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

[MaxiThreeba]

Add something else, perhaps DP, and then add another team to absorb some of the salary from DAL, because that deal's not CBA legal.

Off-loading some DAL salary to team 3 is part of what BOS will want out of the deal (not just swapping equal salary for salary). DAL should get a pick or 2 too, sending talent to one team AND providing cap help to another, maybe 1 FRP from each team (and 2025 picks don't work because DAL will be really tight against A2 after a 4-for-1).

Mavs Out: Klay, Hardy, Martin, Powell
Mavs In: Jrue and two FRP

Rockets Out: Landale, Williams, 2nds (if they have any left)
Rockets In: Martin

Celtics Out: Jrue and two FRP
Celtics In: Klay, Powell, Williams

Nets Out: Disappearing 2nd
Nets In: Hardy, Landale, 2nds

Martin to the Rockets popped into my head as a replacement for Brooks (I think they are going to trade Whitmore)

Celtics get big financial relief and Klay can take some wing minutes.

Nets get a free look at Hardy and get tipped for their trouble. 

Mavs take on Jrue and extract two FRPs for the pleasure of that contract. 

I think this is legal but my CBA brain is about 3% the size of yours.