[NBA] Trade Deadline Season 2026 Open Thread

This is the same Pacers front office that we basically settled on 1-1 swap without FRP compensation on the Hali-Domas deal, right? Seems like even in this new pick era they are happy to move them around and we should have gotten a pick in that deal. I know I will beat that drum to death because I really like both players but feel ultimately we are now here.
 
pdxKingsFan said:
well since nothing else ... here's something interesting re: last night's movements pertaining to us. I never heard "it's all Monk's fault" because the fingers were pointed at Domas.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019296789653061779
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Told you, there were 2 camps, Fox and Domas. I suppose we know what side Monk was on. The losers in all of that fiasco was the fans but also the players at the time. They had something relatively good going if they could build on it but it all went to crap and the fans now have this to watch. Just sucks
 
dude12 said:
Told you, there were 2 camps, Fox and Domas. I suppose we know what side Monk was on. The losers in all of that fiasco was the fans but also the players at the time. They had something relatively good going if they could build on it but it all went to crap and the fans now have this to watch. Just sucks
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I've never disputed the two camps, what is wild to me is that the one we bent over backwards for is the one who burned the whole campsite down.
 
pdxKingsFan said:
I've never disputed the two camps, what is wild to me is that the one we bent over backwards for is the one who burned the whole campsite down.
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That’s a different story. The whole organization from owner to players to coaches to GM all had a part. Doesn’t even matter anymore. Wished they could have fixed crap instead of the organization being here at this moment. Maybe the organization will get it right but does anyone have faith in that? Really hard to have hope they get it right
 
dude12 said:
That’s a different story. The whole organization from owner to players to coaches to GM all had a part. Doesn’t even matter anymore. Wished they could have fixed crap instead of the organization being here at this moment. Maybe the organization will get it right but does anyone have faith in that? Really hard to have hope they get it right
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I don't have much faith but that's also largely because we kowtowed to the disgruntled player we spent 7.5 years catering to, brought in another player who stinks and broke the roster, and now are catering to a bunch of other disgruntled players. When we buy them out so they can sign on good teams for free over the next 2-3 weeks it will just make it worse.

Honestly its just the small sniff of a chance I'll get to see a championship parade in my hometown before I shuffle off that keeps me hanging on and the less likely it is to happen means it will be even more special if it does.

Maybe I should have taken a gap year and I could have seen the Surge parade.. 🤣
 
Clippers get a haul for Zubac. Meanwhile people would be happy to accept RJ and a second for Sabonis? Absolutely non-sensical.

The NBA is certainly strange. I get that Zubac is a better defender but he's not exactly a rim protector and Sabonis is better in literally every other facet of the game. Doesn't make sense that he can't get a similar or better return.
 
pdxKingsFan said:
This is the same Pacers front office that we basically settled on 1-1 swap without FRP compensation on the Hali-Domas deal, right? Seems like even in this new pick era they are happy to move them around and we should have gotten a pick in that deal. I know I will beat that drum to death because I really like both players but feel ultimately we are now here.
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The fact we could not move Sabonis just shows how many teams feel about him and the thoughts of many on the Hali Sabonis trade.

Toronto tried to tempt us to take on the Poeltl death contract and we rightly said no.

Monte saddled us with a raft of expensive and/or undersized players with the exception of Keon. Funny enough Keon was the only one with value.
 
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Dime Dropper said:
Clippers get a haul for Zubac. Meanwhile people would be happy to accept RJ and a second for Sabonis? Absolutely non-sensical.

The NBA is certainly strange. I get that Zubac is a better defender but he's not exactly a rim protector and Sabonis is better in literally every other facet of the game. Doesn't make sense that he can't get a similar or better return.
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I think the question is, can you really be a contender with a starting 5 who is not a known as a defender?
 
ShastaKingsFan said:
I think the question is, can you really be a contender with a starting 5 who is not a known as a defender?
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I suppose it depends on what you mean when you say "contender", but Houston is going to be an upper-tier playoff team for years to come with a Domas-like in Alperen Sengun. They're just far better built around him than the Kings have ever been around Domas.
 
Padrino said:
I suppose it depends on what you mean when you say "contender", but Houston is going to be an upper-tier playoff team for years to come with a Domas-like in Alperen Sengun. They're just far better built around him than the Kings have ever been around Domas.
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I got to thinking about a team like Indiana last season. If we swap Sabonis for Turner, with everything else the same on the roster,...do they still get to game 7 of the Finals? I really don't think so.

Maybe there is a single exception in the league, but it seems that most organizations would not choose to make that investment and bet
 
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