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

[KillerLeft]

My take has been that if there was a true heir apparent between Riccardi and Finley then that person would have been named as the sole interim GM. That would also mean that the other guy would probably leave in the near future to look for a similar opportunity.

The fact that both were named means the organization values them in their current roles but doesn't feel either is ready for the full gig, so they name both as interim to keep both in place with neither being marked out as "ahead"of the other. Then they do their search and hire outside.

At least that's my read, but I could obviously be way off in my interpretation.

I hope you're right, and this does make some sense, thanks!

One small issue with this, from my POV, even if correct: I sure hope those two are part of deciding who the successor is. I want "the guy" to be able to throw those two guys out of the AAC like they're Jazz to his Uncle Phil. If HE wants to keep them, fine, but I hope this isn't a situation where the new guy has to be willing to work with people who are already here. That's exactly the type of situation I've seen my teams try for decades, and I'm sick of it.