2026 NBA Trade Deadline

[papalawrence]

On 1/21/2026 at 7:31 PM, Deleterious said:

Pretty sure most talking heads were put on earth to anger me.

 

I actually think Kyrie would help a great deal. But it ain't gonna happen. Dallas envisions him alongside Flagg next year

[Sports_Freak]

I read this article from a week ago. Its giving up a lot of capital but as others have said, we're a young team that may not need many draft picks for a few years;

 

https://detroitjockcity.com/pistons-projected-trade-lands-detroit-dream-deadline-target-01kf3xd9swxj

https://detroitjockcity.com/pistons-projected-trade-lands-detroit-dream-deadline-target-01kf3xd9swxj

 

[buddha]

you'll be able to fill a small, outdoor swimming pool with del's tears if the pistons trade for lauri markannen or anthony davis.

[Shinzaki]

Markannen is preferable to AD...but not at that price

[Deleterious]

Kyrie, AD, Markannen.  Piston fans are either ****ing idiots or think the NBA season is 45 games long.  

[Betrayer]

A second All-Star would be nice but I struggle to find one at the right price, age, contract, and availability level.

Maybe you can pull off a deal for an "Almost All-Star" like MPJ, Trey Murphy, or JJJ (that contract is rough though), but it's unlikely you'll find a deal that makes sense for both sides.

At this point, I'd be happy just adding more two way players. Give me a couple guys who can BOTH play defense AND hit a three and you probably have a real contender. Ideally they would replace the minutes you're giving to guys like Ivey and LaVert (and/or push Tobias/Duncan to smaller roles).

There's a lot of Herb Jones talk right now and he would be a great start even though his 3-ball has struggled a bit this year. Having a PG like Cade would probably fix that.

[Deleterious]

I would call Chicago and kick the tires on Ayo Dosunmu.  He would be a bucket off of the bench and is shooting 45% from three.  A below average defender but gives effort.  Better coaching and scheme probably gets him to be an average defender.  At least good enough where he would not be hunted in the playoffs.

He would fit into their TPE so they could just offer draft picks for him.  He is unrestricted this summer so all I would give up is this year's 1st and some second round picks.  Actually, I would give up LeVert + this year's 1st.  But I'm not sure Chicago wants anything to do with LeVert.  

[Betrayer]

How many first round picks do I need to add to Tobias, Ivey, LaVert, and Sasser to get Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, and Jose Alvarado back from Weaver?

Tobias can take a short vacation in New Orleans and then come back on a vet deal to be a bench player next year, so he can retire in Detroit.

[Deleterious]

51 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

How many first round picks do I need to add to Tobias, Ivey, LaVert, and Sasser to get Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, and Jose Alvarado back from Weaver?

Tobias can take a short vacation in New Orleans and then come back on a vet deal to be a bench player next year, so he can retire in Detroit.

Probably four and I would do it in a heartbeat.  Your core is locked in and the oldest player is 27? Yes please.

[Deleterious]

I think Miami would be asking for a big return considering they are still in the playoff hunt.  Being unrestricted this summer, teams will not be willing to give up a lot since they could easily lose him.  

To give up a lot for him, he would have to agree to an extension as part of the trade.

 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Would love to make a play for Giannis, but I doubt management would.

They should be on the horn for Portis though since he fits in the TPE.  I would try to get him for a couple of seconds.  But more than willing to give up this years first for him.

 

[buddha]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Would love to make a play for Giannis, but I doubt management would.

They should be on the horn for Portis though since he fits in the TPE.  I would try to get him for a couple of seconds.  But more than willing to give up this years first for him.

 

giannis and cade together?  sounds good, but how would it work with no other spacing?

[Betrayer]

3 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Would love to make a play for Giannis, but I doubt management would.

They should be on the horn for Portis though since he fits in the TPE.  I would try to get him for a couple of seconds.  But more than willing to give up this years first for him.

 

Was just thinking about how we could be the third team in the Giannis to Miami trade and come out of the deal with Powell and Portis. Powell is a rental, so that should lower his price a bit even though he's having a nice season.

[Betrayer]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

giannis and cade together?  sounds good, but how would it work with no other spacing?

You're assuming that a trade bringing back Giannis is going to leave all of Ausar, Duren, and Holland on the team?

[buddha]

2 hours ago, Betrayer said:

You're assuming that a trade bringing back Giannis is going to leave all of Ausar, Duren, and Holland on the team?

i'm assuming that the guys who replace them wont be able to shoot well either.

[Deleterious]

4 hours ago, buddha said:

giannis and cade together?  sounds good, but how would it work with no other spacing?

It probably doesn't.  Although, I think Cade's shooting numbers would go up with teams having to pay attention to Giannis.  You could also still use the TPE to go after Portis for a bit more shooting.  But yeah, it probably is still ugly on offense.  

[Deleterious]

3 hours ago, Betrayer said:

Was just thinking about how we could be the third team in the Giannis to Miami trade and come out of the deal with Powell and Portis. Powell is a rental, so that should lower his price a bit even though he's having a nice season.

That would be a pretty amazing deadline.