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

[Winter]

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.

You almost have to do something with Omax. He'll never see the court with this group. And bundling him with Hardy, Martin, or Powell would pretty much be ideal to squeeze in another guard.