Trade Official 2025-2026 Trade Deadline Thread

[Robz4000]

Chris Paul traded to the Raptors

 

[scott]

What's the rule with someone being traded a second time? How many times can a player get traded? Also, I thought he had to be traded by himself if he was just traded by another team?

A team can't reacquire a player they traded via trade or after a buyout. This is to prevent teams to doing sham trades where they send a player to a team, the player gets bought out or waived, and then the original team resigns him (this is what the Spurs did with Brent years ago, prompting the rule).

But, if the player gets traded again, or becomes a free agent at the end of his contract, the rule no longer applies.

 

[Mal]

They just send CP3 to Canada for his retirement tour

 

[gospursgo91]

They just send CP3 to Canada for his retirement tour

Not required to report to Toronto

 

[scott]

Toronto telling CP3 he doesn't need to bother showing up

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019150626886734089

 

[O_V]

Harden is 36, Garland is 26. If you don't own your picks, getting younger while trading players on a similar level makes total sense. Cleveland is actually the dumb team here. A lot depends on Garland's health though. He's been out for 2 seasons now with toe injuries.

Yeah, that is a good point, but the fact that Cleveland is willing to do it may mean something. If you're willing to give up a guy that much younger, do you know something everyone else doesn't? Maybe it's just health.

It's 100 percent a Clipperesque move to trade James Harden right when he is happy and the team is winning, though.

 

[CGD]

lmao why?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019119800098963674

Who’s doing the updates Luka trade return now?

 

[LeBowen]

The Bulls have now traded Jimmy Butler, Zach Lavine, Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso, Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Lauri Markkanen (and lost Demar DeRozan to free agency) and received a sum of one first round pick.

 

[CGD]

lmao why?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019119800098963674

Terrible ticket sales in DC. They also theoretically now have an interesting team.

 

[scott]

2027 Finals between Utah and Washington is gonna be lit

 

[Arguendo]

rich get richer

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019123353832022125

Maybe so but this is far from a slam dunk, 2 torn ligaments in 14 months after a hot 20 game stretch, limited minutes since and not able to beat Quentin Grimes for rotation minutes. They are also trading him after GP13 is basically suspended for the rest of the season...Philly didn't see McCain as an important piece this yr fighting for a play-off spot.

Those 2nds could've been very valuable to OKC paying 3x max salaries and trying to retain their other guys. Dort $18.2M, Caruso $19.5M, Joe $11.3M, Wiggins $9.2M, Wallace $7.4M, Topic $5.4M, Mitchell $2.9M, McCain $4.4M +SGA & JWill Maxes. That's a ton a money to guards (Dort and Caruso play up, but their salaries/values make them most likely to try to move and McCain a poor sub for either).

I'm kinda happy to see OKC trade away 4 picks for a 6-2 guard with a 6'3.5" wingspan coming off multiple ligament tears..

 

[Maddog]

Terrible ticket sales in DC. They also theoretically now have an interesting team.

They're second to last in per game attendance.
Part of this is no one is really from DC- the other is they've sucked for a while.
This will be their 8th straight loosing season with only 1 playoff in that stretch. They have some interesting young talent- but so far none are potential franchise players

 

[CGD]

Trying to wrap my mind around what Chicago has done. What’s missing?

IN: Ivy, Simons, Sexton, Deing, several SRPs
OUT: Vuc, Huerter, Saric

Good i guess?

 

[Arguendo]

OKC salary cap crunch starts next year paying JDUB Chet and SGA 40 mil a piece. After next year it gets REALLY crazy when SGA average salary is 70 mil a season. No way they going to be able to keep all their other guards so somebody like McCain is exactly the type of player they are going to have to go for unless ownership is willing to eat that second apron tax money.

NBA salaries are really getting insane. With the way the cap is rising if Wemby was to get to a second super max contract with the spurs it would legit start averaging out around mid 80 million a season and his player option year might legit be more than 100 million by itself that season.

Or, you draft players without multiple ligament tears in the past yr+. McCain was the 16th pick in a bad draft and is small with short arms, that Rox pick (24-26ish) will cost a couple million less, be under control for 2 more years, and may yield a similar talent + 3 other more stabs at the draft on unguaranteed/cheapest possible deals to fill out your roster when paying the big boys.
I love this trade for the Spurs.

 

[Arguendo]

Bagley might not be bad on a buyout market

I'd give them a mid-2nd for Bagley, better than selling it to Indy again.
Would love him for free though.

 

[LeBowen]

In non-trade news, but something I found humorous...

Jaxson Hayes has been suspended for pushing the Wizards mascot during pre-game routines

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019139540464828493

What a pos, tbh.

 

[spurraider21]

lost derozan in free agency, yet WE received the draft asset in the sign and trade to sacto, not them

 

[Mugen]

The Bulls really don't get enough hate for being the 3rd biggest market in the league and being absolute shit since MJ left save for a few years of the DRose teams.

Reisdendorf should have been forced to sell years ago tbh.

 

[Arguendo]

I'm not a James Harden fan, but the Clips are playing the best ball in the league. They keep this up and they'll be in 4th or 5th place by the postseason. Does it make sense to trade him? Cleveland is a shitshow after last year and I didn't think it was clear who was to blame for it.

Yeah, it makes sense to flip a 36y/o whose asking out for a 26y/o 2x AS when your team has very little ability to build/retool.
They trade a slim chance to beat OKC/Den/SA/Hou/etc this yr for a slightly slimmer chance but several more years of potential. If Garland's toe heals up this offseason he's worth more than a 37y/o Harden demanding $40M a yr.

 

[ace3g]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019157055098220976

 

[LeBowen]

The Bulls really don't get enough hate for being the 3rd biggest market in the league and being absolute shit since MJ left save for a few years of the DRose teams.

Reisdendorf should have been forced to sell years ago tbh.

Won 5 playoff series since 1998.

 

[RC_Drunkford]

they found the footage

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019149947120328894

 

[Arguendo]

Yeah, that is a good point, but the fact that Cleveland is willing to do it may mean something. If you're willing to give up a guy that much younger, do you know something everyone else doesn't? Maybe it's just health.

It's 100 percent a Clipperesque move to trade James Harden right when he is happy and the team is winning, though.

Been reported Mitchell asked to get Harden and MItchell's said he's gone with another early exit.
GM wants to keep his job, that means keeping Mitchell and so go get Harden. If it doesn't work, oh well, you were gonna lose your job anyways, if it works, your a hero in the short-term, then you worry about the long-term later. Be happy your a Spurs fan where they're always mindful of LT.

 

[Seventyniner]

they found the footage

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019149947120328894

That was worse than the Horry on Nash hip check. What was he thinking?

 

[samurai]

Must have been a woman in the costume

Give him some credit here, he actually did hit a woman here... with the mascot