Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

" then PJ and Gafford are in legit danger of becoming negative assets"

To me, "they might become negative assets" is not a real concern. There is always a good side/potential and a bad side/potential with every multi-year obligation, and values can fluctuate. 

Besides, a shift in general NBA contract costs doesn't make them actual negative assets. All that really matters is whether you have players who can start and play well, and fit your roster. 

While you have them, they cost whatever the contract is. The "market value" doesn't have to matter at all, as you don't need to sell until/if they no longer fit. And you can't change any of that by a panic sell when it looks like the market has shifted - whatever you have them for, it's sunk cost anyhow.   

I see this stuff like owning a home. As long as it's livable and suitable to my needs, I don't worry about whether there are houses on sale somewhere, or whether my home value might not be as high if I sell. That's just noise.

You are not concerned about having negative assets clogging up the cap sheet for 3 or 4 years?  That seems like a crazy take.

I would argue its better to anticipate when they will no longer fit rather than waiting for it to happen and watch their value go even lower.  I think that is a real danger with both of those guys (especially Gafford).

I love it when you use terms like "panic sale" when nobody is suggesting that.