Trade & FA 2024-25:

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Agreed 100%.  I'm actually a little bummed.  The idea of salary dumping THJ to only sign DJJ as your offseason plan is at best a lateral move only if Hardy (or Grimes or Green) make a quantum leap next year.  If one of them doesn't, it's a step back for the team as a whole.  This thing still needs a true #3, reliable scoring option.  I continue to be impressed with Nico, so I'm hopeful he's got something else up his sleeve.
 
I appreciate THJ and wish him well.  I was at the MLK Day game where he and Kyrie went for 40 each.  That THJ would have made such a difference in the playoffs.  That is why, in the moment, the Mavs are worse off.

I think the focus of this offseaon was to move off Hardaway without giving up our main assets.  jones has his faults but his defense was so important to our run.   The other thing Nico is counting on is internal development:  PJ better shooting, both Hardy and Omax progressing, Green improving on defense etc.

The Mavs have picked up an interesting piece in Grimes too.  More
Importantly, they kept their main assets and now they can move on the right move….or more likely be patient and wait for the right move.