2025 Off-Season Trade Ideas Thread

[SoberasHotRod]

If I'm the Spurs and deciding been Castle and Harper (two prospects I personally really like, btw), I think I would keep Harper since I think he is a better prospect overall. You might also take advantage of Castle winning ROY, and potentially having a high trade market.

On the other hand they might like what Castle does better, and be more inclined to stick with what you have, and I'm sure that as high as Castle's trade market is, they can get more for Harper.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

Who should the Spurs go for

1. One of the 20 best players in NBA history, a guy with a Finals MVP.
2. A fringe top 25 player (single season, not all time) when healthy and motivated, a guy who has never made the postseason.

 

[Bodhi]

Who should the Spurs go for

1. One of the 20 best players in NBA history, a guy with a Finals MVP.
2. A fringe top 25 player (single season, not all time) when healthy and motivated, a guy who has never made the postseason.

And the best part is they are the same price.

Case closed. See you guys later….

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Spurs could use a shooter like Tre.

 

[Coach Ellis]

The Jazz more than likely need to reset their window and start focusing on 2027. It looks very much like next year is going to be “tank 2.0” and if that’s the case, they should be looking to flip all their appreciable assets and expiring contracts. They need to go back into asset accumulation mode and start looking to acquire additional picks and/or future pick swaps right now.

Personally, I’d look at teams that need to either
A.) get off of a massive salary player who is either injured or ineffective. - Philly & Milwaukee come to mind there -
or B.) desperately need to get under the second apron and can do a 1 for 1 swap of a guy at a lower price tag.

Collins, Sexton and Clarkson should all be gone this summer, and the Jazz can look at using the non guaranteed contracts of KJ Martin, Svi and Juzang as well.

As for Lauri, I’d say they need to allow teams to call them about him, but don’t look to move him unless they get a really good offer. Ideally, I’d like to get a tangible top 10 pick in this draft to pull that trigger.

 

[KqWIN]

Trade concept:

Gafford -> LAL
Sexton -> DAL
Vando -> UTA

Picks to Utah. The Luka trade was the down payment.

 

[The Midnight]

Since we know the pick order now, trades are more fun to do.

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Spurs include the #2 pick.

Why wouldn't they just go get Giannis with the #2 pick though?

 

[Coach Ellis]

Why wouldn't they just go get Giannis with the #2 pick though?

Giannis is going to cost significantly more than one great draft pick. There’s a lot of skepticism from Spurs fans that they should trade the pick at all.

My guess is that Giannis ends up in Houston, the Spurs pivot to Lauri but want to keep a top 5 pick this year, so they offer to swap 2 & 14 for 5 & 21 plus a haul of future picks instead of their premium one right now.

 

[The Midnight]

Giannis is going to cost significantly more than one great draft pick. There’s a lot of skepticism from Spurs fans that they should trade the pick at all.

My guess is that Giannis ends up in Houston, the Spurs pivot to Lauri but want to keep a top 5 pick this year, so they offer to swap 2 & 14 for 5 & 21 plus a haul of future picks instead of their premium one right now.

What can Houston offer that’s better than the #2 pick?

 

[Coach Ellis]

What can Houston offer that’s better than the #2 pick?

I don’t think that San Antonio is giving up the #2 pick. They might be willing to drop back and give up value in a draft that looks to have a solid top 5 prospects. . . especially if they get a win-now piece to go along with their top 5 guy.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

John Collins for Dejounte Murray and a top 10 protected first is something that looks good on paper. Dejounte is probably finished and Collins is a sneaky good fit with the Pels.

They own the Pacers pick next year. I pitched that idea on the pod... Collins for Murray and the Pacers pick. Its not a great pick but I think Murray may be okay for the last year and a half of that deal maybe. Trading for an injured player is the offseason goal... plenty to choose from right now.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Trade concept:

Gafford -> LAL
Sexton -> DAL
Vando -> UTA

Picks to Utah. The Luka trade was the down payment.

I did Sexton to Dal, Gafford to Phoenix as part of a Beal dump to Utah where we get picks. I think Gafford/Sexton three teamer makes sense. Not sure Dallas will let Nico talk to Rob right now.