Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

I don't want to spend days talking about Minnesota and their desire for Kyrie, but anyone that's looked at their roster/financial situation would know that they're likely to be a bit desperate this summer. They have 9 players under contract next season @ $190M. Their depth chart is:

PG:
SG: ANT
SF: McDaniels | Shannon Jr. | Phillips
PF: Randle
C: Gobert | Reid | Beringer

DiVincenzo - Out for Season

Notable Free Agents:
Ayo Dosunmu
Mike Conley
Bones Hyland


They have Pick #28 which will take them to 10 spots and eat of $3M of cap. Meaning they have 4 spots they must fill and are ~$7M below the Tax Line, ~$13M below A1, ~$26M below A2. Of course, we know they want to bring back Ayo, which would take them past A1 and get them close to Apron 2, with at least 3 more spots to fill.

This is why we hear so much about them looking to trade Randle ($33M) and Gobert ($36.5M) this summer. If I were a Minny fan, I'd be working up a trade to post on the forums like Randle+Reid+Divincenzo+FRP for Kyrie+PJW. Pointing out how it saves ~$10M and gives MIN 2 starters that fit like a glove. BUT I'm not a Minny fan...

As somebody who has been ok with trading Kyire if the return is reasonable, that trade does not interest me at all.  No interest in Randle and limited interest in Reid.  McDaniels is not going to be on the table, and they don't really want to trade Reid.  The only trade idea with Minny that makes sense to me is Kyrie for Gobert, and that is assuming a third team is willing to pay significant assets for Gobert.