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

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If we can get a few 2nd rd picks back trading multiple bench players then I would want to trade Gafford instead of PJ simply because I think the contract he would want is going to be too much money and a 2nd round center could develop into something more useful especially on Coopers timeline and potentially we snag one that looks good this year. An extension at a reasonable number should be offered but if not accepted then the mavs could and should trade him near the TDL to let teams see that he is healthy enough to be worth what we will want. Also I would do that trade towards the TDL just in case Lively got hurt again. If we can do it sooner and get a pick and use it to add a rookie center to replace him and maybe draft Ryan Nembhard in the 2nd I would say we did better than most if we acquired a useful younger VET PG in that trade

Powell Hardy Martin and maybe Omax are guys we can move to improve our draft assets and or get a vet PG back so I would definitely want to get some of them moved. Omax is so cheap you might need to keep him because any replacement will be more costly. I also think Kai Jones should get resigned.