Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[Smitty]

I’m reading a lot of hand-wringing over the need to replace Kyrie during the first part of the season.

Why?

Is this a .500 team without him? And a .600 team with him?

So let’s say you can acquire a kyrie-equivalent player for the first 60 games. You win 36 games instead of 30.

How much is that worth?

I see your point. I think the concern is knowing how this team looked without competent PG play late last year. The only one on the roster right now is Williams. A 2-way player that showed some promise but far from a lock to be able to hold down the ship. 

I for one think the offense and play style will be a change from what we’re used to and the idea that you must have a heliocentric guard get you open looks in this offense, won’t be the case. Sure in clutch time you need someone that can set things up, but I see that being someone different each night (Williams, Flagg, Naji, Christie, AD)