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

[DanSchwartzgan]

Marc Stein released a new substack an hour ago.  I do not have a subscription to it and only posting what I'm seeing on Reddit. 


[Marc Stein]"currently no real traction in Anthony Davis trade talks"... "Atlanta’s willingness to take on Davis’ contract may hinge on whether it can move Trae Young in a separate deal...."Atlanta isn’t willing to include 2024 No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher in an in-season trade for Davis."

Atlanta does not believe surrendering Zaccharie Risacher or the Pelicans pick would be worth it in an AD trade.

I do subscribe.  You have the bulk of it.  Johnson and the NO/MIL pick are untouchable.  He did say Risacher is gettable in “the right deal”.  And, as you indicate, there is some talk about Atlanta needing to find a deal for Trae before taking on Davis.  Note that it doesn’t say Trae goes to Dallas.  

The last thing he talks about is the agent having a direct line into all of the top people in the FO (including the owner), which means AD won’t be shipped out to Siberia in any deal.  Stein’s sense is this may have to wait until summer (May have to ) much like the Phoenix efforts to trade KD did at the TDL last year.