Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[omahen]

Maybe Claxton's perceived value is much higher than his actual one, either due to unseen issues like locker room problems or motivation ones? 

Or maybe Brooklyn wants Kessler? 


Or maybe they just really valued Randle?

Honestly now thinking about, doesn't this make Brooklyn the ideal trade up candidate for Dallas? At #9 BRK can select Mara, Mavs can get to #6 and get Acuff?

For the part about valuing Randle - Claxton didn't need to be included to make the deal happen. It could be just BKN and Minny.

Keith Smith might have the answer - BKN can actually keep all of their cap space as Claxton for Randle is a legal trade and can be formalized after BKN uses the cap space.