Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[mvossman]

I keep coming back to the trade that Bill Simmons came up with a few weeks ago.   Gafford to GS with an expiring, Kuminga to Chicago, and Coby White to Dallas.


Since he mentioned this GS has continued to crater and Kuminga is not playing (DNP-CD).  The Bulls have been awful and Gafford has been spotty when he has played.   He hasn't been healthy this year. 

What are these teams going to do?  GS will move Kuminga but as they saw this summer the demand is not high.   A Monk level player seems to be the range.  A solid, but not spectacular guy.    A guy like Gafford who plays hard and is a good teammate may be a solid return (certainly not the level they were hoping for though).

As mentioned above Chicago has been awful and White is a free agent.  With there recent play, does resigning White do anything for them?   In Kuminga the Chicago GM gets what they like best.  A former high pick with all the correct traits.   They can sell it that Kuminga is younger and bigger than White.

For Dallas they get a 25 year old who has some risk being a FA this summer.  But add him to the 22-27 aged players and you are starting to see a more balanced roster.  You can keep AD and Kyrie is no offer blows you away.   You realize you are thin at backup center which isn't a concern this year anyway.

If we are trading Gafford for a gunner who is going to cost in the offseason, I think I would prefer Mathurin to White.  He is more than two years younger with more upside and he will be restricted.