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

[KillerLeft]

I don't understand why a lot of people here think that Atlanta would do an all-in move for AD and rather include their only true PG in the deal instead of KP. I don't see that happening. I think Atlanta salaries are KP, Risacher and Kennard. That is 54 mil combined. They have 5.5 mil of cushion below the tax. I guess Mavs would prefer to dump two out of Hardy, Russell or Martin and I don't think this will be a show stopper. Atlanta will either eat the tax or pay a third team to take extra salaries.

Because A) they have seemed like they're done with Trae Young for the better part of the last two years, and it even seemed like they made a serious effort to move him this summer and B) because of the major financial implications involved. It seems like tax isn't an option for that team. 

A + B makes it pretty clear for me (provided both things are true, of course). Kind of seems like being the last team holding that Porzingis $30 million expiring contract might be part of the draw.