Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[DanSchwartzgan]

Man, you are crazy high on holland.  I have some interest, but I don't see him ever becoming Jalen Brown.

I don't know about crazy high, but I like the fit and I like the upside.  The ESPN article makes the point that Holland probably isn't a fit next to Thompson.  But, his point-of-attack D and ability to create for himself and finish at the rim make him worth having in Dallas even if the three never comes around.  If he ever gets to league average from deep, watch out.  In 29 games post all-star break he was .299.  If he hit four more threes in those games it would have been .360.  He is two months older than Burries.  Do we really think he's a finished product with no upside?

In his age 20 season Jaylen Brown's per 36 was one point less, one steal less and the same number of boards.  Holland's FT% was .805 vs. .685 for Brown.  In fact, Brown didn't hit evern 3/4's of his FT's for his first four seasons.  Holland's WS, BPM and VORP are all superior to Brown's in their age 20 seasons.  Again, I see him as being a valuable cog next to Flagg with just natural development of what he already has as long as Flagg can hit his own 3's.  I don't see the need to necessarily build the team on the assumption that Flagg won't ever be a good 3 point shooter.

One thing I'll note.  Detroit has all of its picks going forward.  I would hope Masai would be able to add an unprotected future first to this (preferably in a year after Kyrie is gone).  At that point, Detroit will largely be a one-man show and if you happen to catch a year where Cade misses a significant portion of the season, then that might be a valuable pick.  If push came to shove, I'd rather swap 21 for 30 and add a pick in 28 or 29.