Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[HoosierDaddyKid]

After being consistent role players for Oklahoma City throughout the past season, league sources say opposing executives have circled the wagon on Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins. Both players saw limited action against the Spurs in the Conference Finals, despite being key contributors during the regular season, and would represent significant depth upgrades for most teams around the league.

HoopsHype

[Smitty]

@ShamsCharania
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two second-round picks (Atlanta's in 2030 and the least favorable of Hawks/Lakers in 2032), sources tell ESPN.

[DanSchwartzgan]

@ShamsCharania
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two second-round picks (Atlanta's in 2030 and the least favorable of Hawks/Lakers in 2032), sources tell ESPN.

Funny, I was just working on a Naji trade into the ATL TPE (which was used here).

[Smitty]

Funny, I was just working on a Naji trade into the ATL TPE (which was used here).

12+17+I.Joe for 9 is still very much in play though…

[DanSchwartzgan]

12+17+I.Joe for 9 is still very much in play though…

Yeah, I was trying to trim salary and move up from 30.  ATL and Detroit have TPE's large enough.  Langdon in Detroit knows Marshall well.  Naji/30 for 21?

Would Gafford/9 for Wiggins/8 appeal to those who don't like Risacher?

[Smitty]

Yeah, I was trying to trim salary and move up from 30.  ATL and Detroit have TPE's large enough.  Langdon in Detroit knows Marshall well.  Naji/30 for 21?

Would Gafford/9 for Wiggins/8 appeal to those who don't like Risacher?

I would do Naji+30 for 21 but that’s because I don’t want to give Naji the extension he deserves.

[SwisherPrice]

Hawks just keep picking up talented players. They didn't even need Wiggins...he may find it just as hard to get minutes there as he did in OKC

[SleepingHero]

Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass)
The Pelicans have had trade talks with the Hawks involving the No. 8 overall pick for Trey Murphy, per @NOLAJake

[SleepingHero]

@JWeinbachNBA
After trading Aaron Wiggins for two future second-round picks, Isaiah Joe will likely be Oklahoma City’s next cap casualty on the move for a similar price.

Joe has two years left on his contract at $11.3M per year with a team option for the 2027-28 season.

[DanSchwartzgan]

Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass)
The Pelicans have had trade talks with the Hawks involving the No. 8 overall pick for Trey Murphy, per @NOLAJake

How do they feel about #9?

One thing about NOP at #8 is they probably aren't taking a PG.

[mvossman]

@JWeinbachNBA
After trading Aaron Wiggins for two future second-round picks, Isaiah Joe will likely be Oklahoma City’s next cap casualty on the move for a similar price.

Joe has two years left on his contract at $11.3M per year with a team option for the 2027-28 season.

Joe should be cheaper.  He is the better player and one less year.  They might be able to simply give him away.

[Smitty]

Joe should be cheaper.  He is the better player and one less year.  They might be able to simply give him away.

I don’t follow. Cheaper in what way? The Thunder got 2 second round picks for Wiggins. If Joe is better and one less year, what do you think his value is?

[HoosierDaddyKid]

@JWeinbachNBA
After trading Aaron Wiggins for two future second-round picks, Isaiah Joe will likely be Oklahoma City’s next cap casualty on the move for a similar price.

Joe has two years left on his contract at $11.3M per year with a team option for the 2027-28 season.

Detroit should jump on that train.. A career 40% three point shooter. He'd be great off their bench.

[Chicagojk]

Hawks just keep picking up talented players. They didn't even need Wiggins...he may find it just as hard to get minutes there as he did in OKC

Yeah it is a good value play but u bring up an interesting point.  A lot of good to solid players.  If they add pick 8 that is another player who needs minutes.  

They have a decision on  jkuminga who was up down.  Big year for Risacher and who really needs minutes to develop.  That may be tough to find if they don’t make a priority. 
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[mvossman]

I don’t follow. Cheaper in what way? The Thunder got 2 second round picks for Wiggins. If Joe is better and one less year, what do you think his value is?

LOL.  I misread that.  There has been some crazy talk that Mavs might trade for one of OKC picks and part of the "cost" was taking on Joe into the TPE.  Obviously OKC is going to get assets for Joe, not pay to get off him.

[Scott41theMavs]

How do they feel about #9?

One thing about NOP at #8 is they probably aren't taking a PG.

Just stop. You don't flush the #9 pick in a deep draft like this for an empty stats junk player. If Atlanta wants to do that, let 'em.

[Scott41theMavs]

LOL.  I misread that.  There has been some crazy talk that Mavs might trade for one of OKC picks and part of the "cost" was taking on Joe into the TPE.  Obviously OKC is going to get assets for Joe, not pay to get off him.

That's because Presti is a far better negotiator than the Atlanta guy. Stupid shills, just giving Presti assets for the privilege of helping him reduce his payroll.

[KillerLeft]

That's because Presti is a far better negotiator than the Atlanta guy. Stupid shills, just giving Presti assets for the privilege of helping him reduce his payroll.

Crazy take, imo. 

You might wish the entire league was "against" OKC, but in reality they are simply "for" themselves. ATL did this because they're getting Wiggins, an impressive young player they believe they can make into something important, for two 2nds, a price I'd wager takes OKC's situation into account. Very likely there was a low key bidding war out there for Wiggins and probably another for Joe.

[Scott41theMavs]

Crazy take, imo. 

You might wish the entire league was "against" OKC, but in reality they are simply "for" themselves. ATL did this because they're getting Wiggins, an impressive young player they believe they can make into something important, for two 2nds, a price I'd wager takes OKC's situation into account. Very likely there was a low key bidding war out there for Wiggins and probably another for Joe.

Agree to vehemently disagree. The Thunder's urgent to need to reduce payroll ***in order to remain a dominant team*** is far greater than any other team's need for a promising young player, and that reality should be the beginning of any negotiation for those players. "So, what are you giving us to take Joe off your books?"

[KillerLeft]

Agree to vehemently disagree. The Thunder's urgent to need to reduce payroll ***in order to remain a dominant team*** is far greater than any other team's need for a promising young player, and that reality should be the beginning of any negotiation for those players. "So, what are you giving us to take Joe off your books?"

Sure, it might've started there, but as we see, that's not where it ended. I assume ATL wasn't the only team OKC offered Wiggins to. Are you suggesting everyone should've colluded to ensure OKC were punished for building a good team? I think that's ridiculous. It seems to me like ATL wanted Wiggins, not as a means of opportunistically extracting a toll, but just because they wanted the player. You have to assume they weren't the only ones bidding.