MAVS NEWS:

[Winter]

I appreciate the back and forth of whether AD stays or goes, but....

I really don't think any Maverick's fan has clear idea to what AD's actual value will be at the TDL. We can make assumptions based on what he cost us, but we really don't know what team would seriously want him. In fact, I'm not sure it will even be known what his value is until another team begins to seriously negotiate with the Mavericks. This organization has to start with what THEY think his value is, and then see if other clubs can get close to that point. We don't know what the Mavericks would accept. How many picks? What type of player? How good is the player? What are the contracts like going forward? What's the financail future if we keep him? This is pretty murky stuff - a lot murkier than other trade deadlines.

There's reason to be pessimitic because there doesn't appear to be a lot of dance partners. But usually around the TDL, at least one appears. It's just hard to imagine that there's one out there that we're going to like as fans.

And of course, we don't even know who the Mavericks GM will be.