Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[omahen]

Denver seems a team in flux.    Not sure I am a believer in that front office.  With that being said, I really liked their offseason last year.   It never fully worked though.   They might have the best player in the league and still a real threat if healthy.   I just feel like there has been some mistakes and misses.

Sort of a weird move for OKC.   Maybe just a value play but as pointed minutes are tough to get if everyone is healthy.  I think a healthy OKC team is the best team in the NBA, but I have to be honest I wasn't crazy about their offseason and I think the cap has put some dents in that roster.    Maybe I am completely off though, but I think some of the things that made OKC what they are is a little reduced at the moment.  Next domino to drop may be Wallace.    They may have trouble paying him if he reaches RFA next year.    People will throw a ton of money at him especially with OKC commitments already.

I think OKC is still in great position moving forward. They have so much flexibility and I don't really see a bad contract on their roster. They have their core in SGA, Chet and Williams. The rest are role players rotating around them and with their assets they will always have plenty in rotation. They still have 10 proven rotation players and deep bench are four recent FRPs in development. Most of depth players are on contracts with team options giving them huge flexibility. If Wallace becomes too expensive for them, they will likely get serious assets for him. 

Look at this past offseason. Everyone knew they have to reduce payroll, yet they have received a bunch of SRPs doing it. I think they can ride this path for a long time. Winning the chip is obviously difficult and you have to be lucky, but if they will be healthy, they will always be in play.