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.