Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

Obviously he can only trade ones he did not obtain, if he just arrived. But the history is that he traded starting players because they wanted out, not because they weren't his acquisition. He's not going to be cleaning house just to get a new set.

With PJ, if he is not the right fit or ability, sure he's highly likely to be traded. But if he's the right guy, I strongly believe MU isn't going to think "I didn't acquire him, so he needs to go." He needs to have the best, not the newest. The 16 players here now are all his players, and who stays or goes from here is a question of who is good enough (at the right price).

I don't remember Gay wanting out.  Who said he was going to clean house just to get a new set?  Or that he is trying to get rid of guys he didn't acquire?  I love how you create straw men out of my posts.

I simply observed that the forward room looks crowded to me, and if they are trading someone to balance out the roster it probably won't be one of the guys he just invested in.  The fact that Masai has invested this much into guys that can play his position is at least a hint that maybe he doesn't think PJ is the right fit.  Or maybe the plan is to play 3 power forward lineups.  I guess we will see.