Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[DanSchwartzgan]

I think you might’ve been on to something here. I know there’s been reports that Beringer is untouchable, but they have a massive need for a really good PF. 

Insert PJW.

Minnesota has zero picks to trade, so we won’t get that part of our wishlist in any PJ deal, but their first round pick from last year could be a decent prize. Not in a Kyrie trade, like you proposed, but in a PJ one.

Simply reroute Green for salary matching purposes, add Beringer.

MIN: PJW (19.8M)
DAL: Green (14.6M), Beringer (4.4M)

I thought the one year Green contract was an elegant way to handle the injury to DiVincenzo.  I believe I read that Minnesota still has their MLE.  Is it easier to find a PF in free agency?  Or, is it easier to trade your backup center for PJ and sign a backup center with the MLE?

I would love this, but it feels like they'd be better off keeping Beringer and signing a forward to start alongside McDaniels (I do agree Ayo should come off the bench to back up both guard spots).