2025 Off-Season Trade Ideas Thread

[KqWIN]

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Lied... one more. I want 2026 picks from Western Conference teams. Someone is going home sad and with new lotto odds... it has a chance. Pick must be unprotected.

Kings have a mess going on... I would be calling them a lot.

Brutal punishment for Kessler improving his game. No one deserves that.

Think I'd want more for Kessler tbh.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Brutal punishment for Kessler improving his game. No one deserves that.

Think I'd want more for Kessler tbh.

Lakers could give us more than that. They already showed they give 2030 pick swap and their 2031 unprotected first with Dalton Knecht for Mark Williams.

 

[HeatCheck]

If the Jazz trade Markkanen to the Spurs, it needs to be for more than just a three pick swap. For starters, they need to either include 14, or swap with 21 as well. Even then, I think I’d want more coming back than just two mid vets and Dylan Harper. I’m not against making a deal with them, but it needs to be for real value.

There's a fairly steep drop after the top 2 in this draft. Harper does look like he could be a potential lefty Cade Cunningham. If the Spurs are willing to trade down to 5 I might not quibble too much by demanding extra picks (although I'm sure Ainge would likely try to do so). The fact is Lauri will be 28 next week, is on a huge contract, and won't fit Jazz timeline.

 

[KqWIN]

I think GSW will pursue Cam Johnson first with a Kuminga S&T and then Lauri second. But that Kuminga S&T is definitely happening.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Lakers could give us more than that. They already showed they give 2030 pick swap and their 2031 unprotected first with Dalton Knecht for Mark Williams.

Carter>Knecht
2026 Kings pick >2031 LA unprotected and swap

Which West teams will Sacramento be better than after the trade. New head coach. Prickly vets. That pick gonna be in the lotto in a nice draft.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Half of my assessment on Kessler, if I was calling the shots, would be on what extension he is looking for. 5/125M... I am not looking to move him and asking for full Danny Ainge price. 5/175M and I am making a few calls.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Carter>Knecht
2026 Kings pick >2031 LA unprotected and swap

Which West teams will Sacramento be better than after the trade. New head coach. Prickly vets. That pick gonna be in the lotto in a nice draft.

One trade is realistic and one is not

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

One trade is realistic and one is not

Its plenty realistic. If the Lakers trade is giving us more then how is it realistic and the Kings one is not?

 

[Basketball Novice]

Jazz trade Lauri Markkanen + 5 to the Spurs for Keldon Johnson + Harrison Barnes + 2

I think this trade makes sense for both teams but not sure if the Spurs pass on selecting Harper.

Jazz trade John Collins + Jordan Clarkson + Svi Mykhailiuk + 5 to Celtics for Jaylen Brown

Celtics save a ton of money, get 5, tank next year with Tatum out (they own their own pick). Then have a younger team around him when he comes back in 2026-27.

Is this the type of move we should be making right now? Probably not but it’s interesting. We could actually get a little more wild and add in Sexton + Martin to get Jrue Holiday as well.

Jazz trade Walker Kessler to the Lakers for Dalton Knecht + 2028 pick swap + 2030 pick swap + 2031 unprotected first + 2032 pick swap

This obviously makes us worse next year. Maybe we don’t love the idea of extending Kessler at the contract he might command. 3 swaps and a premium unprotected first plus Knecht for Kessler is more than fair value I think.

Jazz trade Collin Sexton + 21 to the Magic for Cole Anthony + 16

Not sure this is the best value but we do move up 5 spots and it makes us worst next year.

Jazz trade John Collins + Jordan Clarkson + 21 for to the Pelicans for Zion Williamson

I don’t know if this is enough for Zion but the price would be low enough for me to be very interested.

Don't think this is enough value for Lauri or Sexton.

I understand the concept of making the team worse for the tank but trading those guys just to move up a few spots in the draft is selling very low on guys of Lauri's and Sexton's quality.

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

Half of my assessment on Kessler, if I was calling the shots, would be on what extension he is looking for. 5/125M... I am not looking to move him and asking for full Danny Ainge price. 5/175M and I am making a few calls.

They've almost certainly already agreed to an extension number under the table. I would guess it's like 5/175.

They passed Kessler's peak value at the deadline (when the Lakers were absolutely desperate for a center and had no real options other than Kessler) and he could have gotten 2029 and 2031 firsts and Knecht at the deadline. They don't turn that down unless they already agreed to an extension with Kessler.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Its plenty realistic. If the Lakers trade is giving us more then how is it realistic and the Kings one is not?

Because the Lakers literally completed a trade at the deadline for a worse player…

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

Because the Lakers literally completed a trade at the deadline for a worse player…

The Lakers' offer was likely inflated by the fact that there were so few options out there. They needed a center very badly to help Luka and LeBron and only non-playoff teams would trade away their center. That left almost no one. With free agency as an option as well, it will be a lot easier for the Lakers to get a center this offseason.

 

[Elizah Huge]

The Lakers' offer was likely inflated by the fact that there were so few options out there. They needed a center very badly to help Luka and LeBron and only non-playoff teams would trade away their center. That left almost no one. With free agency as an option as well, it will be a lot easier for the Lakers to get a center this offseason.

Who’s the free agent they’re going to get?

 

[HadAnEffectHere]

Who’s the free agent they’re going to get?

There's guys who are at least *playable* in FA this year. Brook Lopez, Clint Capela, Steven Adams, Al Horford. Not great guys, but not Jaxson Hayes. The Lakers had zero playable big men on their roster at the deadline last year.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Because the Lakers literally completed a trade at the deadline for a worse player…

That doesn't explain how it is more and the other trade is unrealistic.

 

[Elizah Huge]

That doesn't explain how it is more and the other trade is unrealistic.

Why would the Kings give their unprotected first and their lottery pick from 2024 for Kessler when they have Sabonis already?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Why would the Kings give their unprotected first and their lottery pick from 2024 for Kessler when they have Sabonis already?

Because their defense is hot trash and Sabonis can play with another big. They don't have to occupy the same space and they can manage lineups so they aren't always on the floor at the same time. Carter was selected under the old regime and they already caught **** for selecting another guard. They only played him as a wing really... no idea how attached they are to him.

They have a new front office, some players that are already grumbling, an impatient owner, and a frustrated fan base. Would be shocked if they just did some stuff around the edges this summer. A rebuild seems out of the question right now. It would be a short cut to some improvement.

 

[The Midnight]

Talking trades with my rockets bros and none of them are at all excited about Lauri. Not sure if jazz fans over value him or non jazz fans under value him.

We wayyy over value him on this board.. lol

He hasn’t proven himself in the playoffs AT ALL.

I know we gotta be bullish, but sometimes you got to be realistic also.