NBA 2026-27 offseason trades, signings & rumors

[A Future of Stevens]

Wow ...

Darryn Peterson has retaken the top spot in ESPN's final 2026 NBA draft rankings, pushing AJ Dybantsa down to No. 2 just days before Tuesday's draft, according to ESPN's Jeremy Woo.

Classic Wizards.

IF this is true, Danny must be jumping for joy.
I have Dybantsa as the #1 pick.

[Vermont Green]

Darryn Peterson seems to be in the mold of SGA, Haliburton, Derrick Harper (in time).  I have no idea who is going to be better or even if this report is real.  It is just hard to know.

[No Nickname]

Assuming for a second the Giannis stuff falls through, I do wonder what the C's plan is at center. Queta was good last year; the problem is he just can't play that many minutes due to fouling and workload. I think I'd aim to bring in 15-18 million dollar center to essentially split the position. Like Wendell Carter Jr, Daniel Gafford. Then you get 48 minutes of better than average starter center play split between two players where the guys can just go hard for 6-minute stretches.

With the news from Dolan that the Knicks will not exceed the second apron, it seems highly probable that Mitchell Robinson will be available in free agency.  I would happily have him as the platoon for Queta, and he seems like he will cap out at the MLE.

I imagine Mitchell will be offered somewhere close to the MLE by someone.  If not, it might be smart for Brad to offer enough to put the Knicks over the second apron in order to keep him. 

Worst case would be for NY to resign him at a number that keeps them below the 2nd apron.

[Who]

Assuming for a second the Giannis stuff falls through, I do wonder what the C's plan is at center. Queta was good last year; the problem is he just can't play that many minutes due to fouling and workload. I think I'd aim to bring in 15-18 million dollar center to essentially split the position. Like Wendell Carter Jr, Daniel Gafford. Then you get 48 minutes of better than average starter center play split between two players where the guys can just go hard for 6-minute stretches.

With the news from Dolan that the Knicks will not exceed the second apron, it seems highly probable that Mitchell Robinson will be available in free agency.  I would happily have him as the platoon for Queta, and he seems like he will cap out at the MLE.

I imagine Mitchell will be offered somewhere close to the MLE by someone.  If not, it might be smart for Brad to offer enough to put the Knicks over the second apron in order to keep him. 

Worst case would be for NY to resign him at a number that keeps them below the 2nd apron.

There was a Celtics reporter talking about Mitchell Robinson maybe going to Boston for the MLE. Maybe it was Chris Mannix. Not sure who it was. But they were saying Mitchell Robinson's medical reports are not good. They are a problem. Even at the MLE.

I think he gets the MLE but it might be more of a 2-3yr deal rather than a 4-5 year deal.

[Who]

Woo wrote that NBA teams have not expressed concern over Peterson's long-term health outlook. Scouts continue to view the 19-year-old guard as a future star, with some comparing his game stylistically to Devin Booker.

"The more I've learned from various league sources about Peterson -- most importantly, hearing about NBA teams' current comfort level with his medicals -- the more comfortable I feel viewing his season as a one-off," wrote Woo. "I'm focusing on his special traits that point to stardom and are worth whatever the perceived risk might be."

DraftExpress' Jonathan Givony joins Woo in ranking Peterson first over Dybantsa, while The Athletic's Sam Vecenie has Peterson third, behind Dybantsa at No. 1 and Boozer at No. 2.

Oh that is interesting. Givony with D Peterson at #1 as well.