. For the rim threat we would rely on the SF/PF which honestly still provides you the vertical spacing you want. It may also create a situation where a team needs to choose between putting Wemby on Sabonis or Wemby on an athletic SF to guard the PnR. In which case, Sabonis can take advantage of the smaller guy. If Wemby (or other big) decides to guard Sabonis, you end up with a clearer run to the rim.

Offensively I see it working. Defensively is another story. You literally need two stand out defenders around them, one that can defend 1-3 and one they can do 3-5. Think the OG, Gordon mold and the other would be a Herb, McDaniels type.

Theoretically a, Luka, Smart, Spencer, PJ, Sabonis lineup works defensively.

 

Simple sign and trade him bring back Porter jr. offer Lebron same deal ship him back to Miami bring in Wiggins.
Ayton/Hayes
Porter/Rui, Thou
Wiggins/Laravia
Luka, Thybullie,
smart, sexton

 

That’s a downgrade to this year’s team.

Porter is a worse defender than LeBron and not as good offensively.

Wiggins is a better defender than Reaves, but not as good offensively. We now also lack a second play maker.

If Luka goes down that team doesn’t make the playoffs.

 

Sabonis
Portis
Lebron
Reaves
Luka

Sabonis
Portis
Lebron
MPJ
Luka

In the 2nd case, we'd need an above-average backup PG, but I don't think we necessarily need another playmaker with Lebron in the team.
those are solid teams, if we can add another defensive wing to the rotation with cap space we'd be really good.

 

I don't typically mind people who have different views than me, I cannot stand people who beat everyone to a pulp over them or have to mention it, out of context, every chance they get. When I subject comes up, by all means say what is on your mind. Say it respectfully, don't push it over 20 posts in a row and with a denigrating attitude towards everyone who doesn't agree with you. I have never found you to be a jerk about any of it, but maybe that is just me.

I have more of a problem with newbies who come in with a ton of attitude. I give more slack to the long termers who are typically fair minded, as IMHO, they have earned it more. When my brain is up for it, I often show the ignored content and sometimes, when I realize that someone has been around awhile and has posted mostly good comments that are interesting to me, I will remove them from my blocked list.

Thing is for me, I am actually doing everyone a favor because I will just rip some of the lame comments and the people who made them to shreds and it is not pretty. Nobody really wants to see that. So, the best way for me not to do that, is to be able to ignore them.

 

Im sorry, Sabonis is an awful fit on this team. Are you guys kidding me? He's neither a lob threat, rim-protector, or shooter. I don't understand the interest. That's not even mentioning the terrible contract. Probably some trolling going on here, its hilarious. I guess I'm taking the bait by responding to it.

 

the center position is something we desperately need to upgrade, and it's slim pickings out there.

There's a point where sheer talent and basketball IQ just overtake fit. Sabonis is a top 5 center in the NBA when healthy. In this case, if he'd cost fewer assets than someone like Claxton, and it seems Sac are ok with letting him go for 1 first, I'm doing that deal 100% as long as we can make the salary work.

1 first-rounder for an all-star level player coming off a bad season is the kind of buy-low-risk we need to take to bridge the gap with the other teams.

I mean if Jalen Duren is gettable with the cap, I'm doing it since he sucked in the playoffs, but is still very young and an amazing prospect, but spending multiple FRP in mid players like Claxton or Turner is a recipe to never improve.

 

When I look at stuff I’m reading Kyrie possibly to the wolves

Ja Possibly to the Wolves

and Jaylin to the Blazers

Gianiss to the C Bags

I just think we gotta make some moves and I get it Sabonis can be Julius Randle type to some.

but the guy does a lot. I just want an upgrade. When he was traded for Haliburton people were like well you can’t argue the trade because he’s playing so good.

and I get it don’t make a trade to make a trade. But when you look at some of the stuff out there. We won’t be able to compete with what we’re putting out.

Jokic
Wemby
Towns
Chet


That’s just the top 4.

I just want a guy. Luka has to have someone that will ride with him.

give me

Davis
Sabonis
Porzingis

just give me a guy who can get his or contribute something.

looking at these teams I don’t think Robert Williams gets it done or just Mitchell Robinson . or Nic Claxton.

maybe you can do it on the cheap Nikola Vucevic.

the team needs an upgrade at Center maybe yall think Ayton can get his stuff together. I was the biggest Ayton guy he was my guy maybe we don’t tear the team up and just ride with that.

but the team needs an upgrade. Miamis not gonna help you and give you Ware I don’t see that happening. And Kessler. Ainge is gonna want reaves and those picks so it’s a non starter.