Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[JamesConway816]

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.

I think that shows how spoiled we have been from Luka who was an All NBA player from his sophomore season on. I think Flagg will get there eventually but to assume he does so by this upcoming season is a strong strong case of optimism.

But to take that and then use that to articulate a win now approach for a team that has won only 32% of its last 111 games (including 70+ games with Coop being here)…. I think that vastly exceeds the boundaries of optimism.

They need to build this thing slowly if they want any chance of being a contender down the road Imo. The window to win now was closed the second they dumped their perennial MVP candidate player.