Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Jason Terry]

Hmmm.  I guess I don't look at it that way.  In 2-3 years PJ, DJJ, Green and Gafford will all be in their primes.  Hardy and Omax will be approaching theirs.  In a couple of years we could trade expiring contracts and hoarded picks for a legit high level two way wing, and at some point Kyrie transitions to 6th man.  I see a possible future where this team does not look that different in three years other than the big acquisition.

I think it’s somewhere in the middle of what you and Dan are suggesting 

I see the window as exactly 2 more years. Summer of 2026 we have huge cap space. Kyrie(PO), PJ, Gafford, Maxi, Powell are all FA’s. Lively and O-Max are entering the final year of their rookie deals. Luka is on the last year of his cheap max and extending. The only real money is Green’s expiring deal. It’s the perfect time to make big moves and it’s why I’m cool with trading 2025 but not 2031. 

DJJ at 2/24 would fit neatly with the rest of our contracts

End result 2 years from now i think will be something like: 

Luka, Lively, maybe Omax as the  young core

PJ is extended 

Gafford and Jones Jr walk

Maxi enters his JJ phase and starts taking minimums

Powell retires after we win the championship 

Green and Hardy both traded 

Kyrie moves to more of a 6th man 

So i see 5 maybe 6 players from this team being here for the next iteration of the Luka Era Mavs