05-15-2026, 04:53 PM
(05-15-2026, 03:23 PM)mvossman Wrote: Regarding Kyrie worth, I would take a top 10 pick in this draft and neutral salary for him. I don't think that trade is on the table right now. I don't think teams are going to be willing to trade that much value for a mid 30s player they have not seen on the court in a year and a half. If Masai decides to move him (I think a real possibility) it will most likely be at the TDL (assuming he shows off enough to be worth trading for). I don't know what that package might look like, but I don't value future picks nearly as high as I do picks in this current draft.
That’s kind of my point though. To the ones that say trade Kyrie, that’s perfectly reasonable to me, but then you ask yourself “what’s the return”. The typical answer is a top 10 pick. Again, reasonable ask. BUT it takes two to tango.
Who in the top 10 is trading for Kyrie on draft night? If I squint really hard I can see one, and that’s if they keep Giannis.
Okay, now all of those ducks have to line up... Milwaukee has to get a longterm commitment from Giannis the next few weeks, trade their negative value contracts for salary matching, and pick 10 for Kyrie, who’s coming off an 18 month absence? That’s their all-in move?! That’s Masai’s first move in Dallas?
It’s just fantasy land to me… There’s only ONE potential trade partner.
The TDL is the only realistic timeline for everyone involved, and that’s 9 months away. Yet “trade Kyrie” is sometimes dominating draft thread talk…