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

[omahen]

That's what I mean though..."with a trade." 

You're obviously getting more Lakers-facing reporting than most of us, but the national tone on Horford (including reporting for Celtics fans, at least from what I've seen) is that Horford to GSW is a done deal, basically (no idea about Melton). My thought was that maybe they have to move Kuminga in a way that lowers payroll to make the deal they've agree to with Horford possible (I'm not the best at the cap stuff, especially right now, so it's just a thought)? 

Then again, the Melton talk is newish, so maybe that has started because Horford finally turned them down and the issue is how much money they have to offer, as you say. 

Either way, when all FA activity stops like this, it's usually an indicator that a domino or two haven't fallen yet, and which way they fall will affect how teams and FA's respond. Kuminga (and the other RFA guys) are kind of the most likely to be gumming up the works right now, I think.

Sorry, a bit of a brainfreeze on my side. 1st apron is at 195 mil, not 175. This means GSW could afford 25 mil for remaining 6 players, which would enable use of full MLE, if rest are more or less vet min. But, they would have to receive very minimum salary from Kuminga trade. I think his QO is around 9 mil, so any scenario where he stays, would not enable them to use full MLE. 

Last I remember from Horford was GSW, Lakers or retirement. Although most did believe GSW is more likely.

Melton was first very heavily rumored for Lakers, but that has changed lately and now all rumors are about GSW.