NBA 2026-27 offseason trades, signings & rumors

[Vermont Green]

BREAKING: The Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a trade to send Peyton Watson to Cleveland, Max Strus to Los Angeles, and an unprotected 2031 Cavs first-round pick and a 2032 Kings second-rounder to Denver, per Shams Charania.

Cavs receive: Peyton Watson (to sign a new 4-year, $88M deal)
Clippers receive: Max Strus
Denver receives: Unprotected 2031 Cavs first-round pick & 2032 Kings second-rounder

Mitchell
Harden
Watson
Mobley
Allen

That is a heck of a starting five.

CLE have finally gotten a starting SF.

It only took them 3 years.

This was my first thought also. Maybe this is finally the guy. I don?t know. He has had a lot of injuries for a young player. I don?t know his game all that well. But seems to have all the ingredients for a good wing.

[Who]

Yes Denver bench is awful. Cavs just got better. Wizards getting Mann is good, they have a solid team

The Cavs bench is fairly bad as well. They have lost their best backup big in Dean Wade. They lost D Schroder and M Strus to necessary cap dumps. That is 3 of their top 4 (Sam Merrill) backups. And they lost Keon Ellis in free agency as well.

With Tre Mann gone, does that leave Tyrese Proctor as their backup PG?

G: Tyrese Proctor
G: Sam Merrill, Meleek Thomas
F: Mario Hezonja, Cam Whitmore
F: Jaylon Tyson, Nae'Qwan Tomlin
C: Thomas Bryant

Tyrese Proctor is an interesting prospect. Not proven but interesting. Big guard who can defend & drive. If he pans out, their bench will be fine. If he struggles, their bench will be dodgy.

Sam Merrill is the only plus bench player. It is been a few years for Hezonja but I would expect him to be a middle of the pack bench piece. Same for J Tyson. T Bryant a below average one. T Proctor most likely a below average one as well. So no high level bench pieces, 1 good bench player, 2 average, 2 below average. A below average bench.

Meleek Thomas was interesting in SL but he plays the same spot as their best bench player in Merrill. Neither guy is a multi-positional player. James Harden is though.

[Goldstar88]

Shaquille O'Neal: It's not going to work in my opinion. You just said him, right. Tyrese Maxey just worked his ass off to become the man. Jaylen Brown comes out. So now for Tyrese Maxey, do you back off or do you say no, I'm still going to do what I do. Then Bron comes. Now we got Joel Embiid. Too many? it?s too many egos. Three or four people going to have to say, All right, you go.

[Redz]

Yes Denver bench is awful. Cavs just got better. Wizards getting Mann is good, they have a solid team

The Cavs bench is fairly bad as well. They have lost their best backup big in Dean Wade. They lost D Schroder and M Strus to necessary cap dumps. That is 3 of their top 4 (Sam Merrill) backups. And they lost Keon Ellis in free agency as well.

With Tre Mann gone, does that leave Tyrese Proctor as their backup PG?

G: Tyrese Proctor
G: Sam Merrill, Meleek Thomas
F: Mario Hezonja, Cam Whitmore
F: Jaylon Tyson, Nae'Qwan Tomlin
C: Thomas Bryant

Tyrese Proctor is an interesting prospect. Not proven but interesting. Big guard who can defend & drive. If he pans out, their bench will be fine. If he struggles, their bench will be dodgy.

Sam Merrill is the only plus bench player. It is been a few years for Hezonja but I would expect him to be a middle of the pack bench piece. Same for J Tyson. T Bryant a below average one. T Proctor most likely a below average one as well. So no high level bench pieces, 1 good bench player, 2 average, 2 below average. A below average bench.

Meleek Thomas was interesting in SL but he plays the same spot as their best bench player in Merrill. Neither guy is a multi-positional player. James Harden is though.

Tyson showed some flashes, but also disappeared some games.