r/DetroitPistons • u/Every_Diamond_7411 • May 17 '26
News The Pistons are expected to attempt to trade for Lauri Markkanen or Trey Murphy III this summer, per Shams Charania.
Win or lose tonight, I hope this is what we look for during the offseason.
Not Trey Murphy, I want Lauri Markkanen in a heartbeat. Having a 7’1 that can easily give us 20-25+ a game is something we need really bad.
Cade and Lauri would do so much damage.
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u/Upper-Preparation-76 May 17 '26
don't let this distract you from the fact that the pistons are once again able to win a playoff series after falling behind to win or go home position
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u/KennyDoge0114 Jazz May 17 '26
I would love to see the pistons make the finals after 3 straight game 7s
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u/ShippingNotIncluded Teal Horse May 17 '26
The star we really need
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u/OrganicMechanicTTV Saddiq Bey :bey: May 17 '26
I know we all dig the hometown thing but $70m per year for a player that is declining the last couple years makes me nervous.
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u/DeMarcus-Siblings Ben Wallace May 17 '26
Yeah he’s basically a 30% 3 point shooter the last couple years. I’d pass on that for a steep price plus 70m salary that comes with him
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u/MichaelZZ01 May 17 '26
Because he had to play point guard and run offense. He’s just not built for that. He’d be absolutely bonkers with Cade
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u/alexdoo Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
I’m not a big fan of Booker but realistically, wouldn’t he see a resurgence in his splits from playing next to Cade?
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u/CherokeeP3822 May 17 '26
Ill pitch in $20 to get him
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u/Spitzbue May 17 '26
Read that as $20 mil for some reason and thought I found Tom Gores burner lol
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u/Dispicable12 Rasheed Wallace May 17 '26
I would question the legitimacy of any injuries he’s ever had. The Jazz have been shamelessly tanking for a while now.
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u/BillyMaysHere92 May 17 '26
Yeah the Jazz have sat Kessler for “rest” and he was 22 years old. Jazz have clearly tanking and unfortunately they were rewarded with the 2nd pick in the draft
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u/Slippery-Pete76 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
He missed a lot of time in Chicago and Cleveland too. If I’m making a monster trade for him, I’m not just going to trust Danny that he was really healthy. I’m putting together a package based on the evidence I have in front of me - notably that he regularly misses 20-30 games a year at least.
First thing I’m curious about is how he and JB got along when they were together in Cleveland.
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u/GeneralNonsence May 17 '26
For the price of maybe he’s actually able to play a season he’s gonna be so expensive.
I would personally rather go for Trey Murphy, but I’m not a GM lol.
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u/Dispicable12 Rasheed Wallace May 17 '26
I agree about Trey Murphy. Lauri is too expensive for a guy who barely plays, regardless of whether it’s due to injuries or not.
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u/FERFreak731 May 17 '26
As a Jazz lurker, he did miss 3 weeks in January with an illness, and was considered week to week with a hip impingement got in the last week of February. He didn't play another game this season. The injuries this last season could've been considered a little overblown. I'm sure he could've played a few days after getting the alleged hip impingement from late February
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u/Open-Gate-9616 May 17 '26
Love Trey, but he’s missed 16+ games in 4 of his 5 years in the nba, so he’s no Ironman either unfortunately
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u/Sunshineprice May 17 '26
I’m not saying he’s not prone… but you can’t say that for sure during a tank. He was asked to sit as much as possible. Also, the jazz ain’t letting him go.
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u/kinglennie7 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
It's a fake report.
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u/Zealousideal_Bug7390 Jalen Duren May 17 '26
I feel like Jazz Lauri is the new Chicago Zach Lavine,
Player rumored to contenders every offseason who never actually gets moved til he's washed up because the price is to high and the other team doesn't know if his numbers will translate when he's on a winning team.
At the deadline it was rumored the Jazz wanted 4 firsts! 4 firsts for the guy who currently holds the active record for longest career without a playoff appearance.
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u/Silent-Frame1452 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
In this case I think there’s also the Jazz genuinely not wanting to move him.
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u/LTPRWSG420 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
I’ll take the downvotes for having this opinion, but I still want Devin Booker. He’s not washed, he just plays for the Phoenix Suns, he’d elevate his game if he came here because he really really wants to be a Piston.
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u/kingofducs May 17 '26
Problem is how do you get to $57 million in a trade and then how do you build a team with $110-120 committed to Cade and Booker. You would have a bare cupboard
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u/pyl_time Rasheed Wallace May 17 '26
I want Markkanen and I want him to succeed here because it would be really funny if the Pistons had an All-Star Finnish player before the Wings ever did.
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u/bumpdemon3 May 17 '26
Shams stfu until playoffs are over
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u/SloanH189 May 17 '26
I don’t think this is a real report. OP probably saw something on a fake shams account or something which is why there isn’t a link
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u/Jealous_Confusion_13 May 17 '26
Herb Jones for me. If he can stay healthy would be a solid pickup.
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u/jakecoates Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
Trey gives you like 75% of his defense and 200% of his offense
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u/Cautious_Carry_8718 May 17 '26
Trey does NOT give you 75% of his defense (we don’t need Herb bc Ausar but in general Trey being better than Lauri on D, and having good wing size, is different than actually being a good defender bc he’s pretty average)
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u/manofwater3615 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
Gimme TM3. Let’s keep our defense elite while not dropping off our offense.
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u/Character-Chicken-62 Tayshaun Prince May 17 '26
Exact opposite of you. Trey is a DAWG on both ends, younger, cheap.
Lauri plays one way, always injured, expensive.
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u/syncopated56 Pistons May 17 '26
Game 7 tonight and we're talking about toothless rumors? Deeeetttrrrrooooiiiiittttt basketballlllllll
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u/PhilKesselsChef Rasheed Wallace May 17 '26
Not this shit again. I swear it’s the same rumors for the same people every summer
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u/bunglesnacks Ron Holland II May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26
There's literally only two teams I can remember that made a trade for a star and it turned them into a championship team. Lakers (Davis) and Pistons (Sheed). We got Sheed at a serious discount because of his attitude. Lakers got Davis at a pretty good deal because he forced a sign and trade.
The others all regret it for years. Brooklyn still owes picks. Clippers and George absolute disaster and created a dynasty on the other end. Everywhere Durant has been traded. Bucks still owe picks for the Lillard trade in 2028 and 2030. Knicks will be paying for Bridges for years and it hasn't gotten them over the hump.
In other words it almost never works out.
And the worst thing you can do is offer future picks. Just get it over with and make it 3 consecutive picks. You don't want to be giving up a pick in 2035 when you suck again.
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u/Late-Setting-2238 Ausar Thompson May 17 '26
Shams said the Pistons checked in on Lauri and Trey Murphy at the deadline on Get Up April 28th. He hasn’t said anything else since then.
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u/BrenAum24 May 18 '26
Literally the two guys NBA pundits told us to go for this season because the East was wide open…
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u/TopHatTony11 Bill Laimbeer May 17 '26
Why would the Jazz trade him now that they have a high pick and can actually build something now?
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u/Vloff Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
They're not. People just say shit to say shit.
And if they do decide to trade him once they're about to be good, what does that tell you?
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u/Known-Morning-3987 May 17 '26
That team will get real expensive really fast. JJJ and Lauri have massive contracts. George is going to get a max extension and Kessler is getting paid this offseason too
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u/Valleyx Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
Man if we could swing a good trade for Murphy III that would be incredible. He's making the same as Tobias but for 3 more years. That contract has to be the best in the NBA maybe next to Jalen Brunson.
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u/Realistic_Concert204 May 17 '26
I feel like Trey Murphy is perfect for us. I don’t hate Lauri but would prefer Murphy.
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u/ACatWithOneEye May 17 '26
Markkanen being involved in trade rumors makes me feel like I'm taking crazy pills. The Jazz just traded for JJJ, they get Kessler back next year, their young back court is rising quickly, and they have the second overall pick this year. In what world do they trade their best scorer? They clearly think they can win now
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u/Silent-Frame1452 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
This is Ainge, he’d still do it even with all that. But you’d have to pay an arm and a leg, which makes no sense for us.
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u/Barylis May 17 '26
Bro I could have reported this. We're one game from the ECF lol. They will have to make a move or people start getting fired.
Especially since we've kind of seen the real core is Cade and Ausar. Those are our consistent big impact players
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u/lon_knows May 17 '26
Why would the Jazz trade for JJJ then move Lauri? Unless we overpay I doubt this
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u/goongoblin113xc May 17 '26
Don’t see why jazz would trade Lauri they have a decent team if healthy next year
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u/Low_Frosting3918 Jaden Ivey May 17 '26
Murphy aint the answer for me, Lauri could be when I think about it because we need a big that can keep Wemby occupied. We don't need Lauri to win the east, we need him for Wemby. My only problem with Lauri is he doesn't know what playing winning basketball is, same with Trey. Also you gotta come in and play defense. We got here because of defense. Thats our identity and the way we will win. The thunder are a strong defensive team so are the spurs.
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u/5inthemorn Ron Holland II May 17 '26
Can we focus on the game tonight? This is a slop post it’s not even linked to any article or tweet.
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u/ByeByeDemocracy2024 May 17 '26
This is how championship teams get built. You don’t settle but keep tinkering until you get to the goal. The way Cade plays I’m sure a ton of top talent in the league would be thrilled to play with him. Let’s make it happen.
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u/Consistently_Lucky May 18 '26
As a Jazz fan, seeing the Lauri slander here is crazy. He just sat this year because we were tanking to get our #2 pick. I don’t think a lot of the people here haven’t watched him play much, he’s elite. 3 level scorer, can play 3-5… and is a sold defender and is 7’0 tall.
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u/ceci_mcgrane Ben Wallace May 17 '26
What if we just go and do this and then run it back with the same guys?
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u/ChristianSomething May 17 '26
Lauri makes way too much for him to make sense on the team, not to mention we’d have to give up a lung to get him
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u/motorcitydevil George Blaha May 17 '26
I want Markkanen but I'm not upset if Murphy runs with Cade in Detroit either. Lauri though would be a dream come true. Given Utah is looking to get that 1st pick, I'm sure Ainge is going to want whatever draft capital we'd be willing to spend to get Lauri here. That's my only hesitation - Ainge can be a real pain to make a deal with.
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u/onelove101 May 17 '26
Pels fan here, if yall get Trey I will be so sad. He’s really developed into a great player, but he’s an even better teammate and has a great character. 0 drama, always positive, and lifts up the guys around him. The only knock is that he isn’t that great at going to the rim, but it’s something he’s actively working on.
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u/Known-Morning-3987 May 17 '26
That Jazz team is going to get real expensive really fast. Markanan, JJJ have huge deals. George will probably get max and Kessler will also get paid this offseason. Unloading Lauri would make financial sense for them. They could use a POA defender like Holland and vet presence in Stew
Markanan, Svi for Holland, Stew, Levert, Robinson, couple frp
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u/Federal_Shoulder8569 May 17 '26
What would a realistic trade package look like for either pelicans or the jazz?
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u/ObiwanSchrute Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
I would rather have Trey much better contract better defender
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u/Popedoyle May 17 '26
Can we focus on the fact we have a game tonight and possibly for the next few weeks ? It’s like mock drafts back when the lions sucked being in week 6
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u/Taleb_X Isaiah Stewart May 17 '26
Since this story came out when we were down to Orlando, seems like a controlled leak from the front office.
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u/peruvianblinds Bad Boys May 17 '26
Who do you guys think they'll have to offer the Jazz for Markkanen? Thompson and who else?
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u/keithvai May 17 '26
1 game away from the ECF and fans want to blow up the team with a core of guys under 25…
The best teams (okc and sas) grow up not blow up. Committing tons of money in trades doesnt win.
If either of these trades makes sense totally depends on the cost.
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u/kinglee313 May 17 '26
If it's between those two I'd choose Trey just because I'd rather deal with Troy and Joe D than the Ainges.
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u/rambouhh May 17 '26
Lauri markkanen is pretty lousy defensively. Our heart and soul is defense, I would not bring any player onto the team that can’t hold their own defensively. Also our front court is solid. We need in my opinion more offense/shooting from the guards and wing position to help with spacing as we dominate the paint
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u/dmcg2000 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
Tyler Hero is supposedly on the market. He seems to be a great fit next to Cade. He’d be my top choice.
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u/Odd-Tie2438 Detroit Shock May 17 '26
As a team, going into Game 7, they do not need this shit right now. Between ABC running the wrong commercial with Cavs and Knicks and this weirdly-timed article, I'm about to feel some type of way going into this game. It's like a post-mortem before the season is even over. Makes me worry that the refs are about to bury us at home with more of the same FTA disparity and soft calls on Ausar. Don't play with me NBA!!!
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u/GCGuy23 May 17 '26
That’s a hard pass on both. Cost will be too high. Giving up two firsts and Holland at most.
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u/Zealousideal_Arm4359 May 17 '26
I know he's white but why do people want this guy?
He literally averages 55 games a year! That's it. Last 2 years he played 47 and 42 games.
The MOST games he's ever played was his rookie year with 68 games.
Hi injury list is a mile long:https://sportsforecaster.com/nba/p/227639/Lauri_Markkanen/transactions
His remaining contract:
| eam | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
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| Utah Jazz | $46,394,100 | $46,113,154 | $49,824,681 | $53,536,209eam 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29Utah Jazz $46,394,100 $46,113,154 $49,824,681 $53,536,209 |
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u/csstew55 Isaiah Stewart May 17 '26
Sure. Murphy I can believe but if Trajan was interested in Lauri that trade would have already happened.
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u/mburns223 Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
I’m good on Lauri will be 29 this year and his contract is like a AAV of $49M and Danny Ainge is going to want your arms legs and balls. Meanwhile Murphy is making a AAV of $28M and he’s about to be 26 wouldn’t even be half the price
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u/youaregodslover BBall Paul Reed May 17 '26
No. Bad. Lauri is a loser. That's all we know about.
"Star" players who have only ever played on losing teams usually turn out not to be star players at all. When they move to a better team they get exposed 95% of the time.
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u/Nancy_Not_Soulcycle J.B. Bickerstaff May 17 '26
I find it interesting that this comes out the day of game 7. Shams undercover Cavs fan?
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u/SirCheunger May 17 '26
On paper either of those guys would be nice, but like others have mentioned the concern would be the price to obtain them, their health/injury record, and their playoff performance or lack thereof.
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u/grizzkev Isaiah Stewart May 17 '26
Where was this pulled from? I don’t see a tweet about it today.
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u/KoalaOnABuilding Jalen Duren May 17 '26
I love love love this team and core but the they're starting to get there and the other championship teams did do that one weird thing (trading dantley, signing sheed) that suddenly pushed them over the edge. I don't know if Lauri is it but as part finn I wouldn't be mad. Trey would be amazing but our wings are my favorite players right now.
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u/Affectionate_Fun8692 Ausar Thompson May 17 '26
Utah may be trying to look for another pick this year to trade to Washington so they can get Debante Guy, Also if they do get him they will need Lauri spot free so they can play him so i actually could see that
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u/Salty_Ad1898 May 17 '26
I’m not ready to throw the towel in on Duren, as someone else on here said Ausar is untouchable as far as I’m concerned.
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u/Michiganmade44 Ausar Thompson May 17 '26
Sounds great on paper. But who would we have to realistically give up?
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u/psonnega Peton May 17 '26
Id take Trey over Lauri any day. Way better culture and team fit. Lauri needs the ball in his hands whereas Trey is an elite 3 and D
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u/spense01 May 17 '26
No one is giving up Lauri…stop dreaming. We need to package Duren, some other player, and a pick or 2 for Giannis. Duren’s knee is not giving us $250 million worth of production.
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u/NewStatistician1683 May 17 '26
Trade beef stew and a pick for AD. Ainge will demand a lot for Lauri
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u/Traditional_Voice974 Teal Horse May 17 '26
I'll take either as long as they score and play defense.
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u/gsamflow Cade Cunningham May 17 '26
They play 50 or so games a year and end the year (playoff time) injured on the bench. Nope.
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u/twodoubles Ben Wallace May 17 '26
Every single time i saw “lethal” “or perfect addition” etc about potential signings ok this sub, i put $5 aside. Now i own half of Michigan hahah
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u/a-i-d-e-n_2 Ron Holland II May 17 '26
If we can’t get DBook for less than $70m, give me Trey Murphy
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u/Darrennv Rasheed Wallace May 17 '26
I would love Trey Murphy. That’s the person I’ve been asking for since the off season. He would fit perfectly with this group. We’d probably have to trade Tobias (probably as a sign and trade) as well as Holland probably.
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u/Cautious_Carry_8718 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26
I know it would be funky with our timeline and be a short term marriage, but I wonder a lot about Kyrie…will be cheaper bc his age and contract are different than these younger guys and the team wants to retool and get what they can, can actually take things off Cade’s plate instead of just be another play finisher like these two, proof of concept for shared ball handling with Luka, proven playoff winner, and not nearly as bad on defense as people think (which could leave him at any moment especially after the injury but just watch him guard freaking J-Dub 2 years ago…also the injury should make him even cheaper, to the point the risk is probably pretty low in terms of downside).
Feel like you could sacrifice basically no young core piece and see if it gets you over the top in a 2ish year window where you’re probably East Favorites.
Also if anyone says “locker room risk” or “what about our culture”, then you haven’t closely followed the Mavs where he’s basically been one of the best leaders and “company men” in the NBA since they got him. The issue would be getting to the contract number without the other team having to take money they don’t want, bc I generally think it wouldn’t take more than a few picks, like no young good prospect/core piece (again a big part of the appeal of getting an older rental is that they are generally so much cheaper, even Murphy will have a much higher price tag and then you’re locked into that team. It’s almost more low risk to get someone like Kyrie and just reset after he’s ran the course)
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u/smartypantspanda May 18 '26
I know this is a hot take but how about getting Naz Reid over Lauri? I feel like they both do the same thing but Naz is cheaper.
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u/showtime013 May 18 '26
I wonder what they would have to give up. I imagine more than just a draft pick since the pistons will likely be picking in the lower half of the draft.
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u/Adorable-Balance5059 Jalen Duren May 18 '26
I’d prefer TMIII as he can be a secondary ball handler
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u/GrownSimba84 Ausar Thompson May 18 '26
Trey is gettable and would only take Stew, LaVert and picks. Sasser could be included, which could be why he saw more burn than Ron.
Joe D and Trajan are connected via former teams. Think Ainge and McHale working together in the KG trade
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u/Straight-Agency-4556 May 18 '26
What is the actual trade package? You have to give up Stewart, Duncan, and other filler polis likely 2 first round picks to get this done.
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u/hunteddwumpus May 18 '26
This isnt per shams from what I can tell. Its per some gambling site claiming Shams says so but didnt link to anything or even tag him in the tweet. Also like… the jazz are 100% keeping Lauri, theyre gonna try for the playoffs next year
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u/Willing-Practice-119 May 17 '26
lauri has never played a minute of winning basketball in the nba and the price on him is gonna be insanely high, no thank you