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

[KillerLeft]

I'm trying to learn the lesson at the start of the Luka era. There is NO reason to rush. 

Mavs paid a FRP to get Luka. Well worth. 6 months later they paid 2 FRPs (with the most inane protections that handicapped them for years), for a guy that did not really fit with Luka (and didn't want to fit with Luka). 

I want to be patient with Flagg. No rush. Not trying to ship out real good guys for pennies on the dollar to fix a perceived weakness or positional issue.

Totally agree (especially about back then). 

But on the other hand, the team is really close to being excellent right now. I'd be tempted to fight for more, but they seem content to limit their thinking to locking everyone up in a sustainable way and then work around the margins a little. It's definitely a safe approach to the summer, but I don't know if I expect much this season in the way of competing.