Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

Some crazy takes on this board regarding young players:

If Flagg can't carry a playoff team (at age 20) then maybe he is not the guy we thought he was.

Holland got hardly any minutes in the playoffs (at age 20), he will never be a starter.

Risacher got hardly any minutes in the playoffs (at age 21), he is useless.

It's like there is no expectation that 20 year olds might get better at basketball.  If this is the mindset going into next season, there are going to be a lot of disappointed folks with whoever we draft.

Yeah, it seems like most around here have simple lists - "these players good" and "these players not good." That's not the way basketball or life works, obviously. Flagg is AWESOME, but he's going to go on a roller coaster ride of change, discovery, pain and development, just like Dirk, Luka, Brunson, LeBron, Durant...just like anyone you can think of as a comparison. They don't come out of the box ready to win Finals MVP, kids.