Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

By no means the system of record, but the fanspo trade machine states that he can't be traded this year.  Thanks for the knowledge!

It certainly opens up possibilities.

Right on. Im aware that Fanspo’s trade machine has that error, and I think it’s because they just have a blanket condition of “has X player signed recently?” And if so then it triggers that warning.

Hardy’s situation is very niche, so I can forgive them for not having this caveat in their machine. Honestly I wouldn’t have known had I not read it myself and if FGump didn’t clarify it for me.

As to whether Hardy’s inclusion to a trade changes anything, that I am not so sure of. I mean he’s obviously an asset and would be a nice sweetener, but his contract number does very little change in the grand scheme of things -at least for this season. 

What does inspire me is that we’ve had multiple reports that the Mavs are looking for an impact wing defender. They kept tabs on DFS. Apparently they called the Pelicans for Herb. AND we know that the most likely trades they can make will be for a guy(s) making up to around ~15 mil depending on who they’re trading. 

There are only so many guys that fit that scenario. And I wonder if we just go back to what worked well last year and call LAC for Flight 55.