[NBA] Trade Deadline Season 2026 Open Thread

The_Jamal said:
Gonna need a better source than "NBA TRADE DEADLINE" with 4k followers.

Although I wouldn't be surprised if we did buy him out if no deal is found. Curious how that would operate with our 10 mil option if we cut him in the off-season
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I think they would negotiate with him to take slightly less in exchange for his freedom. Say 7 million instead of 10 and his full salary this year. Agents not going to want him to wipe out the whole 10 and set a precedent.
 
Capt. Factorial said:
It's times like these that I'm glad that 80% of trade deadline noise is meaningless garbage, because if we were out there actually ANNOUNCING this it would be the biggest shoot-yourself-in-the-foot in NBA history.
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This could be another team doing this but the reality is the reality. The Kings aren't keeping DeMar beyond this summer and if he can't be traded now it ain't happening so oh well.
 
SacTownKid said:
This could be another team doing this but the reality is the reality. The Kings aren't keeping DeMar beyond this summer and if he can't be traded now it ain't happening so oh well.
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I think you're correct on this, but there's a difference between sitting quiet and blowing up all of your leverage for no reason.

I'm not a member of the Scott Perry Booster Club by any means; I think his record as Kings GM is spotty so far. Some good, some bad. But I am not - yet - ready to believe that he is so bad that he would allow that kind of info ("we'll just cut him") to slip. Sure, it could be another team, or perhaps his agent (if there's any angle there) dropping this hint to manipulate the market, or it could just be a 4K-follower account (as stated above) making things up trying to pull some cred.

As a side note, if I were Perry, and the Kings front office didn't leak this, and then I saw this kind of market manipulation tank my ability to trade DeRozan...I'd absolutely NOT buy him out. The buyout wouldn't change financials much anyway, and you absolutely have to disincentivize that kind of manipulation. Sure, water under the bridge with DeRozan, but if it works this year, they'll try it again next year.
 
Capt. Factorial said:
I think you're correct on this, but there's a difference between sitting quiet and blowing up all of your leverage for no reason.

I'm not a member of the Scott Perry Booster Club by any means; I think his record as Kings GM is spotty so far. Some good, some bad. But I am not - yet - ready to believe that he is so bad that he would allow that kind of info ("we'll just cut him") to slip. Sure, it could be another team, or perhaps his agent (if there's any angle there) dropping this hint to manipulate the market, or it could just be a 4K-follower account (as stated above) making things up trying to pull some cred.

As a side note, if I were Perry, and the Kings front office didn't leak this, and then I saw this kind of market manipulation tank my ability to trade DeRozan...I'd absolutely NOT buy him out. The buyout wouldn't change financials much anyway, and you absolutely have to disincentivize that kind of manipulation. Sure, water under the bridge with DeRozan, but if it works this year, they'll try it again next year.
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DeMar doesn't want to be here and there is at least a semblance of him being able to say the Kings lied to him to get him to sign with them in the first place. He has to get what he wants unfortunately. This could be one of those just get it done so they can save face things.
 
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