Official Trade Thread Part XLVII

[nate33]

Now that the clippers are playing better I think that makes it more likely that we can trade a future pick for OKC's clippers pick.

It will depend on the terms.

Let's say the Clippers end up with the #14 pick. Would you trade our 2029 FRP unprotected for the #14 pick? And if we put, say, top 4 protection on it, would OKC make that trade?

[tontoz]

Now that the clippers are playing better I think that makes it more likely that we can trade a future pick for OKC's clippers pick.

It will depend on the terms.

Let's say the Clippers end up with the #14 pick. Would you trade our 2029 FRP unprotected for the #14 pick? And if we put, say, top 4 protection on it, would OKC make that trade?

I would think so given their roster/cap crunch.

[nate33]

Now that the clippers are playing better I think that makes it more likely that we can trade a future pick for OKC's clippers pick.

It will depend on the terms.

Let's say the Clippers end up with the #14 pick. Would you trade our 2029 FRP unprotected for the #14 pick? And if we put, say, top 4 protection on it, would OKC make that trade?

I would think so given their roster/cap crunch.

I guess part of this decision would depend on whether we landed a top 2 pick in this draft. With Dybantsa or Peterson in the fold, I'd feel pretty good about trading away our 2029 or 2030 FRP. But if we end up with the #5 or #6 pick in 2026, I'd be hesitant about trading away a future pick.

If we didn't land a top 4 pick in 2026, I'd discuss maybe trading that 2029 Portland pick (second best of Portland, Milwaukee, Boston). But I don't think I'd give up our own.

[hoopsfan777]

Middleton + Branham + 1st rd pick
4
Zion

[nate33]

Middleton + Branham + 1st rd pick
4
Zion

Which 1st round pick?

I might trade the 2026 pick we have from OKC for him. But it's absurd to expect that we would give up our high lotto pick.

[payitforward]

I don't even like *that* idea, to tell the truth. The best word to describe Zion's NBA career is "failure."

[pcbothwel]

Middleton + Branham + 1st rd pick
4
Zion

Which 1st round pick?

I might trade the 2026 pick we have from OKC for him. But it's absurd to expect that we would give up our high lotto pick.

We are a bad fit for Zion/NOP. Maybe in the offseason once we’ve locked in our top pick. But our primary offering is cap relief, but NOP isn’t in the luxury tax.

Someone else would offer bad salary and a better asset than pick 30. I guess it depends on how NOP views itself. Teams like Toronto, Utah, Philly, Suns… even Knicks would seem more interested and offer pieces to replace Zion.

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Yeah, we're a bad landing spot for Zion. Send him somewhere more boring than DC - Portland, Denver, or OKC would fit. I could see the Lakers trying to get him at a discount. Zion in LA has some serious dark comedy or even dumb and dumber slapstick potential.

[gambitx777]

Yeah, we're a bad landing spot for Zion. Send him somewhere more boring than DC - Portland, Denver, or OKC would fit. I could see the Lakers trying to get him at a discount. Zion in LA has some serious dark comedy or even dumb and dumber slapstick potential.

I mean soon and Luka both on the zempic lol hot damn.

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[WallToWall]

So, Porzingis is suffering from tendinitis and has missed 6 games. That makes him a great trade candidate, given that he has an expiring contract. I would like to somehow pry away that Pelicans pick that the Hawks have. Getting two top 5 picks in this draft will be nice. Grizzlies want an expiring but servicable player. Hawks could want a replacement for Trae, and Ja fits the bill. So, this works in the trade checker.

Grizzlies get: Middleton + Risacher
Hawks get: Morant + Bagley
Wiz get: Porzingis + Pels pick

[nate33]

So, Porzingis is suffering from tendinitis and has missed 6 games. That makes him a great trade candidate, given that he has an expiring contract. I would like to somehow pry away that Pelicans pick that the Hawks have. Getting two top 5 picks in this draft will be nice. Grizzlies want an expiring but servicable player. Hawks could want a replacement for Trae, and Ja fits the bill. So, this works in the trade checker.

Grizzlies get: Middleton + Risacher
Hawks get: Morant + Bagley
Wiz get: Porzingis + Pels pick

You think Atlanta is going to give up a potential top 5 pick in an extremely strong draft, plus Risacher for Morant?

And if they do, why are we getting the pick and not Memphis? We didn't do anything in this trade except swap out an expiring Middleton for an expiring Porzingis.

[WallToWall]

So, Porzingis is suffering from tendinitis and has missed 6 games. That makes him a great trade candidate, given that he has an expiring contract. I would like to somehow pry away that Pelicans pick that the Hawks have. Getting two top 5 picks in this draft will be nice. Grizzlies want an expiring but servicable player. Hawks could want a replacement for Trae, and Ja fits the bill. So, this works in the trade checker.
Grizzlies get: Middleton + Risacher
Hawks get: Morant + Bagley
Wiz get: Porzingis + Pels pick

You think Atlanta is going to give up a potential top 5 pick in an extremely strong draft, plus Risacher for Morant?
And if they do, why are we getting the pick and not Memphis? We didn't do anything in this trade except swap out an expiring Middleton for an expiring Porzingis.

We are giving the Hawks a cheap servicable big, and we are making the trade work for all parties. The Griz certainly dont want a broken Porzingis and they want an expiring contract that just happens to be able to make for a reasonable backup, in return for Morant. Risacher is not doing so well with the Hawks, and could use a new start somewhere else. The Griz could take a chance on this former #1 pick. Its good return value for the Griz (Morant''s $40M contract for the next 3 yrs) in this current market.

[ledell_gumbo]

We are giving the Hawks a cheap servicable big, and we are making the trade work for all parties.

I'm sorry to say that this is ka-ra-zee. That pick is more valuable than the Wizards' own. The Hawks wouldn't trade it for Tre. They probably would for Sarr, but not definitely.

[Northwest Roddy]

Happy MLK Jr. day to everyone!

Once a year, someone please post the Ted/MLK Jr. poster he put out to remind us all again who the top clown is in this clown car.

[9 and 20]

There is also a really good Leonsis glamour shot out there where he's flashing a Rolex but gives off serious Bond villian vibes. I couldn't find it, but when I googled Leonsis images, I came across a bunch of fat Ted photos. I forgot how portly the guy was just a few years ago.

[GoneShammGone]

There is also a really good Leonsis glamour shot out there where he's flashing a Rolex but gives off serious Bond villian vibes. I couldn't find it, but when I googled Leonsis images, I came across a bunch of fat Ted photos. I forgot how portly the guy was just a few years ago.

Not even Elon ever did anything this narcissistic.

[FAH1223]

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Josh says a Zion trade is a long shot but the fact that league executives are talking about the Wizards potentially making a deal like that means the hunt for distressed assets is not over. Even better if they can play the 4.

[nate33]

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Josh says a Zion trade is a long shot but the fact that league executives are talking about the Wizards potentially making a deal like that means the hunt for distressed assets is not over. Even better if they can play the 4.

I'm surprised that the article didn't mention the Wizards' multiple TPE's and the likelihood that we will absorb a contract of a luxtax team. That seems like the most no-brainer move of all. If we absorb an expiring contract like Maxi Kleber, Lonzo Ball, or Yabusele, it won't even disrupt our future flexibility this summer.

[Frichuela]

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Josh says a Zion trade is a long shot but the fact that league executives are talking about the Wizards potentially making a deal like that means the hunt for distressed assets is not over. Even better if they can play the 4.

I'm surprised that the article didn't mention the Wizards' multiple TPE's and the likelihood that we will absorb a contract of a luxtax team. That seems like the most no-brainer move of all. If we absorb an expiring contract like Maxi Kleber, Lonzo Ball, or Yabusele, it won't even disrupt our future flexibility this summer.

Agreed. Bering burdened with 2.5 years of Jerami Grant's contract is not an enticing prospect...

[nate33]

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Josh says a Zion trade is a long shot but the fact that league executives are talking about the Wizards potentially making a deal like that means the hunt for distressed assets is not over. Even better if they can play the 4.

I'm surprised that the article didn't mention the Wizards' multiple TPE's and the likelihood that we will absorb a contract of a luxtax team. That seems like the most no-brainer move of all. If we absorb an expiring contract like Maxi Kleber, Lonzo Ball, or Yabusele, it won't even disrupt our future flexibility this summer.

Agreed. Bering burdened with 2.5 years of Jerami Grant's contract is not an enticing prospect...

Yes. Now that we are near the end of the "talent accumulation phase", I'm less enthusiastic about taking on bad long term salary for more future picks. We already have a lot of developing talent plus some surplus picks in the queue, and only so many minutes available to develop them. Once we are trying to win, I would feel better about spending our cap room on good youngish free agents to plug the talent gaps where we are weak rather than take on a long redundant contract for some unspecified mid first round pick in the distant future.

Give me Isaiah Hartenstein or Walker Kessler as the perfect complement to Sarr rather than Immanuel Quickley's $32.5M a year contract for 3.5 more years plus a 2031 FRP that will probably be in the teens.