Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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That would make Miami another trade back candidate at 13/21.  Not as strong as 12/17 or 14/18.

When we did the OMax deal, wasn't it 10 and eat the Bertans contract for 12 with the TPE then leading to getting 24 for absorbing Holmes.  So, taking the Bertans for Holmes piece out of it, it was 10 for 12 and 24.  You would need more to go from 9 to 13 than just 21 based on that.

According to Pelton's chart 10 for 12 & 24 valued at 420 for 375 & 200 which is roughly 73% return for the team trading up.
This year a trade of 9 for 12 & 17 is 445 for 375 + 285 which is just over 67% return for the trade up which seems to be short... (BTW 48 splits that difference to just over 71%) That said, Joe for 37 and the aforementioned 6 + 48/12+17 feels about as good a deal anyone could hope for dealing with Presti.

9 for 13 & 21 is 445 for 355 & 235 and returns 75.4% for the trade up 

The question regarding the return on 9 comes down to where someone believes the drop-offs occur.

I have a top 3; 4-5; 6-10; 11-15; 16-22 as tiers. Not close to expert level in this estimation admittedly, but dropping from 9 should be an expensive process this year because of that tiering.