Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Mavs2021]

Wasn't me and as far as I can tell that wasn't the majority opinion on this board. As far as I can tell the Stewart trade was pretty fair value.
I really don't get why you are doing this to yourself. It's the same story every single time. Outlandish predictions and trade proposals. Followed by reality crashing down on you. Followed by attempts to explain why reality got it wrong.

If you only look at it from OKC's perspective. Sure they need to dump salary. But that isn't changing the quality or the value of the player. Teams can try to use it as leverage in negotiations with OKC but that's not the primary goal for them. Pistons priority is their own roster. They desperately needed shooting. Joe was one of the best options on the market. It's not just OKC feeling some kind of pressure to get certain things done.

The Pistons could have signed Anfernee Simons for 15M/year for FREE or they could have paid 11M/year and two 2nd round picks for Joe.

And now Mr. Advanced Stats guy don´t lie to me. You would prefer I. Joe in this scenario for the Mavs, cause you cannot comprehend that Simons could play also be a nobody, play 10 MPG off the bench in selective spots against weak opposition and shoot 50%, not just 38.5%, from three. You think basketball is just math. That´s why you believe a team of Carusos, Joes and Powells could win in this league, when they could not break 75 points a game. 

And trades are judged based on what the actual result of the trade is, not what two strangers negotiated. Nobody is bragging about getting Luka´s trade value right, cause Nico and Pelinka negotiated that exact deal. And in this case the Pistons made the awful decision to replace Stewart for I. Joe and a 2nd round pick, when they could have gotten a better player for anything between a two way contract and the MLE and kept Stewart. You just need to do your job well.

How many here would have traded two Mavs 2nds to OKC for Joe? John Poulakidas is hitting 40.3% from three on a two-way contract.