Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Next up: Detroit fans become more and more aware of the albatross contract. Successful teams moving forward may be the ones that avoid high dollar overpays and do hang on to true max level players who manage to still outperform their contracts.

This isn't the first time a team overpays to keep a key player and won't be the last. He went through this charade for months when he could have agreed to this deal from the start. Just a bunch of wasted time if you ask me. Being all in his feelings, talking about disrespect. I'm just waiting to see how this affects the locker room dynamic, and whether his game improves incrementally to justify it.