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

[DanSchwartzgan]

Pretty uninspiring list truthfully. The doldrums of Free Agency is upon us.

While I’m pleased you are posting just about anything, at this point it would be more interesting to know who has slots rather than who is available (especially since Dallas has 16 already).

It is really hard to know who will run with 14 and who will sent their mid-late seconds into two-way slots and so forth.  I asked ChatGPT who has 13 or fewer guaranteed contracts.  This might give a clue as to who still has work to do.  It gave me ATL, CLE, DET, GSW, IND, PHI and SAC.  

Atlanta has 13 total contracts and two of those aren’t fully guaranteed (Krejci is Partial and another second rounder from last year is NG).  Cleveland only has 12 total as they’ve not signed Proctor.  But the much talked about Wade is partially guaranteed and they have another guy who is NG.  

We’ve talked about GSW before as they appear to have guys lined up if they ever get something done with Kuminga.  Indy has 13 total, but one of those is NG Wiseman.  They also have two FA centers who aren’t done yet and would presumably get them to 14 or 15 depending on what happens.

Phil has 13 if you count PG Bona and early second rounder Broom.  So, they get to 14 if they sign Grimes (and keep both cheap centers).  SAC has 13, but two of those are NG Ellis and NG T. Davis.  They also have Raynaud as a mid-second who could make the roster.  So, they could be at 11 or 14 very easily.

I go through all of those to say these seem to be the teams with the most opportunity to do something (including a deal for someone like OMax).  But, maybe something bigger also.