Illustrious_Bell8061

105 | 8 hours ago

I would test at least a half a season of Kyrie/Flagg/AD for sure. I wouldn’t send AD anywheres. I think there is something there if not this year then next year. Kyrie is the X factor

sportow

40 | 8 hours ago

AD is a stud (when healthy…)

lGoSpursGol | Spurs

52 | 7 hours ago

Well, unfortunately, he’s averaging like one injury per game right now.

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

4 | 4 hours ago

Which is probably the main reason he doesn’t get traded. It destroys his trade value.

-Tazriel | Nuggets

6 | 7 hours ago

“When healthy” doing that heavy lifting that AD’s body cannot.

Mr-and-Mrs | NBA

18 | 7 hours ago

Agreed. But never forget that getting Flagg was not part of justifying the Luka trade.

TwoTalentedBastidz | Lakers

8 | 7 hours ago

Why? So you can watch AD lower his trade value even more with mounting injuries? Better get the best offer you can for him now and get the highest pick possible in this loaded draft

Illustrious_Bell8061

12 | 7 hours ago

AD has no long term value in the league. Thats why you strike when the iron is hot and why Dallas should at least keep the core Iriving/AD/Flagg group for the next 2 seasons at least. Hire the best training team and get one more good season out of Kyrie/AD until you throw them to the street corner. But at least test it with Flagg. It’s a good growing process for Flagg too as he can learn from Irving/AD

gedbybee | Spurs

3 | 5 hours ago

You’re not gonna get that value from AD. Even if he went to Miami he’d still be out a ton.

Get what you can get for him and tank. Trade kyrie for parts as well. Go full tank and get a running mate for Flagg.

Then build around Flagg properly.

SirJoeffer | 76ers

1 | 5 hours ago

His nickname was day to davis BEFORE the Lakers traded for him.

Yeah it’s unlikely he keeps it together for a postseason run with the Mavs, but it was unlikely he was going to do that with the Lakers too. Flagg is playing out of his mind, and you have two all nba players that haven’t even played together with him yet. You absolutely keep the team together if the alternative if shipping out AD and Ky for pennies on the dollar.

Maybe a team blows them away with an offer and they move him, but like you said he has no long term value so the odds of that happening are slim. Feels like 95% of this sub thinks they’re smarter than actual NBA GMs bc they dare to say ‘tear it all down and commit to a tank’. It’s pretty hard to get hired to win a championship and then try to convince your boss ‘hey actually what if we tried our best to lose games instead’

Even in situations where tanking is the best course of action it’s hard to get that signed off by an owner

Joethetoolguy

1 | 29 minutes ago

They need the seven seconds or less suns medical staff.

FightCurd

4 | 6 hours ago

That would be the dumbest decision they could make since trading Luka. They have one chance to pair Flagg with real help like they couldn’t for Luka. They don’t have control of their pick till 2031. They need to trade AD asap and commit to a tank. And then trade Kyrie to the rockets for the Van fleet contract and anything they can get. Keeping them and trying to make the play-in just to get destroyed and have a shitty pick would doom them. If AD is in the mavericks past the deadline this franchise is dead for a decade.

Waesrdtfyg0987 | Celtics

1 | 6 hours ago

They have one chance to pair Flagg with real help like they couldn’t for Luka.

Sounds like a brilliant way of thinking.

FightCurd

-1 | 5 hours ago

What do you mean? Do you think this team could beat any top team with 2 mid 30s player who even at peak maxed out as #2s and a guy who turned 19 less than a week ago? It would be almost as incompetent to keep them as trading Luka was.

Waesrdtfyg0987 | Celtics

1 | 2 hours ago

I dunno what’s the most ridiculous part of the quote.

Saying they have one chance to help a 19 year old. Saying that said 19 year with 30 games of experience means they have to do something now. Or saying they never got real help for Luka.

Right now it’s debatable if Flagg is even be the best rookie from Duke. But anything they add right now, they are absolutely not competitive with OKC, SA, DEN, HOU, MIN. As for help for Luka, they acquired Kyrie, went to the NBA Finals and ran into the buzzsaw that was the 2024 Celtics.

FightCurd

1 | an hour ago

Dude, how from the context of that could you not realize I was referring to people his age? Luka got Kyrie because the Nets sold super low on him after the scandal he had. It wasn’t some master stroke they lucked into him after losing Brunson. This Mavericks team has control of 1 pick from now until 2031. Luka was too good too fast, and they immediately tried to win. He didn’t have another young player to grow with besides Brunson, who they lucked into in the second round and barely played his first 3 years because they were trying to win. And then they let him go for nothing. So they need to avoid that this time. The team they have is cooked on contending. They can’t win. So why would they keep this team together when they have no chance to win and can get young people to go with Flagg? AD and Kyrie’s value drops by the day, and they have a developing star. And if you would actually consider taking Kon Knueppel over Flagg long term, I don’t know man. You might need to find another sport to watch.

Illustrious_Bell8061

-5 | 6 hours ago

Dude.. At least test Kyrie when he returns. Why would you just just piss this 3 pairing all away? Kyrie is a game changer. He aint a damn SCRUB you know LOL

FightCurd

3 | 5 hours ago

Why would you waist time watching the value of good players drop when they have literally 0 chance of winning anything with this team. The only decision they have is trade those two aging stars to match Coopers age progression. Kyrie couldn’t hold up against the Thunder when the mavericks played them in the conference finals when Luka wasn’t on the floor. AD and Kyrie max out as number 2s and a guy who turned 19 less than a week ago isn’t able to be a #1 on a championship team. Keeping them would be insane and irresponsible.

BenSimmonsROTY | 76ers

1 | 8 minutes ago

What do you think you can get for AD and Kyrie? They have no real trade value

crispytoastyum | Thunder

1 | 5 hours ago

Street Clothes Davis is winning absolutely nothing with the Mavs. Cut the loss and move on. Love the Mavs, an I want them to succeed. This roster ain’t it. Wish they’d honestly shut down the season and tank since they own this draft pick.

mapopriest | 76ers

1 | 4 hours ago

What is with Reddit and insisting on ‘testing’ out obviously bad team compositions. Flaag, Kyrie and AD are not making the finals. Hell, they’re not even making the second round.

What do you people mean. They need to blow it up now and get picks so they can draft around Flaag’s prime, not make the play-in next year. Just think for 5 seconds, which is better:

They ‘test’ the Kyrie Flaag AD core. They lose in the play-in. Kyrie and AD are a year older and likely have more injuries. They get a worse return and can’t build around Flaag. They have a 2% chance of making a run during Flaag’s prime because they have no draft picks with which to give him good teammates.

OR:

They blow it up now and likely get 1-2 good young players to develop around Flaag + around 3 FRPs to round out the roster in the next few years. They don’t make the play-in, but their 2% chance of making a playoff run in Flaag’s prime becomes a 15% chance.

What is the point of waiting and seeing? So that your franchise becomes even more poverty than it currently is?

Mavericks fans were anticipating a championship, the only way to do that is to do moves around Flaag. Mavericks fans are not going to be happy to make the play-in. That is not a consolation prize, that’s an insult.

2020IsANightmare

1 | 4 hours ago

Mid-30s small PGs historically come back well from blowing out their leg and missing an entire season.

In all seriousness, I mean, yeah. If I was Dallas, I’d give the trio a run. I don’t exactly foresee it leading to a parade, but it will sell tickets (and the NBA is a business.)

Next season is the last guaranteed year for both Kyrie and AD. Yes, both have player options, but both will of course seek more security. Possibly last major contract for both.

There’s no real reason to trade AD. If a great offer is made for a good young player and multiple picks? Sure. If the offer is just for another big contract? AKA making a move literally just to make a move? Like a Zach Lavine type of trade? The Mavs would be dumb to do it.

Julysky19 | Warriors

1 | 3 hours ago

Sell high on AD after he plays a few games and fools enough people that he can help

Tapprunner | Spurs

73 | 8 hours ago

Zero chance AD is offered an extension.

If he’s not moved in-season, an extension only makes it harder to move him in the off-season.

And why would anyone want AD on an even longer-term contract? He’s already under contract for another 2 years after this season. He’ll be 35 and limping around by the time that contract expires.

Even if Dallas loves him and wants to keep him, they shouldn’t sign him for any longer than they currently have him. He’ll be a shell of himself in 2028.

hugesploods

2 | 5 hours ago

If you can get those added years for 30 mill then it makes sense but I extend him at max numbers or near max would be insane

Philly514

2 | 2 hours ago

That organization did trade Luca so they aren’t exactly known for sound decision-making..

Briggity_Brak | Tampa Bay Raptors

3 | 2 hours ago

They fired the guy that did that.

Philly514

2 | an hour ago

The owner did that, the GM took the fall for it and got a nice bag to sit at home for his troubles.

Klunko52 | Warriors

49 | 8 hours ago

Are you thinking the Warriors would get Myles Turner in that trade?

WayAdministrative679 | Minneapolis Lakers

39 | 8 hours ago

No Kyle Kuzma

Klunko52 | Warriors

85 | 8 hours ago

Oh god

jcwkings

6 | 6 hours ago

You can’t expect much for a player your head coach has shit on at every turn and has completely iced out of the rotation.

gedbybee | Spurs

-4 | 5 hours ago

Tbh that’s why I want the warriors to sell their old players and tank this year. Get a good draft pick and then get an actually good player. This is a deep draft. Now’s the time. Why wait till after Steph retires?

apollyon_53 | Warriors

35 | 7 hours ago

Will not happen, GSW get a functional 5 who is taller than 6’9”

Spike_der_Spiegel | Raptors

3 | 3 hours ago

GSW should ignore AD and make a move for Hartenstein. It would be extremely difficult for OKC to hold him past next year. I don’t know if GSW has the assets though. Kuminga makes even less sense on OKC than he does on Golden State. Maybe there’s a third team to facilitate

WhoUCuh

24 | 8 hours ago

AD will definitely get traded. You have a young superstar in Flagg and you can’t waste time relying on a aging AD.

AD will get traded to a contender.

Illustrious_Bell8061

4 | 8 hours ago

When Kyrie comes back Mavs will probably be contenders for a season at least (Barring no more injuries) until the wheels completely fall off. At least try and get a ring out of it if you’re Dallas.. Then move on

Vicentesteb | Timberwolves

10 | 7 hours ago

Mavs will be a play-in team at best by the end of the season, they aren’t contenders.

WhoUCuh

4 | 8 hours ago

Brother you’re ignoring both Kyrie and AD have trouble staying healthy That sounds good on paper, but in reality that’s just not realistic.

Illustrious_Bell8061

1 | 7 hours ago

Wouldn’t you at least try and see what what happens? Maybe not realistic but on paper potentially still a scary ass team potentially if no one gets hurt majorly again

WhoUCuh

2 | 5 hours ago

The problem with that is you’re still gambling. Say they keep them and both get injured. Now you’re essentially stuck with those contracts.

Teams barely want AD right now. He will be 33 next season. If he gets injured again he will have no trade value.

Hornets own their 27 1st round pick as well.

Adraf45 | Heat

6 | 7 hours ago

Saying “as long as they’re healthy” for AD and kyrie is just making up a new player. It’s like sayong “as long as giannis shoots 44% from three for the year he could win MVP”. We’re no longer talking about realistic circumstances

Illustrious_Bell8061

-2 | 7 hours ago

We don’t know that.. Long term, yes you blow it up. This team aint built for the future and no one is expecting that. But I’m sure AD/Kyrie got one last single season run in them with Flagg. There is still a potential championship there in Dallas with that squad when Kyrie gets his feet back in the water.

frobenius_Fq | Timberwolves

1 | 4 hours ago

no.

JeonSukJinKim

1 | 6 hours ago

They won’t. Kyrie’s injury for a PG is more often than not career ending and at least will make him regress a lot.

imcryptic | Mavericks

1 | 8 hours ago

At this point, depending on what Dallas would get back, trading AD might actually make the team better just by the virtue of availability. I don’t think he traded until the offseason, same as Giannis.

WiIIemdafoe | OKC

1 | 4 hours ago

Which contender would trade for AD?

WhoUCuh

0 | 3 hours ago

Pistons make the most sense for me.

Now GSW is being thrown around as a possibility.

WiIIemdafoe | OKC

1 | an hour ago

I wouldn’t think the pistons would want to mess up their chemistry. Warriors aren’t a contender.

throwawayforyou1231

19 | 8 hours ago

How do you post a possible three team trade and not post what one team gets in return. Amazing trade for the warriors. /s

nicehax_

13 | 7 hours ago

Clearly op means warriors are getting doc rivers and darvin ham

O_RRY | Lakers

5 | 5 hours ago

A fate worse than death

Smooth_Specialist416

13 | 7 hours ago

Nick Richards in Phoenix is a serviceable backup 5 (but anything after 15 mins a night you’ll regret it), on a $5m expiring deal. He’s been getting DNP for a while now, so Suns fans expect him to be traded in favor of their Sophomore 2nd rounder Oso Ighodoro and eventually #10 pick rookie Khaman Malanuach

Look for playoff teams that need a backup 5 or insurance. Suns likely can acquire 1-2 SRP’s and/or a low performing player back.

Examples could be Ochai Agbaji + 2nd from Raptors, Yabusule + 2nd from Knicks.

My hot take Ousmane Dieng from Thunder 1:1 swap as OKC likely will not pay him to resign.

magic_spam

3 | 3 hours ago

Yabu straight up I’d be fine with. Yabu and a second would be a dream.

I realize Yabu’s been rough this year but we’re just fine without Big Nick so a dice roll on a player who was good last season at a position of need is worth it.

FERFreak731 | Jazz

12 | 8 hours ago

Lauri Markkanen won’t be traded

Zubac is traded for Simons and 2 firsts after Boston believes Tatum will be back in March

Zeke Nnaji and a 2028 Denver swap is traded for Cam Thomas

Draymond Green is traded for a slight downgrade with second round compensation

Charlotte trades for Sabonis with Green, Williams, Bridges, and 2029 UTA/MIL/CLE first, and a 2028 first round pick. Even if they aren’t playoff ready now, they still trade for him

Giannis isn’t traded until the offseason

RepulsiveFront157

15 | 8 hours ago

Doubt clippers would trade zubac unless it’s a massive overpay, they need to remain as competitive as possible or else okc ruins the league

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

6 | 8 hours ago

2 firsts doesn’t seem like an overpay to you?

RepulsiveFront157

9 | 8 hours ago

2 Celtics firsts* which are going to be in the late 20s as they’ll be near the top of the east for a while, and Simons is expiring this year he can just leave

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

6 | 7 hours ago

What if it’s the 2030 and 2032 firsts, and then Ballmer gives Brad Stevens a godfather offer to leave the Celtics which would leave the Celtics with a leadership void?

gedbybee | Spurs

2 | 5 hours ago

Still not enough tbh. Zubac is that good.

Seedfusion | Celtics

1 | an hour ago

Brad is never leaving Boston.

WhatYouProbablyMeant | Warriors

6 | 7 hours ago

Draymond will never get traded

RipCity-NBA-LoL | Trail Blazers

5 | 7 hours ago

Cam Thomas would make the Nuggets worse. No way they trade for him

FERFreak731 | Jazz

7 | 7 hours ago

The Zeke Nnaji contract is the reason they’d do it. He’s making 8 million this season, and the 2 following seasons, and he’s not good to be a solid 10th man

jknuts1377 | Celtics

2 | 5 hours ago

I want Zubac on the team so bad. Please let this happen.

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

1 | 7 hours ago

I dont see why the Nets do that Nuggets trade

Ok_Possible_5702

0 | 4 hours ago

Zubac is not commanding 2 firsts

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archerarcher0 | Celtics

3 | 8 hours ago

Uh yes we do

Queta has been fine as a starting center but we absolutely need either a backup that can actually play in a playoff game or a starter and Queta can become that backup

It’s a must if this team wants to contend

We have zero use for upgrading at the 4, Tatum and minott are both natural 4s and Hugo/walsh can slide up and guard 4s too

everyonestalking

1 | 8 hours ago

We absolutely need a 5. Love Queta but he’s still getting bullied inside and is basically our only 5.

His agility actually makes him more suited to play a big 4 role. Wouldnt hurt to try twin towers with him and Zubac.

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everpresentdanger | Thunder

4 | 8 hours ago

Nobody is giving up assets for Simons.

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Thehelloman0 | Spurs

4 | 7 hours ago

No a team is not giving up an unprotected first for Simons lmao. He’s getting 23 minutes per game on a decent team and is a bad defender making 27M

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Thehelloman0 | Spurs

3 | 7 hours ago

Acting like people don’t watch the NBA because they disagree with you is pretty rude dude. Simons is not a valuable contract. There’s a reason he was traded for Jrue who is old and on a huge contract with a player option.

I guess in your opinion, the spurs should trade Keldon Johnson for a few unprotected firsts huh? Considering he’s a more efficient scorer than Simons on a cheaper contract.

Vicentesteb | Timberwolves

3 | 7 hours ago

Yep like Cam Thomas, Quentin Grimes, Monk those guys?

The Celtics didn’t even give up assets for Simons why would literally anyone give up assets for him. The NBA is not paying for offense only guards anymore unless they are all-star level creators.

everpresentdanger | Thunder

2 | 7 hours ago

He is getting paid $28M on an expiring contract while getting 13pts on below league average efficiency.

You’re not getting any 1st rounders for that unless you’re taking back some bad salary.

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

1 | 7 hours ago

You think Boston would go into the second apron right after they tried so hard to get out of it?

everyonestalking

1 | 7 hours ago

Considering they would fall immediately back out of it since Zubac is a one year rental and the penalties wouldn’t initiate until after he was gone? Yes.

Vicentesteb | Timberwolves

1 | 7 hours ago

Boston tried to get out of it because they thought they couldn’t compete this season. The Celtics look great and if Tatum is returning soon, then theres good reason to think they have a good shot to win.

banjocoyote | Spurs [SAS] Manu Ginóbili

11 | 6 hours ago

Giannis trade talk every day & he ends up staying with the Bucks til the end of the season where it continues to be a constant dialogue just for him to start next season with them
Sacramento tries to trade Zach Lavine but nobody wants him
Trae trade talks go nowhere & the Hawks on-court vibes go to shit and they plummet to bottom 3 in the east (ignore my flair on this one)

Swankyyyy | Knicks

7 | 7 hours ago

This doesn’t make sense. It’s easier to complete superstar trades in the offseason for a variety of cap/CBA reasons. More teams could likely be bidding for Giannis then.

mdlspurs | Spurs

8 | 7 hours ago

It will be an underwhelming trade season where all the expensive players over 30 stay put, and the only moves that get made are by teams looking to drop payroll below tax/apron thresholds.

sho0bydo0by | Bucks

5 | 8 hours ago

Of course we’re not acquiring LaVine. We’re not looking to tank…

Gryphon999 | Bucks

1 | 4 hours ago

Only thing tanking does is make some combination of Portland, NO, Atlanta better.

EvanEschmeyer | Mavericks

6 | 8 hours ago

AD to the Hawks for a package centered around Rissacher

Warriors trade Kuminga for Derozan

No other “star” trades

RepresentativeAd1965 | Nuggets

5 | 7 hours ago

My suspicion is that OKC will make moves before the deadline to compete better against the Spurs

fph00 | Pelicans

5 | 6 hours ago

What moves would help them at this point? They already have a very solid roster.

RepresentativeAd1965 | Nuggets

0 | 4 hours ago

No idea, it’s just a feeling

pericles123 | Cavaliers

4 | 6 hours ago

Cavs trade Allen for Zubac, or some combination of moves to get to that point

JohnySilkBoots | Cavaliers

6 | 6 hours ago

That’s is 100 percent what I want.

I agree, go Cavs.

Opposite-Skirt5158

2 | 5 hours ago

This sounds nuts but sure as a Cavs fan it would be great. Zubac is getting 40 mil over the next 2 years. Allen is getting 90 mil over the next 3. So Clippers would be giving away a more productive player to take on a bigger contract. Zubac is their best asset so they’ll want to sell high. So Cavs would probably have to give as many picks as they can and maybe a young player like Proctor. Maybe that gets it done?

TheUglyGawd

4 | 8 hours ago

So from what I’ve heard from podcasts which I could be wrong but theoretically Rozier can be traded but it’s up to the NBA office after the deal is agreed by the teams to say if he can actually be traded

fph00 | Pelicans

9 | 6 hours ago

The NBA about to introduce an Incarcerated Player Exception.

TheUglyGawd

1 | 8 hours ago

Rozier trade Here’s a link for more info

Hopsalong | Nuggets

4 | 6 hours ago

MPJ to the warriors for salary filler + kuminga and picks

Echochamberking

3 | 8 hours ago

If thunder doesn’t make any trade they’re cooked

Dependent-Effect6077 | Nuggets

26 | 8 hours ago

I honestly think it would be a major overreaction for them to shake things up

These Spurs games are getting a ton of talk in the media but a defending champion panicking at 26-5 because of some losses in December would be almost unheard of

Regular season “statement wins” honestly rarely translate to the playoffs it’s like all the people freaking out when the Lakers went on that run blowing out us and OKC on the road late last season

SpamAcc17 | Timberwolves

3 | 8 hours ago

So whats the presumption? Let some of their older talent (Hart, Caruso, etc) eventually walk and retool with the draft picks at their disposal. Might delay the championship window trying to develop and compete? Depends on whether Presti’s in it for continued relevancy or rings now. Personally I imagine he’ll model after the spurs, and arguably warriors, and try the two timelines.

RipCity-NBA-LoL | Trail Blazers

2 | 7 hours ago

There are moves which improve them that aren’t panic trades. It isn’t “stay put” or “overreact trade.“ Talent is talent, and Presti is really good at his job. If someone useful is there for trade they should do it.

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

7 | 8 hours ago

Let’s hope they don’t make any trades then

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Echochamberking

1 | 7 hours ago

Are we going to pretend they crushed their rivals just because they won?

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3 | 7 hours ago

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Echochamberking

2 | 7 hours ago

Refraining from making changes just because you have won is the best recipe for catastrophe

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1 | 7 hours ago

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Echochamberking

0 | 7 hours ago

RemindMe! 200 days

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1 | 7 hours ago

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Echochamberking

1 | 7 hours ago

Phoenix suns 2021-2022, Bucks 2019-2020

Both teams did very good on rs, both teams lost in playoffs

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Illustrious_Bell8061

-2 | 8 hours ago

I think so too. JWill isn;t what he was pre injury and Spurs have figured them out (Other teams will follow suit)

FearfulInoculum

13 | 8 hours ago

No one else has Wemby in the paint. Other teams will not follow suit.

rayth21

1 | 5 hours ago

JWill has only been back 1 month and it’s not like he is coming back from a lower body or core injury, he will be fine. I’m as big a Spurs fan as there is but the Thunder would still be (rightfully) favored in a 7 game series against the Spurs.

archerarcher0 | Celtics

5 | 8 hours ago

-Warriors get Suggs for something around podz/kuminga/first(s)

-Celtics either get Zubac or just go bargain bin hunting for a backup, like oso/richards. Maybe John Collins also as a backup if the clips want to swap him for Simon’s

-lakers somehow get a high end wing defender like ayo/anthony black/herb/etc and everyone is pissed because they gave up too little

-bucks get lavine or lamelo

-pistons stand pat and we all think it’s dumb as hell and they should’ve gone for it

-Toronto gets sabonis or AD

-spurs make an in between marginal upgrade for a shooter, someone like Hauser/kispert/etc

-hawks make some sort of splash and shake up the roster, idk what it will be tho

ScrapinLinden | Trail Blazers

5 | 6 hours ago

why the hell would orlando trade Suggs for that terrible package

gedbybee | Spurs

5 | 5 hours ago

Every single one of those takes is bad lol.

archerarcher0 | Celtics

0 | 5 hours ago

Anthony black is really good, more reliable health wise, podz/kuminga would bolster their bench pretty hard and they’d restock some of the picks they lost, I’d say golden state sends 2 firsts. Plus they get way cheaper going forward getting off the Suggs money

Suggs is really good he’s just super unreliable and Anthony black is right behind him playing very well and is rarely hurt

AKAkorm

4 | 5 hours ago

As a Pistons fan, I’d rather have them stand pat then do something dumb like get Anthony Davis.

archerarcher0 | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

Oh I for sure wouldn’t trade for AD if I were yall

But I would definitely take a hard look at Trey Murphy, Lauri, MPJ, Jaren Jackson, and Keegan Murray

I think every one of those guys fits perfectly next to Ausar/duren in the frontcourt and would help a ton

ScaredOfWindow | Bucks

2 | 6 hours ago

Lakers somehow getting Herb Jones for like two 2nds and throwaway salary matching is definitely the kind of thing that I basically expect to happen at this point.

Rrypl | Celtics

1 | 3 hours ago

My prediction of a Celtics back up Cente target who’s having a low key good season: Marvin Bagley

Bajecco | 76ers

2 | 8 hours ago

Grizzlies, Pelicans & Kings must be very active, right? The Celtics will trade the expiring Simons, but what will they get for him? ATL should be shopping Trae Young aggressively, but who takes him?

fph00 | Pelicans

2 | 6 hours ago

The Pels don’t have to be active at all; they can just stay put and develop. I think they would sell Herb or Trey Murphy only for a massive overpay. And I don’t see many teams lining up to get Zion.

PM-ME-UR-B00BYS | Vancouver Grizzlies

2 | 8 hours ago

Ja Morant probably gets moved

Jambuyger

2 | 6 hours ago

Rockets gets a PG

bobbacklund11235

2 | 5 hours ago

100% Giannis isn’t gonna move unless he goes to the Knicks. They aren’t going to break up the team over him when what they have enough is enough to make the ECF right now.

Soylent_Milk2021 | Nuggets

1 | 7 hours ago

Nuggets decide they want to win now and defense wins championships, trade Joker for AD, and Murray for Jrue Holiday. 🤣🤣🤣

merckx3697 | Hornets

1 | 6 hours ago

I think we trade LaMelo

zebrainatux | Knicks

1 | 6 hours ago

Yabusele is moved for a guard most likely. Either Richards or Alvarado given apron shenanigans

Ru4pigsizedelephants

1 | 5 hours ago

Adding Trae to the Heat would destroy their current offensive strategy and they’d give up 180 points a night.

thisisjustascreename | Bulls

1 | 5 hours ago

Bulls will do something that confuses everybody.

jknuts1377 | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

Hopefully the Kings can find a better team for Sabonis. Sabonis is one of my favorite players, and the Kings are my second favorite team, so in a way I don’t want him traded, but at the same time I want him off of that trainwreck. I absolutely hate the Kings roster this season.

nsfwpenguins

1 | 5 hours ago

Jeremy Sochan is traded by the Spurs for a 3-D player. Possibly Malik Monk or someone of that caliber.

Educational_Care7813

1 | 5 hours ago

man no one should trade for Levine, empty calories is the talk of the NBA but levine is the definitely the definition of it, I pull my hair watching him play for kings so I wonder how kings fans feel

Puzzleheaded_Ad_5115

1 | 5 hours ago

AD, Embiid, Zion, Ja, Lavine, Derozan, Sabonis, Kuminga, MPJ

rkeys72148

1 | 4 hours ago

Blzazers end up with Zion Move on from Scoot JG and RW3

Ok_Possible_5702

1 | 4 hours ago

Giannis to the Heat

HigginsBerkeley

1 | 4 hours ago

im predicting jemison battle and chucky hepbern for an unprotected first round pick

Editthisname | Knicks

1 | 4 hours ago

If Ja Morant isn’t traded to Milwaukee then Giannis will be traded to either Golden State, Miami or Los Angeles Clippers.

stomach-bug

1 | 4 hours ago

Darius Garland gets traded to Portland for Jrue Holiday + picks

TT_Doom | Knicks

1 | 3 hours ago

Giannis to OkC. They’ve got the draft capital and players to make the deal. Gotta get him to deal with SA and Wemby

GreatMight

1 | an hour ago

Giannis is going to the Knicks for almost nothing. The league is going to step in and make it happen.

Ggj62728

1 | an hour ago

The things I would do to see Houston trade for Jordan Poole

Animan-10

1 | 35 minutes ago

I want the suns to go after Zion

everyonestalking

0 | 8 hours ago

With the Celtics genuinely looking like they could make a run when Tatum gets back, they’re for sure going out to grab a big.

The Clippers have no valuable picks and are terrible. So they’ll try and grab a couple of firsts for Zubac from Boston.

Phenomenal2313 | Raptors

0 | 7 hours ago

In your hypothetical scenario

Lavine goes to Milwaukee , Kuminga to Sacramento and that means DeMar goes to Golden State?

ospreyintokyo | LAL

0 | 6 hours ago

OP - kudos. Those are some well thought out predictions

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

-4 | 8 hours ago

The Lakers will make a last minute trade for Giannis

Illustrious_Bell8061

5 | 8 hours ago

They got nothing to trade for him though It would have to be the NBA front office just gifting them talent again

yeetmxster420 | Minneapolis Lakers

8 | 8 hours ago

exactly

Illustrious_Bell8061

0 | 8 hours ago

LOL!!!!

dostorwell

-1 | 7 hours ago

Reeves hachimura kleber and vincent plus picks.

Not the best package they can get. But they have something

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

-3 | 7 hours ago

Paolo for Giannis 1 for 1, who says no? Paolo might be regressing, but he’s 23 and has unlimited potential if he gets back on track. Whether they build around him or restore his value and offload him for a butt load of picks, I don’t see a better outcome for the Bucks. And for Orlando, Giannis Franz Bane Suggs owns the east for the next 2 to 3 years.

Edit: Paolo is 23

Ok_Possible_5702

3 | 7 hours ago

the Bucks say no

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

I’d say so as well, crazy how I’m arguing in another comment with this dude trying to say Orlando would fire their GM if he made this trade

Arixxtra

0 | 4 hours ago

Then you don’t know the Owners of the Orlando magic and how the operate

Arixxtra

1 | 7 hours ago

just turn 23 last month Orlando is not trading him for a 30+ Giannis their G.M would be fired

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

5 | 7 hours ago

Not if the trade takes them to the finals two or three years in a row which it most likely will. And definitely not when Paolo is playing like this.

Arixxtra

1 | 7 hours ago

he playing like a plyer who is still having leg strength issues, he has no lift people are crying about trading him in Dec after coming back from a groin strain Mofo need to get a grip on life, not you per-say just poster in general about this situation

Glittering_Base6589 | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

He wasn’t so hot last year as well. BTW injuries are a part of the game, players who don’t stay healthy tend to remain that way and it’s rarely a one off, if he’s been meh for 1-2 years then maybe that’s just who he is. I’m not saying Banchero doesn’t have value, but for Giannis? If anyone says no is this trade it’s Milwaukee.

dameplsrunfromgrind

-6 | 8 hours ago

Clippers aren’t selling like every one thinks they are

In December Kawhi and Harden have been +15 net rating together which is elite

They will surprise and flip Zubac for Giannis, form a big 3 of Harden, Kawhi and Giannis which is elite at 3 positions that no one can match up and win the West and ultimately championship

More_Owl_8873 | Bucks

14 | 8 hours ago

Lmfaooo

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

12 | 8 hours ago

You laugh but wait until Bucks owners suddenly have an extra billion dollars and no one will say where it came from.

slamdunk23 | Raptors

3 | 8 hours ago

Clippers have been playing better with a healthy kawhi but why the hell would the bucks trade Giannis for Zubac lmao

xXEliteEater500Xx

1 | 8 hours ago

2026 Giannis, Kawhi and Harden big 3 ain’t doing shit

With 40 days until the 2025-2026 NBA trade deadline, what are your predictions for high profile moves that will or will not happen by the deadline?