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2025 Off-Season Trade Ideas Thread

Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Wonder what the Spurs will do with #2 if they're not in on KD anymore.
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Why do people keep seriously thinking that the Spurs will trade their 2nd pick in a very deep draft (which normally would be the 1st pick) for a win-now older player? I mean, how often such a trade for the top 3 pick happened in the NBA? Besides Wiggins? It is an extremely rare occurrence and the Spurs specifically have never done anything like that.
 
jazznik said:
Why do people keep seriously thinking that the Spurs will trade their 2nd pick in a very deep draft (which normally would be the 1st pick) for a win-now older player? I mean, how often such a trade for the top 3 pick happened in the NBA? Besides Wiggins? It is an extremely rare occurrence and the Spurs specifically have never done anything like that.
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Because word is that the Spurs have been trying to move the pick and Harper isn't thrilled about going to San Antonio.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
Because word is that the Spurs have been trying to move the pick and Harper isn't thrilled about going to San Antonio.
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That' not word, these are just usual baseless NBA speculations. Why would you trade a player on a cost-controlled contract who can easily turn out to be the future 10-tine All Star and a franchise cornerstone?

Especially for someone who will kill your cap space with a huge contract? They can easily afford to play out this season, see who is a more promising player out of Fox, Castle and Harper and trade the lesser player later. There is absolutely zero reason for the Spurs to move into the must-win-now mode: their window is wide open and they can afford to be patient and deliberate.
 
jazznik said:
That' not word, these are just usual baseless NBA speculations. Why would you trade a player on a cost-controlled contract who can easily turn out to be the future 10-tine All Star and a franchise cornerstone?

Especially for someone who will kill your cap space with a huge contract? They can easily afford to play out this season, see who is a more promising player out of Fox, Castle and Harper and trade the lesser player later. There is absolutely zero reason for the Spurs to move into the must-win-now mode: their window is wide open and they can afford to be patient and deliberate.
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Okay, I'll let them know.
 
jazznik said:
Why do people keep seriously thinking that the Spurs will trade their 2nd pick in a very deep draft (which normally would be the 1st pick) for a win-now older player? I mean, how often such a trade for the top 3 pick happened in the NBA? Besides Wiggins? It is an extremely rare occurrence and the Spurs specifically have never done anything like that.
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Fwiw the jazz traded for a top 3 pick to get D will in a strong draft.
 
fishonjazz said:
Fwiw the jazz traded for a top 3 pick to get D will in a strong draft.
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Nope, not the same. The Jazz just traded a collection of slightly lower picks for a higher draft pick. Such trades although rarely, but do happen, like Tatum-Fultz. I was talking about trading a top-3 pick for an older established player to "win now". That is simply a much, much rarer situation.
 
jazznik said:
Nope, not the same. The Jazz just traded a collection of slightly lower picks for a higher draft pick. Such trades although rarely, but do happen, like Tatum-Fultz. I was talking about trading a top-3 pick for an older established player to "win now". That is simply a much, much rarer situation.
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Well ya because teams with top 3 picks typically suck really bad and are not ready to contend if they trade the pick for a win now player.
Spurs be pretty good with Lauri or Giannis added to the roster.
Charlotte or Washington not be very good with a similar trade.
Teams like Charlotte/Washington are the type of teams usually with the top 3 picks. So of course it's rare.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Save money? Stuck with Dejounte and Zion as large contracts.
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Man that’s grim.

I am extremely picky about trading draft assets for anybody for at least the next year but would seriously consider spending assets on Trey Murphy. He is a really promising player despite being in what seems like basketball Hell.
 
fishonjazz said:
Well ya because teams with top 3 picks typically suck really bad and are not ready to contend if they trade the pick for a win now player.
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Teams like Charlotte/Washington are the type of teams usually with the top 3 picks. So of course it's rare.
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Are you sure about that? Dallas got the first pick this year: they could easily trade it for someone like Giannis and contend immediately. Philadelphia got the 3rd pick: if they trade it for someone like Lauri and Embiid is healthy they are certainly a contender. Last year the perennial deep playoff team Atlanta got the 1st. GSW were picking 2nd in 2020, sandwiched between their championship years.

And so on...
 
NUMBERICA said:
Man that’s grim.

I am extremely picky about trading draft assets for anybody for at least the next year but would seriously consider spending assets on Trey Murphy. He is a really promising player despite being in what seems like basketball Hell.
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Death, taxes, and New Orleans not paying the luxury tax.
 
Not sure how they could managed to get #2 while keeping Lauri, but play along...

How good is a Harper, Lauri, and Murphy core? Would Harper be on the wrong timeline?
 
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