Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

I don’t remember where I heard or read it but basically the league is at a standstill for the most part with pick value. There’s no consensus because some teams read the new lottery changes one way and other teams the opposite, so it’s difficult to find a middle ground right now. It’ll take some time, but I think the league will work out the new norm pretty soon. With every trade comes more data. All these analytics departments need that data!

Yeah, I thought so, too, which is why I was dumbfounded by the sheer number of picks that changed hands for Ball today. It definitely feels like Connelly is still working out of 2023's playbook.