Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

I expect more of these trades like Ball.  Seems like with the new cap, teams are less reluctant to tie themselves to a max player if they have some doubts.

Previously you just paid.  I expect there will be many of these decisions for guys over 30-35 million plus.

I do expect some of the Charlotte’s shooters to dip some without ball.  The trade could not work out for Charlotte but I think they are still a team on the rise.

Totally. And, Charlotte isn't done yet, so maybe they'll replace the offense-running portion of Ball, somehow? 

I think at the very least, this deal indicates they're super all in on Knueppel.