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

[Mavs2021]

Sexton has been shooting nearly 50/40/90 on the Jazz. He was a net positive player in all three years in Utah. He makes just $18M a year. He is in the final year of his contract, therefore I assume Gafford/Hardy should suffice for a good negotiator; with Ainge then re-directing Gafford to the Lakers for his desired 1st round pick. Sexton will also be in the final year of his contract, so he´ll play hard. He´s surprisingly only 26 years, too. Nothing indicates he´s losing player except being on poor/mediocre teams. Heck Utah didn´t even want to win. They could have been much better, if not for the tank jobs. But then yeah he´s a losing player just like Washington and Gafford before him. Besides Flagg/Washington/AD/Lively is supposed to be the best defensive four outside of Boston and OKC, so the Mavs can´t handle one below average defender? Not buying it.

I´m confused why Brandon Williams at the same age going 8/2/2 shooting 52/40/83 fills you with so much more confidence considering that the Mavs WON four games (GS, Orlando, Detroit, Sacramento) in which Williams played more than 10 minutes and the opponent was not actively trying to LOSE the game. He´s played three games in his career with 30+ minutes and the Mavs lost all three games pretty decisively. Maybe you are right and he´ll turn out to be the starting PG on a winning team, but that would be one hell of a gamble to ask him to hold down the fort.

Guess it would still be better than the BS Nico will surely come up with, cause at least you don´t make it worse.