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

[SleepingHero]

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.

I do think this is relative. Niang is making the most out of all the players you've listed there by quite a bit more. 

Powell's deal is essentially a little higher than a vet min deal (3.3 vs. 4mil). OMax is on a rookie scale and costs cheaper than most vets anyways (2.8 vs. 3.3). 

Hardy sticks out like a sore thumb, but I'd wager his potential upside is still enough for some team to want to at least take a swing.