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

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An edit to make it "workable" from Mavs POV ....

LAL gets Klay, Gafford, Naji, Martin and OMax AND HARDY AND POWELL
for
DAL gets Lebron AND 2031 FRP

7-for-1. If LAL figures out how to offload some of Mavs' outgoing to team 3, Mavs do have enough cap space to refill empty spaces.

Mavs are left with:
Lively
AD
PJW
Flagg
Max
Kyrie
B Will
(and LBJ incoming)

Fill roster with merry minimums. (Plan B: can have MLE if only have 14 players, in which case the cushion under A2 is ~1M).

Would you dare? LAL obviously likes it and begs you to do it.

After the initial deal I did, I came up with a separate Hardy and Christie to the Nets for their 2026 2nd (should be #31) and 2-3 additional future 2nds.

This would get the Mavs to below the 1st Apron and give them the full $15.6 MLE.  They could go all in on Championship or bust and break it up with Paul/D-Lo, Horford, Kai Jones and something else or try and get somebody big for the full enchilada.