[Hypothetically] Would you trade Nets+PHX 27 picks for #6 pick this year?

Yes, this class is far more talented than next years.

Not giving them a future pick. They get control of their pick and that PHX 27 pick .... that's already a premium.

 

It’s a no brainer. But the Nets would laugh and hang up. That’s how bad we got played trading back the Nets their picks. They got unlucky with the lotto balls and they still wouldn’t trade a combined 13% chance at #1 in a bad 2027 draft for #6 in this draft. Huge fail by the front office to trade out of this draft…which was known to be a great draft at the time.

 

The 2026 draft may be better than the 2027 but our GM selecting the draft picks might be better in 2027.

 

I wouldn't trade 3 1st and maybe not even the two 27's. Depends on the guard who would be available. Acuff's size and defense would have me nervous giving up both

I think I'd still rather take a swing at 2 players with the 27's. Go after possible guards in Branch, Joksimovic, Mullins, Holt, Arenas, and Mingo. I would really be interested in University of Houston's own 7'+ stretch big in Arafan Diane with one of those picks

 

I would trade:

Reed
DFS
the rights to the best and worst picks between our 2 picks and the Bulls pick in 2027...

for #4.

And I'd flip DFS out for Bari and Capela in that trade if the Bulls would throw in Miller or Trey or #38 in this draft.

Then I'd work the Clippers and Nets for more assets to step up to #4...as long as they didn't take my guy.

 

without a doubt.

Keaton Wagler and Mikel Brown Jr. have tremendous upside and fit with this team seamlessly.

KD for Pick # 5 and SNT of Mathurin would work for me too. Heck get pick #5 and #6 and try to move to pick #2 or #3 to draft Peterson

 

on a serious note, not saying you’d be wrong to feel this way but you trade up and presumably for one of these guards, you’re throwing the towel in on Reed. (Fail on Green, fail on Reed, should the GM still be around?) Probably get the Cam or Wood package for Reed. (Late 20s pick or two seconds)

Nets 1st+Suns 1st+Future 1st+Reed for Acuff/Flemings/Wagler/Brown/Burries

Pass.

I’m only trading for Dybantsa or Peterson (not happening)

 

I think Boozer would also be worth it.

I also think Mikel Brown and Wagler can play next to Reed long term. Amen needs to be slotted at the three in the long term and Wagler and Brown have size to defend the shooting guard position.

No need to draft for need or fit, get the highest upside guys. They already passed on Mobley because they had Wood (needed a star scorer in their minds and passed on the better prospect and ignored the fact that Jalen was severely undersized for his skillset) and they already passed on Castle because of the fit with Amen. Other franchises don't do that. They take best player available and see if it works out.

 

You're only giving up on Reed if you run it back with the rest of the roster as currently constructed. Personally, I'm trying to move on from FVV, Tari, and KD this offseason, so there should be plenty of minutes available for Reed and another guard. Hell, we could probably even add two guards (one with the mini MLE), move Amen back to the 3 spot, and work from there with the backcourt being a competition on who starts and who is the 6th man.

 

OKC has Shai, Cason Wallace, Ajay Mitchell, Alex Caruso, and Jared McCain and that's just in their rotation. Not even counting Dort who is probably a guard

They also have Topic, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins.


Lots of room for additions here.The Rockets don't even have 8 real rotational level guys under contract right now and that's just the guard depth for OKC

 

Absolutely not.

It's too much to give up, and besides we need to get younger.

I want #6. But, it's KD who needs to be the principle in this deal. We might have to add a mid to late first, but that's it.
He put up 26/5.5/5 on insane efficiency (42 from 3) while playing 78/82 games, and the second most minutes in the League. (Damn you Ime)Still one of the best closers in the game.
Underrated defensively...
And makes only 45/yr
He needs a real contender with a good coach and the pieces already in place. Way too much was asked from him this year, but he showed out.
He's adjusted his game and regimen ...aging like fine wine.
Nevertheless, we need to sell.now....lock in the value ( that many doubt) and extend our timeline.

 

lol this is a little dramatic. Would I trade the 2027 pick and swap for the #6 in this draft? Yeah. Would I trade all the stuff we got from the Nets (a pick and a swap in 2027 and a pick and a swap in 2029)? No way.

I’m surprised people still complain about that trade. The 2025 pick we gave back (8) was basically a wash since we got 10, so the Nets essentially traded us a 2027 pick, a 2029 pick, and a 2029 swap for the #6 pick this year. With the new odds (which end after the 2029 draft), that trade is looking better and better

 

we could have just kept the picks and took a real swing at the top of last yr’s draft (Flag, Harper, VJ, Kon, etc) and a real swing at the top of this 2026 draft. These are franchise players. There are no franchise players in the 2027 draft. I’d rather have a good chance of drafting franchise players in two good drafts, than a bad chance at drafting at the top of a draft that has no franchise players, and a bad chance at drafting in the top of the draft in 2029. The quality of drafts matter a lot. We are sitting out back to back great drafts…which is stupid.

 

Dude, what are you talking about? You’re saying we should have taken swings that clearly would not have worked out? Talk about complaining for the sake of complaining.

 

so u think think in an alternate universe where we kept the picks, the lotto balls would fall exactly like they did for Brooklyn? The Brooklyn result has nothing to do with the underline odds we’d have of getting a top pick in those drafts. You’d take the odds to draft one of those franchise players in the 25’ & 26’ drafts over our flattened odds to get a franchise player out of the rest of our picks.

Come on man. Brooklyn getting unlucky does not vindicate a bad trade. That’s not the way statistics work.

 

You can’t calculate odds using unknown variables. However, in your scenario, I think it’s far more likely the picks end up way worse than 8 and 6. The Nets probably make moves to improve their odds at winning, and in a weak East, they likely end up closer to a play-in team.

 

How come you don't understand that Brooklyn would have had a better record this year if they didn't own their pick? Its actually insane that you don't acknowledge that. The pelicans who were dogshiiiit this year ended in the 8th slot since all of the other teams were desperately losing their games. Jordi is a very good coach they would have at least won 5 more games if they didn't shut down MPJ and actively try to lose games. They also would have made Vet signings etc to have a better product since they didn't need their pick. It is true that we got lucky they didn't move up last draft and this draft but if they didn't have their pick they would have had a better record both years. Whats stopping them from doing the FVV + Brooks type of signing? We LITERALLY WERE IN THE SAME POSITION with OKC having our picks and magically we became much better. The difference between trying hard and actively trying to lose is a minimum 5 games in the previous lottery format with the amount of tanking their is. Its honestly annoying that you never factor this in. I'm not even saying we made the right move but you keep b****iiing about the same thing without acknowledging the facts. I also know they would have made the Knicks/Bridges trade regardless since it was a massive overpay but they would have made other moves to boost their team.

 

Sure, but there are other moves I'd try first. I'm more interested in freeing ourselves of KD, Fred, DFS, Tate, Holiday, maybe Tari.