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

[Smitty]

Remember the tweet that Rich Paul liked?  It was KP/Kennard and Newell for AD.  I listened a deal yesterday where the guy had the pick as the 27 pick from either NOP or MIL.  The guy made a pretty compelling case that that was the best pick asset in Atlanta’s arsenal besides the 26 NOP pick.

He also wanted to get Dallas under the tax, so he put D’Lo in the outgoing.  I get that Atlanta would then be in the tax if that happened, but they are the ones getting the star player. 

Bold of you to go from thinking there's no deal where Atlanta ends up in the tax to thinking they add Newell, which makes them a tax team at that point, and then also taking on DLO and his $5.7M.

I've been the one saying Atlanta should be the one willing to be a tax paying team, if they're getting AD to contend, and the Mavs should be the one trying to avoid the tax, as a non-contending team.

If you think the Hawks will pay the tax, then there are several different options that can be on the table. My favorite is still the one that sends AD/Gaff/Naji for KP/Kennard/ZR/OO/Pick(s).

Also, your proposed AD/DLO for KP/Kennard/Asa deal doesn't look legal. Adding DLO put the Hawks over A1 by $12,018, where they'd be Hard Capped.