2026 NBA draft thread

[michaeltex]

I really like Kyrie, but I wouldn't put a "no trade" stamp on him. I do think there's something to be said about timelines. And while I know that his value at peak level, I don't think that he's a player generally loved around the league. I'm not looking to give him away, but if someone offers a KD like return (a pick and younger pieces), I'd go for it because I don't see the Mavs winning in the next few years and, considering the vacuum of assets, the team needs to get something that will be around Cooper, potentially, five seasons from now.

I saw a click bait scenario online where it was proposed that MIL could work a trade for Kyrie to play with Giannis. I don't remember the details, but it was proposed by someone from MIL and involved getting DAL the MIL pick, currently #10. My personal reaction was "Hell, yeah!". 

I share this to say that I would be up for moving Kyrie for the right draft pick in this year's draft. Post-draft trades are chancy and rarely win-win, while FA doesn't seem to offer much excitement this summer. If the league adds a couple more teams, then the talent pool gets diluted with picks and FA becoming even poorer roads to improvement.