Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

This is absolutely a very pessimistic way of thinking lol. We addressed our shooting by signing a 2nd round stash? No we addressed our shooting by getting a legit 7 foot stretch big who isn't shy about letting it go. Sasser is a near 40% three point shooter. I have no doubts that Biberovic and his nearly 50% three point shooting will translate to the pros. Kyrie is a 40% three point shooter himself. You have to expect Coop will improve the only true weakness in his game at 19 years old which is 3pt shooting. Rez has potential from outside. Sergio is a near 40% guy from the arc. Not to mention Klay,and Christie. Pulla3kis hasn't looked good in the summer league but that's because of spacing issues and not playing with a real guard. 

Shooting is the least of my worries this upcoming season

You should probably still be worried.

They have taken steps to address shooting, but they probably have more work ahead.  It doesn't matter that Aldama is 7 foot if he is playing next to a center.  Then he is just another forward who shoots 35% on decent volume.  Sasser has never played 20 minutes a game in his career, and we don't know if Biberovic will play enough defense to be able to stay on the court.  Sergio was near 40% from a Euro arc and will be at that level in his rookie year.  I hope Rez eventually becomes a credible shooter but I don't expect that in his rookie year.

The biggest boost will be having Kyrie on the court, but as the roster stands now they will likely be starting a center, PJ and Flagg (who will need a lot of improvement to get to ok shooter) and one of the first guys off the bench will be Naji (because he is one of the better players on the roster).  The roster depth got a lot better shooting, but the top 7/8 rotation still looks a little dicey.