Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Smitty]

2) make room for not only Cisse but also Seva, presuming they aren’t able to finagle the complications of signing him to a two-way (replacing Poulakidas).

That is a tough one for me... Seva and Poulakidas provide 2 completely different things for this team, if either are in the long-term plans. One is an elite movement shooter, that doesn't provide much else so far. The other a ballhandler, jack of all trades -- master of none type.

For all the hype (rightfully so) of Tarik being added as an elite shooter (much needed). How is it that we're so quick to dismiss Poulakidas?

He's 6'6 -- SG/SF size. 23 years old and shot 40% on 6 threes/gm in just 20 minutes per in the actual NBA last season. He's bulked up a ton and has been mentioned more than once in press conferences. He checks every box the guys they brought in do...
In the G-League last year he shot 46% from 3PT on nearly 9 attempts per game. 31 mpg.

For comparison, Tarik is a career 42.3% 3PT shooter on 3.5 3PA/g. His last 3 seasons have been incredible though! In 172 international games he's shot 43.6% on 777 attempts. That's 4.5 3PA/g, in just 19 mpg.