Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Michael Scotto: The Los Angeles Lakers plan to sign center Carson Cooper to a two-way deal, league sources told @hoopshype. Cooper was with the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this season. The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving two-way center Lawson Lovering, league sources told @hoopshype. The 7-foot center averaged 7.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games with the Memphis Grizzlies last season.



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[HoosierDaddyKid]

Anyone interested in Kel’el Ware? Looks like he is in the doghouse with the Bucks.

Concerning since this is the 2nd coach who seems to not really like him, but this guy can rebound, has some offensive skills, and age wise fits with Coop.

He's got skills. Can make a 3, block shots, and rebound. Possible Lively insurance?

[Jym]

Anyone interested in Kel’el Ware? Looks like he is in the doghouse with the Bucks.

Concerning since this is the 2nd coach who seems to not really like him, but this guy can rebound, has some offensive skills, and age wise fits with Coop.

Maybe for "free" 
But im gonna be really annoyed if we dip into our limited pick supply for yet another big. 
If we use them for anything I would really hope its a guard of some kind 
But then that starts the SG versus PG debate 
Id prefer another PG that can take the starting spot but we'll see what Masai does. He might really just value the length approach

[Chicagojk]

Anyone interested in Kel’el Ware? Looks like he is in the doghouse with the Bucks.

Concerning since this is the 2nd coach who seems to not really like him, but this guy can rebound, has some offensive skills, and age wise fits with Coop.

I say no.   Him not fully being trusted in Miami seems like a red flag.  He is really talented but may be a higher tier or two Jaxson Hayes.    

I could be wrong, but I think he is the type of player the new front office tries to stay away from.   He is talented though.

[omahen]

I say no.   Him not fully being trusted in Miami seems like a red flag.  He is really talented but may be a higher tier or two Jaxson Hayes.    

I could be wrong, but I think he is the type of player the new front office tries to stay away from.   He is talented though.

I am really surprised Bucks playing Ware behind Turner, giving him less than 20 mpg. I thought he was their main prize of the Giannis trade.

[FireNicoHarrison]

Ware is the classic shining prospect... often they ended as Kuminga.

High risk. Maybe for free (like Risacher).

[Mavs03]

A guy that I'm targeting and very intrigued with is Anthony Black. He's from here (Coppell). He's 22 years old. He's a defensive menace. And he's improved his 3 point shot. He and Kyrie would be a great backcourt.

For the season, he's averaging 17 points 6 rebounds 5 assists 2 steals. He's shooting 49% from the field, 42% from 3 and 80% from the FT line.

You talk about building a team for the future:

Flagg, Black, Johnson, Risacher, Lively (fingers crossed), De Larrea, Clayton

What's unique about those players? They're 23 and younger

Now why in the heck would Orlando trade Black? Simple. It's because their management team overspent on 5 core players. Banchero, Wagner, Suggs, Bane and Carter make a combined $180.7 million dollars for the 2027-2028 season! They lost some of their draft capital because they overpaid for Bane. Black is a restricted free agent this offseason.

So what could Dallas offer Orlando? Christie, Sasser and 2029 1st round pick (via Lakers). Christie and Sasser have fell out of May's rotation. They're still young. Maybe a fresh start in Orlando can revitalize their careers. Sasser is a restricted free agent and Christie has a player option. The pick from the Lakers replenishes their draft capital.

Orlando has struggled out of the gate. I'm sure Black wants to get paid. Come to Dallas, young fella.

[Mavs2021]

A guy that I'm targeting and very intrigued with is Anthony Black.  He's from here (Coppell).  He's 22 years old.  He's a defensive menace.  And he's improved his 3 point shot.  He and Kyrie would be a great backcourt. 

For the season, he's averaging 17 points 6 rebounds 5 assists 2 steals.  He's shooting 49% from the field, 42% from 3 and 80% from the FT line.

You talk about building a team for the future:

Flagg, Black, Johnson, Risacher, Lively (fingers crossed), De Larrea, Clayton

What's unique about those players? They're 23 and younger

Now why in the heck would Orlando trade Black?  Simple.  It's because their management team overspent on 5 core players.  Banchero, Wagner, Suggs, Bane and Carter make a combined $180.7 million dollars for the 2027-2028 season!  They lost some of their draft capital because they overpaid for Bane.  Black is a restricted free agent this offseason.

So what could Dallas offer Orlando?  Christie, Sasser and 2029 1st round pick (via Lakers).  Christie and Sasser have fell out of May's rotation.  They're still young.  Maybe a fresh start in Orlando can revitalize their careers.  Sasser is a restricted free agent and Christie has a player option.  The pick from the Lakers replenishes their draft capital.

Orlando has struggled out of the gate.  I'm sure Black wants to get paid.  Come to Dallas, young fella.

They can´t let Black go. They still have a decision to make between Banchero and Wagner.

[Mavs03]

They can´t let Black go. They still have a decision to make between Banchero and Wagner.

What decision?  They're both locked in for 2029-2030 season.  Unless you think someone would trade for them?  I'm not sure if they're winning players

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Shams Charania: Free agent center Mason Plumlee is signing a deal with the Sacramento Kings, Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman of @PrioritySports tell ESPN. Plumlee enters his 14th NBA season.

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[HoosierDaddyKid]

While Nique Clifford cost just two second-round picks, the financial implications of the trade are considerably greater. Before the Clifford deal, the franchise added veteran Dalen Terry to a non-guaranteed contract. The Thunder waived him Sunday, leaving almost $106,000 on the team’s cap sheet. With Clifford’s $3.3m salary for 2026-27, Oklahoma City’s tax bill jumps by $11.8m to nearly $31.5m.

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[HoosierDaddyKid]

Michael Scotto: The Minnesota Timberwolves and Johni Broome have agreed to a two-way deal, league sources told @hoopshype . The former SEC Player of the Year and consensus All-American was the 35th overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft and spent last season with the Philadelphia 76ers.

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[F Gump]

ORL will not trade Black. The improvement you see and the fact he plays PG on a team that has badly needed a PG means he will get paid by ORL. Yes their payroll is too big, but they won't solve that by trading away someone so vital. They will do something else to pare payroll. (My guess is that Suggs will be their selection.)

[Mavs2021]

ORL will not trade Black. The improvement you see and the fact he plays PG on a team that has badly needed a PG means he will get paid by ORL. Yes their payroll is too big, but they won't solve that by trading away someone so vital. They will do something else to pare payroll. (My guess is that Suggs will be their selection.)

Problem is what will it cost to trade Suggs. He´s a quality player, when healthy. Would be perfect next to Kyrie, but the Magic can´t give up assets to trade him away (in a position of need) for being injury-prone. 

The logical choice is to trade Banchero or Wagner, who are both #2 options. Wagner is the better player and I´m confident he can be a winner as a #2 option. Banchero has a better chance to become a #1 option, but he also might be an ineffective player all around. Orlando will have to make a bold choice at some point. They have been stalling for too long.

[Chicagojk]

Problem is what will it cost to trade Suggs. He´s a quality player, when healthy. Would be perfect next to Kyrie, but the Magic can´t give up assets to trade him away (in a position of need) for being injury-prone. 

The logical choice is to trade Banchero or Wagner, who are both #2 options. Wagner is the better player and I´m confident he can be a winner as a #2 option. Banchero has a better chance to become a #1 option, but he also might be an ineffective player all around. Orlando will have to make a bold choice at some point. They have been stalling for too long.

That is my thought process as well on Suggs.  Good player.  Winning player.   Who is also injured again.   He has three more years of big money left on his contract.   Shooting has always been an issue.   I would think the market for him would be very mid right now.   

Black is really tricky to me.   He has the right to ask for a big contract but there is major risk there.    Probably best as a really good complimentary player.   He is probably going to get a contract as a top 3 player.  Not sure if that is what he is.  Still young.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Chicago Bulls center Jalen Smith remains a player Golden State is seriously considering, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer. During Thursday’s edition of “Deals and Dunks” on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Fischer reiterated that the Warriors have contacted Chicago about the 26-year-old big man. He also offered a stronger indication of Golden State’s interest. “That’s someone that I think is high on Golden State’s list,” Fischer said. Fischer identified Smith’s age, contract, and offensive versatility as reasons Golden State views him favorably. “Golden State has called about someone like Jalen Smith in Chicago,” Fischer said.

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[HoosierDaddyKid]

The holes so many teams are digging for themselves before we even get to Thanksgiving — injury-riddled Utah, to name one example, has lost 10 games in a row — have only amplified such fears. One Eastern Conference team strategist told The Stein Line very definitively this week: "There will be fewer sellers than ever before." Which brings us to an important related topic of consideration: I've also heard several rival teams openly wondering why Milwaukee, at 1-11, is not playing Gary Trent Jr. if the veteran swingman was indeed worth the four-year, $64 million contract currently under investigation by the league office.

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[FireNicoHarrison]

Anthony Black is my man.

Trade Christie, Naji, Gafford ecc ecc for him.

[mvossman]

Anthony Black is my man.

Trade Christie, Naji, Gafford ecc ecc for him.

I don't think he is for sale, and I don't think Mavs have the assets anyways.

[omahen]

Looks like Nets are already considering a fire sale that would get them more assets. Randle and MPJ are very specific players. Randle style doesn't fit many rosters and MPJ is paid a lot for a realistically third best option on a team (I don't think he can be a batman or a robin building block for a contender). How many teams can gather 30 mil (in case of Randle) or 40 mil (in case of MPJ) of salaries that would make their team better for trading for one of those two? GSW with KP as the main salary is the only team that comes to mind.

Sharpe, Wagner and Ellis are solid rotation players that could be interesting for any team looking to add depth. I don't think any of them is worth a FRP, but each could net a couple of second rounders imho

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