1) A new coach 2) A new GM 3) Phasing out Fred in favor of Reed 4) Trading KD for 2-3 young, solid role players 5) Moving DFS and Clint by the trade deadline 6) Getting rid of everyone on the bench beyond Reed and Tari 7) Only resigning Tari at 15 mil/yr or less 8) Hold onto those Nets and Suns picks for 2027 Sadly most of those won't happen. Hell, I don't know if any of them will.
1) 3 team trade: DAL - HOU - NOP DAL: FVV (HOU) + Capela (HOU) Would need Fred to agree, but Ujiri is the guy who took a chance on him in Toronto. Mavs free up cap space in the near future for the Flagg Era. NOP: Kyrie Irving (DAL) Pellies pick up a "star" to play with Zion. HOU: Dejounte Murray (NOP) Murray is younger and plays better D than FVV. Ime worked with him in SA. Could probably pry Trey from NO, but would likely require Tari + 2027 picks... so no TY RN. 2) sign Quentin Grimes using whole NTMLE 3) re-sign Holiday & Unc Jeff using parts of BAE 4) trade future HOU FRP (2028 or 2029 and top 4 protected) to OKC for pick 17 (Chris Cenac Jr.) 5) trade DFS + SRPs to ORL for Jonathan Isaac (maybe able to sign him if ORL waives him before June 28) 6) re-sign Tari Eason for 4 years, $80M 7) pray for health Proposed 2026 - 2027 Roster Dejounte Murray - Reed Sheppard - A. Holiday Amen Thompson - Quentin Grimes - ??? Kevin Durant - Johnathan Isaac - ??? Jabari Smith Jr. - Tari Eason - Uncle Jeff Alperen Sengun - Chris Cenac Jr. - Steven Adams Half-Court Squad: Murray - Grimes - KD - Isaac - Sengun / Adams Uptempo / Run & Fun: R33d- Amen - Bari - Tari - Cenac Alpe & Shooters: Reed - Grimes - KD - Bari - Alpe
I meant use BAE on Okogie (becomes 3rd string SG) & bring back Tate at 3rd string SF unless find someone else with more consistent 3
I know we ain’t about to do **** but run it back with Fred & Adams but here is a couple scenarios I’d do Competing roster: 1. Trade FVV + PHX27’ for Dejounte Murray 2. Find a way to turn DFS or Tari + 2nds for Jerome 3. Find another guy like Grimes for bench Retool (my preference): Trade KD for a 1st this year. I’d preferably do Hornets role players + #14 & 18. Somehow turn these into Philon & Koe Peat. I’d trade Sengun if it means Philon & Cenac Jr this year It would be a down retooling year as we wait for the 27’ draft. If we can come out with a couple solid guards / wing I think the rebuild would be back on track. Dylan Mingo is a PG to look at next year
The trades in the competing roster section look both doable and would make the team better…. Which means it has zero chance of happening with Stone.
