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

[F Gump]

Interesting how FA completely stopped. Looks like a bunch of score first guards are rumored to be on the market, but not many takers for them.

GSW didn't do a single thing yet and they only have 9 players under contract and I think 3 of those are not guaranteed. Kuminga is obviously a deal that can change their calculations a lot depending if they keep him or how much salary they would take back, but really strange every move is just waiting.

Everyone thought Beal is a done deal for Clippers, but nothing on that front either, even after Phoenix said that he will be bought out once he has his next team.  That would make one think that Clippers might not be his preffered choice afterall.

Boston is still rumored to be exploring Simons market.

Nets still have close to 20 mil of cap space to trade and still in negotiations with Cam Thomas.

Charlotte is still trying to trade Okogie or they will probably need to release him to get down to 15 roster spots.

Chicago still negotiating with Giddey, one of four main restricted FA negotiations that will likely take time (Giddey, Grimes, Thomas and Kuminga).

Memphis still has all of their transactions pending and I think they can't finish them until they reduce their payrol (dump Anthony?).

Knicks only have 12 players under contract (Hukporti not guaranteed) and they are only a couple of mil under the second apron.

Philly still negotiating with Grimes.

Sacramento really didn't do anything other than trading Valanciunas? Toronto really didn't do anything?

Washington has 18 players under contract, although 3 of them are not guaranteed. Will they cut those three all buy out Smart, Middleton and McCollum?

"GSW didn't do a single thing yet and they only have 9 players under contract and I think 3 of those are not guaranteed."

I noticed that too in looking at the LBJ idea, and thought it odd, and started to mention it. But as I added up the salaries, it may be nothing more than GS is sorta "broke" (cap-wise) when you look more closely.

They have about 170.5M on the books for those 9 players, well below the tax line. But if you add in money for Payton (he was paid 9M last season, so pencil him in for that) and add 4 at the minimum (another 9M+) then if they give Kuminga the last slot at 20M - or equivalent salary coming back in a sign-and-trade - it lands them at A2 line, which is the defacto spending limit for teams (with very few exceptions).

I'm not suggesting they have to do those things at those numbers, but they are probably feeling restricted in what they can do.