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

[SleepingHero]

For the record, I'm going to be thrilled to watch the circus of LeBron, Kyrie, AD and Cooper Flagg, if that's what this ends up being. I think that would be truly exciting.

Only...
I'm assuming they're not dumb enough to give away Flagg in a deal like that (no chance)
I'm hoping they won't give that LAL pick away for a 40 year old (kind of a big chance, unfortunately)
and I really, really hope Lively isn't involved.

I have other hopes, but those would be the main three.

FWIW, the twitter "insiders" have already repeatedly said Flagg isn't involved in any way. 

In any deal for LeBron, salaries matter the most. Lively's 5.5 mil is paltry compared to his production. And the fact he can supposedly hit 3s means his fit with AD just works. 

The only package that makes sense is Gafford+PJ+Naji+Martin+Hardy. That works on paper for Bronny+Lebron. They'd be left with 13 players on the roster and a smidge over the 2nd apron- about 300k over. Which means Powell getting traded for air and replaced by 2 vet min guys (since their cap hit should be 2.2 mil) could feasibly work.

Roster would be:
Lebron/DLo/Exum/B-Will
Irving/Christie/Bronny
Flagg/Klay 
AD/OMax/vet min
Lively/vet min (Kai?)/