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

[Reunion Mav]

Agreed. This is a player with value in a vacuum. It’s an important reminder that turning money into no money is tougher to do than we think. Pretty sobering when you think of what the Mavs have ahead of them with O-Max, Powell, Hardy, whomever they’ll try to move to find room for Exum. It’s not even whether or not players are wanted, it’s literally taking on money without sending money out. Teams just don’t want to do that, and the ones who are willing to do it expect a nice sweetener.

It’s a good thing our players don’t cost all that much. I’m guessing nearly every team has salaries they would rather not pay. Our situation probably doesn’t rank in the top half in terms of severity. Some teams are paying starter money they want out from under.