Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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Jake Weinbach
@JWeinbachNBA

A trade idea between the Lakers, Mavericks, and Bulls:

• Lakers
PJ Washington

• Mavericks
Jaden Hardy
Adou Thiero
2032 first-round pick swap (via LAL)
2032 second-round pick (via WAS from LAL)

• Bulls
Jake LaRavia (via RMLE)


It is a 2032 swap instead of the outright pick.  Thiero is a project, but maybe one that fits what they like?

Something like this would mark a pivot point in some ways.  With Washington, Dallas can field 10-11 players with NBA experience without having to get any minutes from any of the babies.  Trade someone like PJ and you start to open room for Morez and it feels more developmental than if you roll with what you have currently.

I see this as an absurdly low value for PJW, almost a giveaway. Just junk, not a single real asset. No interest whatsoever.