2025 Fantasy Trade Thread

[PhillyFan11]

Sixers trade:
Maxey
Council
3 pick

Pelicans trade:
Zion
7 pick

Pelicans starts over with their new FO and get the opportunity to draft poor man’s Ingram.

Sixers get the Williamson blessing/curse. Could draft a Fears at 7.

Wait…you think Zion has a lot more value than Maxey??

[Negrodamus]

Sixers trade:
Maxey
Council
3 pick

Pelicans trade:
Zion
7 pick

Pelicans starts over with their new FO and get the opportunity to draft poor man’s Ingram.

Sixers get the Williamson blessing/curse. Could draft a Fears at 7.

Wait…you think Zion has a lot more value than Maxey??

Absolutely. When healthy, Zion is an MVP candidate. Look what he did in 30 games last year. The problem is keeping him healthy.

Either way, if we were to take Fears, we'd have two shots at a high end PG with excellent PG traits. Maxey is a great SG who is unfortunately 6'3. I'd love to keep him around forever, but his contract is what it is.

[youngcrev]

3/Oubre for 7/Herb Jones or 10/Eason

[ProcessDoctor]

1. Draft Ace Bailey at #3 and Yaxel at #35 (or trade up if available)
2. Trade Oubre + two 2nds for Jalen Smith
3. Sign Jake LaRavia with the TMLE


Maxey/McCain/Butler
Grimes/Edwards/Gordon
George/Bailey/Council
Smith/LaRavia/Yaxel
Embiid/Bona/Drummond

[davesilver]

3/Oubre for 7/Herb Jones or 10/Eason

If Kon is available at 7 then yes

[PhillyFan11]

3/Oubre for 7/Herb Jones or 10/Eason

If Kon is available at 7 then yes

1 of Kon, Johnson or Edgecombe should be there at 7. And in that case Herb + 1 of those 3 >> Ace.

[the_process]

3/Oubre for 7/Herb Jones or 10/Eason

I feel like HOU is more likely to keep Tari and trade Jabari.

Also Giannis probably ends up in HOU or SA, which could affect any potential deal with them.

[mjkvol]

Sixers trade:
Maxey
Council
3 pick

Pelicans trade:
Zion
7 pick

Pelicans starts over with their new FO and get the opportunity to draft poor man’s Ingram.

Sixers get the Williamson blessing/curse. Could draft a Fears at 7.

Oh my God, no. A thousand times, no.

[the_process]

Can't decide if this is enough.

Drummond, Council, Gordon, and 3 to CHI for Jalen Smith, 12, and 2026 POR 1st (lotto protected 26 & 27, UNP 28).

[SixthStreet]

I would like to trade down to a floor of 8, pick up draft futures and see if only the lower pick and Embiid (in a multi-team) can be traded for Williamson. No futures. It probably isn’t enough so then stick and pick.

[PhillyNj]

Sixers trade:
Maxey
Council
3 pick

Pelicans trade:
Zion
7 pick

Pelicans starts over with their new FO and get the opportunity to draft poor man’s Ingram.

Sixers get the Williamson blessing/curse. Could draft a Fears at 7.

Wait…you think Zion has a lot more value than Maxey??

Maxey has more value than Zion. ( who’s always hurt)

[Negrodamus]

On court impact, Zion easily clears Maxey. Off court is the problem, so it’s understandable to not like the trade.

[the_process]

BKN gets Pat Williams and 3
CHI gets Cam Johnson and 19
PHI gets 8 and 12

[SixersFan21]

1. Draft Ace Bailey at #3 and Yaxel at #35 (or trade up if available)
2. Trade Oubre + two 2nds for Jalen Smith
3. Sign Jake LaRavia with the TMLE


Maxey/McCain/Butler
Grimes/Edwards/Gordon
George/Bailey/Council
Smith/LaRavia/Yaxel
Embiid/Bona/Drummond

Lot of crazy trades proposed but you and me think alike. Don't know enough about LaRavia but sure and could see Mccain start vs grimes but either way those 3 will take 95% of guard minutes. Regardless overall strategy makes sense

Morey has repeatedly mentioned 9 guys/slots only when talking about next year Maxey/Embiid/PG/Mccain/Bona/Edwards/ Grimes / #3 pick # 35 pick. With 3 you keep it simple and take the start potential in bailey who will slot behind PG, with 35 (or move up) you take another big, but the glaring hole is still 4.

Morey expects Oubre/EG/Drum to opt in and since he doesn't mention as part of the future I look at them as matching salary for the young 4 - Jabari Smith is high on that list for me, Eason would be too, Aldama in S&T maybe, Don't love him for us but Kuminga is out there, but Jabari is a great fit - someone young who can shoot corner 3 doesn't need the ball can play team defense and rebound. Ace needs time but has tons of potential and can grew into role behind PG. It's the easy answer Bailey and best big and trade Oubre/gordon/drum salaries for best young 4 that fits us they can find.

[youngcrev]

BKN gets Pat Williams and 3
CHI gets Cam Johnson and 19
PHI gets 8 and 12

Cam/8 for Oubre/Drummond/(filler salary)/3

I could see the Nets being all over Ace Bailey

[SixersFan21]

BKN gets Pat Williams and 3
CHI gets Cam Johnson and 19
PHI gets 8 and 12

Cam/8 for Oubre/Drummond/(filler salary)/3

I could see the Nets being all over Ace Bailey

No chance with chicago part included and nets are giving up 19 too in this proposal- I could see nets wanting to trade up, but the chicago-nets part of this makes zero sense - no chance -

if nets would do Cam/8/19 for Oubre Drummond and 3 I could see that trade straight up but why bring chicago into it. This is essentially a trade with Chicago is giving up Cam and taking on the horrifically bad pat Williams contract (which would take at least a first to get off) to move up from 19 to 12. Cam is worth at least 1 possibly 2 mid 1sts so that is 2-4 mid first value to move up from 19 to 12.

Exclude Chicago - Oubre/Drummond/ Gordon/3 for Cam /8/19 could make sense by i don't overthink it and just take ace

[the_process]

BKN gets Pat Williams and 3
CHI gets Cam Johnson and 19
PHI gets 8 and 12

Cam/8 for Oubre/Drummond/(filler salary)/3

I could see the Nets being all over Ace Bailey

BKN has to add 19 as well IMO.

Matching Cam's salary without PG requires sending out all of Oubre, Council, Drummond, Gordon, and Butler. Not a big deal but a lot of roster spots to fill.

[the_process]

BKN gets Pat Williams and 3
CHI gets Cam Johnson and 19
PHI gets 8 and 12

Cam/8 for Oubre/Drummond/(filler salary)/3

I could see the Nets being all over Ace Bailey

No chance with chicago part included and nets are giving up 19 too in this proposal- I could see nets wanting to trade up, but the chicago-nets part of this makes zero sense - no chance -

if nets would do Cam/8/19 for Oubre Drummond and 3 I could see that trade straight up but why bring chicago into it. This is essentially a trade with Chicago is giving up Cam and taking on the horrifically bad pat Williams contract (which would take at least a first to get off) to move up from 19 to 12. Cam is worth at least 1 possibly 2 mid 1sts so that is 2-4 mid first value to move up from 19 to 12.

Exclude Chicago - Oubre/Drummond/ Gordon/3 for Cam /8/19 could make sense by i don't overthink it and just take ace

Not interested in Ace Bailey.

Gotta hand it to Ace's PR team. If anyone else had Ace's stats, they'd be talking about a UDFA.

[SixersFan21]

Cam/8 for Oubre/Drummond/(filler salary)/3

I could see the Nets being all over Ace Bailey

No chance with chicago part included and nets are giving up 19 too in this proposal- I could see nets wanting to trade up, but the chicago-nets part of this makes zero sense - no chance -

if nets would do Cam/8/19 for Oubre Drummond and 3 I could see that trade straight up but why bring chicago into it. This is essentially a trade with Chicago is giving up Cam and taking on the horrifically bad pat Williams contract (which would take at least a first to get off) to move up from 19 to 12. Cam is worth at least 1 possibly 2 mid 1sts so that is 2-4 mid first value to move up from 19 to 12.

Exclude Chicago - Oubre/Drummond/ Gordon/3 for Cam /8/19 could make sense by i don't overthink it and just take ace

Not interested in Ace Bailey.

Gotta hand it to Ace's PR team. If anyone else had Ace's stats, they'd be talking about a UDFA.

Not even close the kid is raw as hell and just played on a team with no one but him and harper but watching him he has a ton of skill. He took very bad shots because he had to - sadly his bad shots were more efficient then good looks for the rest of the team but harper so you can't judge an 18-yr old kid based on that. It be like saying Grimes is an NBA superstar because he played well next to non-nba players during a tank when he had to score. Grimes is a decent NBA player but skewed views can alter soo much perception. When I look at everything I see from Ace I see huge amounts of skill and a guy with a great attitude who could be coachable but its a projection he has a long way to go but a much higher ceiling. It's not PR you have to take big swings in the draft this time last year everyone was frustrated as heck by mccain pick - were you one of the people screaming for Knecht who can shoot and score a little but is so bad on the other side couldn't get on the floor in the playoffs on a very non-deep roster for a team that tried to dump him already. People are so reactionary - Ace is the big swing if he can't learn and maximize his skills it could not work but rather take the swing and miss then go up trying to bunt everytime unless all you need is to bunt to win the game which isnt us.

[ProcessDoctor]

1. Draft Ace Bailey at #3 and Yaxel at #35 (or trade up if available)
2. Trade Oubre + two 2nds for Jalen Smith
3. Sign Jake LaRavia with the TMLE


Maxey/McCain/Butler
Grimes/Edwards/Gordon
George/Bailey/Council
Smith/LaRavia/Yaxel
Embiid/Bona/Drummond

Lot of crazy trades proposed but you and me think alike. Don't know enough about LaRavia but sure and could see Mccain start vs grimes but either way those 3 will take 95% of guard minutes. Regardless overall strategy makes sense

Morey has repeatedly mentioned 9 guys/slots only when talking about next year Maxey/Embiid/PG/Mccain/Bona/Edwards/ Grimes / #3 pick # 35 pick. With 3 you keep it simple and take the start potential in bailey who will slot behind PG, with 35 (or move up) you take another big, but the glaring hole is still 4.

Morey expects Oubre/EG/Drum to opt in and since he doesn't mention as part of the future I look at them as matching salary for the young 4 - Jabari Smith is high on that list for me, Eason would be too, Aldama in S&T maybe, Don't love him for us but Kuminga is out there, but Jabari is a great fit - someone young who can shoot corner 3 doesn't need the ball can play team defense and rebound. Ace needs time but has tons of potential and can grew into role behind PG. It's the easy answer Bailey and best big and trade Oubre/gordon/drum salaries for best young 4 that fits us they can find.

Yea I think the lack of a PF is the elephant in the room that no one seems to notice because we're busy debating Ace Bailey vs. VJ Edgecombe vs. Tre Johnson.