08-27-2025, 09:41 AM
(08-26-2025, 05:01 PM)Dahlsim Wrote: You suggested Nico would never trade them if they were still in the window. Maybe not but my point is he could trade them or even it Nico were gone the Mavs could still have tradeable veterans at some level in the next few years if they need the flexibility to make a change. For example if you trade an AD or a Kyrie the returning player doesn't have be purely better than the one you send out, they could be simply a better fit at the time.
I have resigned myself to the likelihood that Nico will be here for the duration of the first window, but dreams can come true.
I am struggling to see Kyrie traded for fit. Given the Mavs desperate need for creation and how good that relationship has been, its hard to see another team value more (or even as much) as the Mavs do.
I could see AD being traded for fit. But now you get into the logistics of traded a 60+ million contract for a 32+ year old player. I think it will be really hard to find a match that works for both teams.
I tried to do a thought experiment where something like this could possibly happen. The best I could come up with is maybe things go poorly this season and Nico gets fired. Maybe AD plays well but its clear the fit is not there with all of the other frontcourt players. Maybe Mavs and Boston work something like AD for White + Simmons + assets? But I don't know how you make that work. If you do at the TDL, Boston would have to add at least one more salary meaning that Mavs would have to clear two roster spots. Its just really hard to make something like this work.