Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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I wouldn't make much of that though. There's 8 more minutes in an American NBA game than in Europe. The year Doncic was drafted, he was averaging only 12 ppg and only averaged more than that once before he was drafted. Most of his Real Madrid years he was averaging in single digits.

I have been burned by Europeans a lot.  Mostly the guards.  Their highlights look great but you don't see the level of highlights you see in college prospects.   Most come over and while they are excellent players tend to be better suited for overseas than the NBA.  So I tend to take a cautious approach.  If Mike and Masai are both pushing for this though, that is a good sign.   He is a big wing and looks the part shooting.  The ability to move will be the determining factor.    With the coach he plays with, toughness will not be an issue.   

I posted his team's roster last week and they are filled with fringe NBA players.  They have a really deep team.  I also found this interesting that I saw last week from Fran about how the American players going overseas has changed.  They used to be your bucket getters and now they are more your key role players.

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