(11-12-2025, 11:56 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: What I find so over the top hilarious right about now is that if the Mavs had just admitted they needed to trade one of the bigs (would've been so easy to move Gafford productively) this summer for an impactful ball-handler, we/they might not even be in this situation.
Like...it isn't as bad as it has looked. They just can't play offense, even passably. But, that's not because the pieces suck, it's because they don't fit together in any sort of logical way.
But from here, I am confronted more and more with the reality that AD, Thompson and (I think) Kyrie all need to go.
I might even include the next age bracket down in the exodus (PJW, Gafford, Marshall, etc). I wouldn't be looking to move those guys with any urgency, really, but I'd damn sure be listening to offers.
It makes a lot more sense to only cash in AD and Klay, in case Flagg is that dude. We were in the NBA finals with Luka, Kyrie, Jones, Washington, Lively.
Now don´t get me wrong Lavine, Christie, Russell and DeRozan are nowhere near Luka, but in combination with an improving Flagg (and two lottery picks) that should be a 45 win team. Why waste away in 20 win seasons, when you don´t own your pick anyway and your fanbase wants to burn down the arena.