Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

I don't really disagree because I don't think Lively plays many games and Kyrie surely won't play 50+ will he? If healthy, of course they win more than 30. They'd be adding Kyrie with Year 2 Coop after winning 26 in a tank season before. That alone wins more of the clutch games, right?

I don't agree that health means .500...MAYBE if you get TOTAL health from Lively. It's easy to forget what a difference maker he is out there, having not seen him for so long. But no, I think that's a 30-win team, even on paper. 

And, I think the clutch game thing is misleading. Yes, a healthy Kyrie helps win clutch games, but in the NBA I think teams tend to play with their food a bit. I think teams waited until the end to put Dallas away frequently last year because they could.