NBA 2026-27 offseason trades, signings & rumors

[Roy H.]

I believe the 2yr deal of PG13 > 1yr deal J Poole.

Why do I think the 2yrs is better than an expiring deal?

Because most of the teams who wanted to get rid of a star player have already done so. So the market is largely already gone in cap dumps. You only have until February to find a trade and then you lose J Poole as a trade asset. It is a short window with a limited market. You are too likely to come away with nothing.

That longer window with PG13 makes him the more useful trade asset. They will have a chance next summer & in the trade deadline 18months from now. More bites at the apple.

I'm not sure that it's that useful.  Certainly it's a garbage asset this season.  Next year, how many teams are going to want to take back a $60 million contract, or even be able to?  Most teams hoping to dump superstars are also looking to cut salary.

[Who]

I believe the 2yr deal of PG13 > 1yr deal J Poole.

Why do I think the 2yrs is better than an expiring deal?

Because most of the teams who wanted to get rid of a star player have already done so. So the market is largely already gone in cap dumps. You only have until February to find a trade and then you lose J Poole as a trade asset. It is a short window with a limited market. You are too likely to come away with nothing.

That longer window with PG13 makes him the more useful trade asset. They will have a chance next summer & in the trade deadline 18months from now. More bites at the apple.

I'm not sure that it's that useful.  Certainly it's a garbage asset this season.  Next year, how many teams are going to want to take back a $60 million contract, or even be able to?  Most teams hoping to dump superstars are also looking to cut salary.

It is fairly useless an asset by itself. Expiring contracts aren't worth that much as a stand-alone asset. But if you can put either young talent and/or draft picks alongside an expiring contracts, you can create a highly valuable trade package.

Those 2 picks Philly gave us will help but they will likely need to be combined with our own picks. That will give us 4-5 first rounds that we can put alongside that expiring contract to make a valuable trade package.