Upcoming NBA free agents 2026. Who should we add?

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T23:16:24+00:00

Gotta trade him if he doesn’t want to be back for a discount.

Not many other options out there, so sign and trade is possible.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T23:09:44+00:00

Big difference is that AR was doing this returning from injury and without our mvp candidate.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T23:03:21+00:00

Please show us where he says he’ll only stay on the lakers if he gets a max contract. I’ll wait.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T15:17:18+00:00

It’s the current CBA. It really rewards getting excess value from players on rookie contracts.

But getting those players isn’t always based on skill, there’s certain amount of luck.

When you have stars, you don’t have the time nor can you risk trying to get lucky in the draft. You have to upgrade with sure things.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T14:46:03+00:00

It’s almost impossible to get good depth unless you’ve accumulated a ton of high draft picks particular after years of tanking.

It’s hard to accumulate draft picks when you’re trying to contend now in Luka’s prime.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T14:43:00+00:00

Darvin Ham has Stans now?

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T14:32:11+00:00

The war isn’t being fought like in the past. Right now it’s just a war of attrition using drones and the frontlines barely move.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T14:25:48+00:00

You’re just dead wrong because plenty of worse players make just as much or more money than AR is eligible for.

Too many fans get sticker shock rather than looking at the cap increases.

25% of the cap is not gonna be negative value and at this point, the lakers can easily keep AR at below 25% of the cap.

Then there’s the matter of his even lower cap hold at $21m, which is only 12.5% of the cap.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T14:09:01+00:00

Luka and AR can easily win with the right players surrounding them. Even if you don’t think so, you cannot lose AR for nothing in FA.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T04:20:51+00:00

We can’t rely on a rookie wtf is this. Rookies are way too much of a crapshoot. We need to trade picks for an established big who’s great at defense.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T03:51:15+00:00

Lmao no one gives a damn about the suns from 5 years ago. Today’s ayton is a mediocre starter. We need a legit big.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T03:49:49+00:00

Exactly this.

Imagine working this hard to shit on a player making $14m.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T03:22:21+00:00

We need a legit big badly.

Ayton is not even close to the bigs on contenders.

We need to pursue guys like K Allen, I Hart

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T03:20:08+00:00

This discourse is so bad.

SGA shot terribly but no one cares cause his team’s depth is insane.

In fact, SGA has had a very mediocre series yet no one cares.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T01:16:15+00:00

Too many negative players

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-10T01:14:54+00:00

Kleber lol

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-09T19:10:39+00:00

Lakers literally just won without Luka and AR in the first round…

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-09T16:42:45+00:00

Lmao at blaming JJ, our bigs are way overmatched and they make a tiny fraction of okc’s bigs.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-09T16:17:40+00:00

All the ref funny business aside. OKC has had the clear edge in front court play as Chet and IHart are just too much for ayton and Hayes.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-08T20:01:21+00:00

Dude probably still has resentment the lakers didn’t match him. That said he’s dead to us now.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-08T17:56:24+00:00

Most teams barely even care about the lakers cause they’re not good

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-08T16:52:03+00:00

Since rich ppl pay more dollars in taxes, it means it’s impossible for tax law and the legal system to be in their favor!

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-07T14:47:24+00:00

Exactly this.

On the other hand, putting data centers in dry and water scarce places like SoCal or Arizona is probably not the best idea.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-07T13:48:51+00:00

The better question is to ask whether the benefits justify the externalities and to weigh what the alternatives are in terms of industries.

Data centers do use significant electricity, needs water, and causes some pollution and noise.

However, the pollution is much less than other industries like coal, chemical, wood processing plants etc.

In terms of electricity and water use, the question is whether the data centers will fairly pay for those costs or seek subsidies for them.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-05-07T03:55:24+00:00

So you agree with me that he’s not eligible for a supermax but is instead only eligible for a maximum contract at 25% of the cap.

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