2026 NBA Free Agency and Trades

[Mainstreet]

They screwed up not trading him two years ago.

The Bucks will still get a haul but still not as much as they want.

Curious, maybe the Nuggets are not as good without Mike Malone as head coach?

 

[Cheesebeef]

Luka has his own issues or he wouldn't be on the Lakers today. I'm not looking to him to form my opinions.

Okay… how about you look at the last three entire franchises that have thrown him away after a year, one of them even going so far to pay a substantial amount of money to get rid of him?

I just don’t get why you think the best way forward is looking backward at one completely anomalous playoff run that happened 5 years ago, that has sadly proven to be the exception to the rule, especially for Ayton.

 

[GatorAZ]

The Bucks will still get a haul but still not as much as they want.

Curious, maybe the Nuggets are not as good without Mike Malone as head coach?

They won’t get a haul. Not even close to what the Nets fleeced us for or the Thunder fleeced the Clippers for.

 

[Chaplin]

Okay… how about you look at the last three entire franchises that have thrown him away after a year, one of them even going so far to pay a substantial amount of money to get rid of him?

I just don’t get why you think the best way forward is looking backward at one completely anomalous playoff run that happened 5 years ago, that has sadly proven to be the exception to the rule, especially for Ayton.

Ayton shouldn't even be in any discussion about Suns offseason moves. Why this is even being talked about is ridiculous.

 

[Mainstreet]

Okay… how about you look at the last three entire franchises that have thrown him away after a year, one of them even going so far to pay a substantial amount of money to get rid of him?

I just don’t get why you think the best way forward is looking backward at one completely anomalous playoff run that happened 5 years ago, that has sadly proven to be the exception to the rule, especially for Ayton.

I generally believe in leaving options open and never burning bridges. It's simply something to explore. Kind of like shopping and finding an item at a bargain price that could help the team.

Suns want champagne on a beer budget. They have to find those hidden gems at the thrift store or at the right price.

 

[Mainstreet]

They won’t get a haul. Not even close to what the Nets fleeced us for or the Thunder fleeced the Clippers for.

The CBA has certainly changed the NBA. While I agree with your premise, it only takes one team.

 

[Adrian]

Basketball Forever
@bballforever_
·
1h

The Lakers may wind up up with either Isaiah Stewart or Kel'el Ware if they get involved in the multi-team Giannis trade Luka gets his new big man (via NBA Trade Rumors)

 

[Phrazbit]

If the Suns acquired him at the right price and had good backup centers, IMO, it could work. People can mature with age.

After reading about Portland's experience with him, reading about how the Lakers were so desperate for him to get engaged they were writing stuff like "DOMINATON'S BIG BOY JUICE" on his water bottles, there is no sign that he is maturing at all.

In the middle of him no showing the Laker's playoffs this year he posts a video of him with his new insane and massive "DOMINATON" gold and diamond chain.

He is one of the least self aware people on the planet.

 

[Mainstreet]

Basketball Forever
@bballforever_
·
1h

The Lakers may wind up up with either Isaiah Stewart or Kel'el Ware if they get involved in the multi-team Giannis trade Luka gets his new big man (via NBA Trade Rumors)

After reading about Portland's experience with him, reading about how the Lakers were so desperate for him to get engaged they were writing stuff like "DOMINATON'S BIG BOY JUICE" on his water bottles, there is no sign that he is maturing at all.

In the middle of him no showing the Laker's playoffs this year he posts a video of him with his new insane and massive "DOMINATON" gold and diamond chain.

He is one of the least self aware people on the planet.

Stewart and Ayton may be at the opposite two ends of the spectrum.

 

[Adrian]

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
·
6m
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two second-round picks (Atlanta's in 2030 and the least favorable of Hawks/Lakers in 2032), sources tell ESPN.

 

[Adrian]

Keith Smith
@KeithSmithNBA
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29m
Atlanta has an $11M Traded Played Exception (TPE) from trading Luke Kennard last season. That's likely the avenue with which they will bring in Aaron Wiggins and his $9.8M contract (if completed in this league year) or his $9M contract (if completed in the 2026-27 league year.

 

[clyde2tw]

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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6m
The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing a trade to send guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two second-round picks (Atlanta's in 2030 and the least favorable of Hawks/Lakers in 2032), sources tell ESPN.

OKC has too many similar type of very good players on the cheap. Mitchell, McCain and Wallace...

 

[Adrian]

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[Adrian]

Evan Sidery
@esidery
·
3h
The Thunder are in active talks with multiple teams on trading Lu Dort’s $17.7 million expiring contract.

If OKC trades Dort with nothing in return, they instantly create a $17.7 million TPE to use in any deal over the next year.

Keep an eye on the Lakers as a team in pursuit.

 

[Adrian]

Jake Weinbach
@JWeinbachNBA
·
2h
Boston’s potential trade package for Giannis Antetokounmpo:

Jaylen Brown
Hugo Gonzalez
No. 27 overall pick
2027 first-round pick

The Celtics are “all-in” on pursuing the Bucks star, per
@WindhorstESPN
.

 

[Adrian]

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Underdog NBA

@UnderdogNBA
·
1h
Windhorst on if Jaylen Brown would want to be in Milwaukee should he be traded:

"Jaylen Brown is accepting this and realizing this is a chance to turn the page in his career, and that he may be getting his own team, which is something that he has thought about for some time."

 

[Adrian]

NBACentral
@TheDunkCentral
·
1h
The Miami Heat don’t want to gut their roster and draft capital for Giannis Antetokounmpo, per
@Anthony_Chiang


“While three-time All-Star center Bam Adebayo is the only Heat player truly off the table in Antetokounmpo trade discussions, the Heat doesn’t want to gut its team and draft capital in a deal.”

(Via https://miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article316212173.html#storylink=cpy)

 

[Adrian]

Evan Sidery
@esidery
·
3h
The Timberwolves are aggressively pursuing a trade for Derrick White, per
@JonKrawczynski
(https://nytimes.com/athletic/7382312/2026/06/22/timberwolves-free-agency-draft-trades-offseason/).

Minnesota would presumably need to offer either Julius Randle or Rudy Gobert along with draft capital.

 

[95pro]

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Underdog NBA

@UnderdogNBA
·
1h
Windhorst on if Jaylen Brown would want to be in Milwaukee should he be traded:

"Jaylen Brown is accepting this and realizing this is a chance to turn the page in his career, and that he may be getting his own team, which is something that he has thought about for some time."

I thought it was his team already

 

[Proximo]

I thought it was his team already

No, it's Tatum's.

 

[Proximo]

Jake Weinbach
@JWeinbachNBA
·
2h
Boston’s potential trade package for Giannis Antetokounmpo:

Jaylen Brown
Hugo Gonzalez
No. 27 overall pick
2027 first-round pick

The Celtics are “all-in” on pursuing the Bucks star, per
@WindhorstESPN
.

This deal is a little better for the Suns. Keep it all in the East, and don't help the Lakers.

 

[JCSunsfan]

They screwed up not trading him two years ago.

Wow. The Suns could put together a package as good as those. Of course, the real difference is the picks.

Edit. That Boston package looks pretty good.

 

[Mainstreet]

This deal is a little better for the Suns. Keep it all in the East, and don't help the Lakers.

This makes the Suns trade for Durant look even more extreme. Phoenix gave up so much to get him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Trade Young is set to get paid by the Wizards, a four-year, approximately $212 million deal.

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[JCSunsfan]

Evan Sidery
@esidery
·
3h
The Thunder are in active talks with multiple teams on trading Lu Dort’s $17.7 million expiring contract.

If OKC trades Dort with nothing in return, they instantly create a $17.7 million TPE to use in any deal over the next year.

Keep an eye on the Lakers as a team in pursuit.

I could see the Suns going for Dort. He has that rep like Grayson had and Dillon.