Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[KillerLeft]

It certainly changes the perceived worth of a late FRP. And Gafford/PJ are worth WAY WAY more than any of those. Even multiple. I'd wager Gafford could probably fetch a top 12 pick truthfully.

I agree with your assessment of the players' worth relative to late 1sts TO THE MAVS. I think you're probably right about the league in general valuing those picks less, too, if this trend continues. 

This is why any roster building idea for this summer that doesn't intend for the team to be BETTER as a result is bonkers. The picks the Mavs would need to add real talent over the next 5-6 years would all be going to different teams (or most of them) and the future picks they'd get for guys like Gafford, PJW and even AD are likely to be very underwhelming when those drafts arrive. 

I'm all for making trades, but they need to be about making this year's team better, and HOPEFULLY better positioned moving forward into future seasons.