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2026 NBA Trade Discussion Thread

NUMBERICA said:
At a certain point, teams have to make decisions like whether it’s worth it to get 75% of the quality for 25% of the cost.

That’s kinda where I’m at with Kessler and what feels like a very likely chance he signs an offer sheet that’s >$30 million a year.
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The problem always comes in that overpaying Kessler will never be popular with your fan base. If a team has a max, they aren't going to give it to Kessler even if they SHOULD give it to Kessler. Look at all the moronic teams that passed on trading for Lauri. Maybe it is because they stink of Utah.

If Lakers get capspace, they are going to spend it on a washed up former all star "name" player.
 
Look, I don't know how cap stuff works, but I would assume you can sign a guy like Ayo while you have the free cap from the off-season, then you S&T Walker with Ace and the two picks (one which would be the player this year) and you get Giannis. Then you re-sign Nurkic. Then you'd have your MLE to get a solid player

Keyonte
Ayo
Svi
Lauri
Giannis

Brice/Cody/Nurkic/Filipowski/Collier/Clayton would still be the bench pieces. Bring in someone like Keon Ellis maybe. You could also sign Harkless and play him (still believer). Use the MLE on Oubre?

Jazz would have 3 first in 2027. Still plenty of future picks (maybe not a "ton" because we got some metric police in here). There's still opportunity for Collier/Flip/Walt/Brice/Cody to develop into legit rotation players.

Crazy to me people would pass on Giannis committing to extend long term in Utah.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Look, I don't know how cap stuff works, but I would assume you can sign a guy like Ayo while you have the free cap from the off-season, then you S&T Walker with Ace and the two picks (one which would be the player this year) and you get Giannis. Then you re-sign Nurkic. Then you'd have your MLE to get a solid player

Keyonte
Ayo
Svi
Lauri
Giannis

Brice/Cody/Nurkic/Filipowski/Collier/Clayton would still be the bench pieces. Bring in someone like Keon Ellis maybe. You could also sign Harkless and play him (still believer). Use the MLE on Oubre?

Jazz would have 3 first in 2027. Still plenty of future picks (maybe not a "ton" because we got some metric police in here). There's still opportunity for Collier/Flip/Walt/Brice/Cody to develop into legit rotation players.

Crazy to me people would pass on Giannis committing to extend long term in Utah.
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That would eat all of the Jazz’s cap space (no Ayo or Ellis) and they wouldn’t have a center. Playing Giannis at center will run him into the ground. You could maybe get a shooting center with the MLE (probably not) but that’s what you’d be left to play with.

In any event, we don’t have the #1 pick. Maybe we can revisit if that happens.
 
NUMBERICA said:
That would eat all of the Jazz’s cap space (no Ayo or Ellis) and they wouldn’t have a center. Playing Giannis at center will run him into the ground. You could maybe get a center with the MLE but that’s what you’d be left to play with.

In any event, we don’t have the #1 pick. Maybe we can revisit if that happens.
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You don't have to do the Giannis trade til after you do your signings
 
Elizah Huge said:
How about we win the lottery then just trade other pieces besides the #1 pick for Giannis?
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Because if Giannis is saying he will extend with your franchise long term you trade the #1 pick for him and Milwaukee would be absolutely justified in asking for it. Maybe you can get around offering Bailey by including a much bigger package of future picks but the #1 pick would undoubtedly be a part of it
 
What Giannis gets in trade is going to be a lot lower than you think. He will have a place or two in mind and if you aren't one of those places you aren't going to pony up a huge offer. If you are one of those places then why bid against yourself.
 
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