Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

I think we can all agree that Kyrie is, at a minimum, a starter and in a team's top 3. If a proposal doesn't even include a single starter, perhaps it's short-selling. 

I don't necessarily like Jabari Smith, but at least he'd start.

It'll be interesting to see how it plays out.

I think there's a decent chance you get two starters out of that DET deal, possibly even three. 

I said it the other day, but think it bears repeating: When you trade old for young, the team getting "old" has to also get the "better," at least right away, otherwise those deals would never, ever happen. The entire point of any Kyrie trade (in theory) is to think ahead a few years, not about this coming season. If you're thinking about this coming season you don't even consider moving him - and who knows, maybe they aren't considering it!

The issue I'm having currently is that I think this team is headed for another season of missing the playoffs, even with a fully healthy Kyrie season. I can't talk myself into excitement over that.