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

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My hope is that the reason O-Max is being mentioned as the guy they'd like to move for air in order to sign Exum (a move I'd like) is that he, rather than Powell and/or especially Hardy, who has significant money on the books still, can be moved without including a 2nd round pick or two. I'm bracing myself for the "sky is falling" folks to have a conniption fit if draft capital is included, but on the other hand, if Harrison can pull it off without giving up a pick (doubtful) I'll officially think he has had a pretty good off season.

There's reason to hope, too, imo, because O-Max had many suitors on his draft night and is still on the rookie contract. The Mavs have AD, PJW, Flagg and Naji Marshall, but a team looking for that uber-long forward type of guy that can be hard to find might be pretty interested in a one-year audition for O-Max.

I STILL can't believe they want to pay Gafford low-end starting center money to be the team's THIRD BEST center, but other than that I will have very little to complain about depending on how that Exum path plays out. People are down on Martin, and while I wouldn't mind seeing him go in order to move forward, I actually think HE is a deep bench piece here that could be a factor in games, unlike Powell or Kai Jones, since they're apparently keeping Gafford.