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

[KillerLeft]

If we’re ranking the Gafford trade ideas with the reported teams. The value from each:

IND: Mathurin? (RFA)
ATL: Asa Newell or CLE FRP (currently #17)
BOS: ‘26 FRP (currently #23) or ‘27 FRP

I'm 100% convinced that IND wants Gafford because he's perfect for them. I'm not super convinced that deal gets you Mathurin. I'd probably do any of those deals, frankly. In the ATL deal I'd much prefer the pick. In the Boston deal I'd prefer the '27 over the '26. Both are likely to be bad picks, but the '27 solves some potential issues caused by not having a pick that year, I think. I know Dan's always looking for ways to get a '27 first.