![]() I think the Nets are stuck with him, but good luck with actually getting him to play. If I were managing or coaching an NBA team, I would want to steer clear of Kyrie, who was probably the most overpaid player in the league last year. ![]() It became clear during the Kawhi debacle, and it’s just the standard now. Are the Nets doing the right thing by moving on from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving despite having both under contract?īarrington: No modern team can hold onto a player that wants to leave, even if they still have years left on their contract. The Kings picking Keegan Murray over Jaden Ivey in the draft, Jalen Brunson leaving the Mavericks and PJ Tucker getting an insanely high contract for a 37-year-old with unreliable three-point range all fall under that umbrella. Other than that, there have not been any mind-blowing moves, but there have been a lot of small unexpected ones. Jesus Gomez: The Spurs trading Murray was arguably the most surprising decision, since few saw it coming going into the offseason, but we’ve already talked about it enough. Watching a 28-year-old who averaged nearly 20 points per game the last time he was fully healthy settle for a tenuous situation is strange. But general manager Sean Marks could string out this process and wait for the best possible return for his disgruntled superstars, leaving Warren in an awkward grey area until the Nets pull the trigger on a blockbuster. Kevin Durant requested a trade less than a week ago, and the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in reuniting LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. While it isn’t unusual for a player who spent the better part of two seasons on injured reserve to ink a short “prove it” contract to maximize their free agency earnings the following summer, choosing a franchise in the middle of an existential crisis feels like a risky move. ![]() Warren signing a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets is one of the more shocking moves of the offseason for me. The league’s better when teams take big, weird swings! That said, I’m sincerely excited to see the product on the floor and somewhat hopeful it’ll work out. I’m also not sure if Gobert and Towns, who seem like dissimilar but equally volatile personalities, will mesh all that well. That’s a commitment to not only a certain style of play but a roster makeup that will pay the pair roughly $100 million in the 2025-26 season and leave little room for the kind of complementary pieces you’d likely need to make that work. The boatload of draft capital they sent to Utah is one thing, but they’re betting on two bigs to coexist harmoniously on the floor, and through the playoffs, in a way I’m not sure can work, while tethering the timeline to that of a 30-year-old. Either he really wants to be a Laker, or something else is going on behind the scenes.īruno Passos: Because I don’t have Brian Windhorst’s sources ( or knack for good theater), the Timberwolves’ gamble on Gobert surprised me in the moment and still baffles me now. I guess the one true shock I felt was seeing Lonnie Walker quickly accept a 1-year, $6.5 mil deal with the Lakers when he likely could have gotten much more had he done some negotiating around the league - maybe even from the Spurs. Jalen Brunson to the Knicks was a done deal before the “negotiating” period even began, and while it’s not surprising to see John Wall move on to a team that should be a contender if they can stay healthy, I was a little surprised the Rockets just bought him out, although his contract was basically untradable. ![]() Marilyn Dubinski: It’s hard to say since there haven’t been many “surprising” moves (ignoring the obvious in the move the Spurs made). It’s possible that Ayton could come into play with a Durant trade, but that would require quite a few more moving pieces to make it work. I think that the Spurs embracing the tank removed one of the major bidders from the Ayton arena, and the rest of the teams that might be able to use him don’t have enough clear cap space to make a play. ![]() I thought that Ayton was going to get a max offer as soon as it was possible for it to be extended (which the Suns would not be likely to match), and for a team to make a play for Durant. (Plenary Roster Obliteration Creating Exigency Sixers Style), is the fact that there are still quite a few shoes to drop. Mark Barrington: I think for me, besides the Spurs suddenly changing course and adopting the P.R.O.C.E.S.S. What do you think has been the most surprising move of the offseason, so far? ![]()
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