Windhorst The Wizards when they traded for Trae Young promised him a max contract in exchange for sitting out the rest of the season so they could also tank for AJ Dybantsa

Brian Windhorst with an interesting mention about Domantas Sabonis This last year Mintz executed the trade for Trae Young away from Atlanta Walker Kessler trade away from Utah And Sabonis just hired him He wants to get out of SAC - WindhorstESPN via TheHoopCollective

Thaddeus Young says even though the Clippers lost 5 draft picks theyre still not in a bad positionBecause they made three trades before this actually happened Which makes me believe also they knew something was coming

John Hollinger Nate Duncan Breaking down how the Clippers clearly circumvented the NBA salary cap with Bradley Beal similar to the Gary Trent situation and lost Ben Mathurin as a result

Aaron Turner on the Warriors The weirdest negotiation of all time Hall of fame coach says 'This guy JK doesn't fit the roster' while the front office and owner offer him money in the 20s JK couldn't bet on himself with the QO because Steve wasn't offering an open role

Windhorst The Clippers were guilty of the same thing that the Nets were They had little brother syndrome They were so focused on not being the little brother anymore that they took way too big of gambles both teams were chasing The Lakers Knicks

Aaron Turner Next year for Jonathan Kuminga is a way better free agency A lot of teams with money In JK's recruiting saga the teams that have been trying to trade for him - Sacramento Chicago - have a lot of money next year The game board is set very well for 2027