05-30-2025, 06:39 PM
(05-30-2025, 04:04 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Is there anything another team could offer to make you even pause for a second and think about trading Cooper Flagg?
A: Charlotte gives #4, Ball and Dallas's 2027 back? They said no, they wouldn't do it if they were Dallas, but it would at least get them to answer the phone.
I guess that's interesting, and it really depends on what you think of Flagg's upside, what will be available at #4, and what everyone thinks of Ball. I think the unknowns of Flagg's upside are far more tantalizing than what we know about Ball. As talented as he is, I'm ready for our next cornerstone to be a two way player and how much easier that makes building a team around him. And if you loved someone at #4, I think you could get #3 from the 76ers by taking back PG13 without giving up Flagg, but you'd have to send out AD which isn't likely to happen.
And speaking of taking back bad contracts, the only other interesting trade idea from those options is Jrue, but I'd want more than just Pritchard for taking on 3 years and 100M+.