Trade & FA 2024-25:

[Smitty]

If you told me you were from the future and you KNEW the Mavs were going to make a trade this season, I'd guess that it was about the future cap more than the current roster. Kyrie has a player option this summer - he's going to get paid. They have the Grimes thing to deal with this summer, also. Gafford, Kleber and PJW all have contractual question marks coming in the near future, and all of this lives in the shadow of the coming Luka contract extension, which will be CRAZY.

Spot on. We argue about 9-12 and who's at what spot in the rotation - but having 17M tied up in and injured Maxi and an underperforming Hardy next year, who are in that category, I can see the Mavs needing to get their money off the books. Next year's 14M Gafford luxury might be something to keep an eye on also.