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Hoops Rumors Live Chat: 4/13/2026
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Luke Adams
3:54
Depends how far up/down we're talking, but the price would be hiiiigh. The two deals that immediately come to mind are the Sixers trading up to No. 1 in 2017 and the Mavs trading up to No. 3 a year later. In both cases, it took a valuable first-round pick likely to become a lottery selection to move up just two spots.
Keith
3:54
Do you think Leonard will be traded by the Clippers this off season, and go into total rebuild?
Luke Adams
3:56
I consider that to be a real possibility, but it may also hinge on whether or not they get that Pacers first-rounder. Having the No. 5 or 6 pick in this year's draft would make it a whole lot easier to launch a rebuild than if they don't have a first-rounder at all.
Shane
3:56
Speaking of the Bulls, is there any names that might be thrown out there for their front office spots?
Luke Adams
3:58
A few names have surfaced in the past week (see here and here). Given the ownership situation in Chicago, I wouldn't expect a Bob Myers-type hire there. Probably looking at a highly regarded assistant GM or maybe an agent making the move to the front office (Austin Brown has been mentioned a couple times as a possibility).
arcman
3:58
With all the injuries this year could be due to the crazy schedule of the in season tournaent. Will the NBA do a better job of the schedule next year with not so many back to back and move the tournament up to start the season instead of the middle of the season?
Luke Adams
4:01
The schedule is definitely something the NBA should consider tweaking, but I haven't really gotten the sense that there's any momentum toward that happening for next season. The league seems more focused on trying to fix its tanking problem (some might argue that they're connected!).

I kind of wonder if we may not see any major changes to the in-season tournament until new expansion teams enter the league, since there will be more format options available with 32 teams in the mix, and the NBA may want to make a change in the meantime that only lasts a couple years.
Appreciate all the great questions this week. Enjoy the play-in tournament and the start of round one and we'll do this again next Monday afternoon!
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