Storylines before free agency starts and the trades start coming..
- Kyrie likely gone, looking to play for the Lakers.. Might opt out and sign for much, much less as teams won't offer him the max he's looking for on a long term deal due to obvious risks
- KD likely to ask for a trade if Kyrie walks..
- Miles Bridges wants the max, Hornets won't give it to him. He'll test free agency. May still stay with the Hornets
- Dejounte on the market. Hawks leading the pursuit
- Donovan Mitchell still wants out
- Gobert likely on the move too
- Ayton unlikely to get the max from the Suns.. Will test the market
- John Wall to get bought out.. Clippers and Lakers (if they don't get Kyrie) likely options..
- No one is bailing the Lakers out with a Westbrook trade..
- Capela and/or Collins maybe on the move from the Hawks
- Beal likely to re-sign with the Wizards on a max contract
- Spurs looking to rebuild and acquire picks for the 23 draft..
- Philly likely to extend Harden and get PJ Tucker.. Morey all in on trying to put his Houston team back together..
- Kyrie is a walking disaster. The idea of him might be extremely tempting but I think he makes championship level teams worse. If Lakers move Russ to pursue him, I don't believe they get better. I think Lakers should just go one more year of Russ and restart next season. Their issue for me was always defense and rebounding. Make adjustments there, see what happens, then re-set next season.
- Miami interested in KD but they would have to give up Herro and a first round pick in a trade - I think they should definitely do it. This is Miami's window right now.
- Ayton to Pistons is the lasts rumor I saw which makes sense as Pistons have cap space and Ayton is not a winning C.
- Hawks should NOT move Capella.
- Beal will sign the max with Wizards.
- That Philly team looks so bad. If they run it back with PJ, they gotta figure out a way to move Tobias and probably need a new coach. I really don't rate Morey as a GM at all.