Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

Man to get to $40ism million (125% of Murray) Dallas would have to trade Martin, Christie, and Sasser and then add one of PJ or Gaff. I just don't know if you want to sacrifice ALL the depth.

It would be a horrible move. Murray and Kyrie together doesn't make much sense - even less sense in the context of the positional size with shooting mission Ujiri, Schmitz and May seem to be on, and Murray is already showing signs of leaving his prime, becoming less dependably healthy and effective with each passing week. To top it off, he was drastically overpaid on this contract, even in the best case scenario of how his career would unfold over the life of the deal. I don't blame Denver - when you're in a small market and have a good team assembled around a player like Jokic, there's no choice but to pay the guys who make it go. The cycle of professional sports teams is predictable and almost impossible to outsmart. 

The only thing even worth discussing is a Kyrie for Murray exchange, and it's not worth talking about for very long because I honestly don't think it helps either team. Maybe if Murray was four years younger, but even then I don't think Kyrie gets Denver to the immediate relevance they'd want to achieve in such a deal.