NBA 2026-27 offseason trades, signings & rumors

[Donoghus]

This Lakers sale could get really messy. 

Lawyers are about to make a boatload of money in this.

[slightly biased bias fan]

This Lakers sale could get really messy. 

Lawyers are about to make a boatload of money in this.

Good.

The Lakers have been a mess for years. The Buss kids have been incompetently squabbling over the team like spoiled children. LeBron deciding to go there in 2018 papered over the cracks of a broken franchise. The way the Buss family treated Jerry West was disgraceful.

Now the Lakers are owned by a Clippers fan.

[Neurotic Guy]

This Lakers sale could get really messy. 

Lawyers are about to make a boatload of money in this.

Good.

The Lakers have been a mess for years. The Buss kids have been incompetently squabbling over the team like spoiled children. LeBron deciding to go there in 2018 papered over the cracks of a broken franchise. The way the Buss family treated Jerry West was disgraceful.

Now the Lakers are owned by a Clippers fan.

The more incompetent the owners, the better. I?m not convinced they?ll be incompetent but I do hope they will be. Spend a lot, spend it unwisely.

[slightly biased bias fan]

This Lakers sale could get really messy. 

Lawyers are about to make a boatload of money in this.

Good.

The Lakers have been a mess for years. The Buss kids have been incompetently squabbling over the team like spoiled children. LeBron deciding to go there in 2018 papered over the cracks of a broken franchise. The way the Buss family treated Jerry West was disgraceful.

Now the Lakers are owned by a Clippers fan.

The more incompetent the owners, the better. I?m not convinced they?ll be incompetent but I do hope they will be. Spend a lot, spend it unwisely.

Yeah I agree.

I feel like Luka is somewhat of a poison chalice. He will make them competitive but given his high usage, lax defence and stubborn habits, the Lakers will not win anything anytime soon.

[SparzWizard]

This Lakers sale could get really messy. 

Lawyers are about to make a boatload of money in this.

Good.

The Lakers have been a mess for years. The Buss kids have been incompetently squabbling over the team like spoiled children. LeBron deciding to go there in 2018 papered over the cracks of a broken franchise. The way the Buss family treated Jerry West was disgraceful.

Now the Lakers are owned by a Clippers fan.

The more incompetent the owners, the better. I?m not convinced they?ll be incompetent but I do hope they will be. Spend a lot, spend it unwisely.

Yeah I agree.

I feel like Luka is somewhat of a poison chalice. He will make them competitive but given his high usage, lax defence and stubborn habits, the Lakers will not win anything anytime soon.

He did get to the Finals with lesser skilled players when he was with the Mavs. If he learns to play defense he could be a game changer, but hopefully he can't learn defense.

[Goldstar88]

Roy, you are going to want to sit down before clicking on this link. 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25474786-lebron-james-jaylen-brown-tyrese-maxey-link-workout-1st-photo-together-76ers

[Roy H.]

Roy, you are going to want to sit down before clicking on this link. 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25474786-lebron-james-jaylen-brown-tyrese-maxey-link-workout-1st-photo-together-76ers

The funny thing to me is that if I'd been right in the 2020 draft, we might have all three of JT, JB and Maxey (and Lebron might have joined up too):

Roy H.

#14:  Tyrese Maxey

He seemed like the ultimate Danny Ainge guy.  Instead, they took my pre-draft binkie in Nesmith. 

[SparzWizard]

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

[slightly biased bias fan]

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.

[jpotter33]

On the one hand, the Cavs are better with Watson, but not significantly.

On the other, I think you really do have to wonder how Jokic views this. With him strategically not extending and having leverage for next year, this is a huge gamble for them, as I think they?re a lot worse with alot more risk with injuries without Watson.

If things don?t go well in Denver, could Jokic potentially be gettable at the deadline or next summer? That PG contract and Clippers picks could come in handy.