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

[KillerLeft]

Given that they are pushing for Risacher and the NOP pick, it seems unlikely they will settle for that crap return that Rick Paul liked.

I don't think there's any way they take a deal like that. I know some are so down on AD that they would, push come to shove, and I get it - for some, the conversation starts and ends with "he's always going to be hurt," and it's tough to convince someone whose opinion has reached that point that keeping Davis is even a viable option, but it would be for me, and I get the sense (could be wrong) that it is for the Mavs, too. 

That's a good thing, whether it's the right move or not, because it does give the Mavs a little more leverage, imho. If you're truly willing to maintain the status quo into the summer, or even into next season, then you won't make any terrible deals, and teams will figure that out. They either really want to trade for AD, or they don't. 

I don't really know what's true in terms of what the Mavs want to get out of any kind of ATL negotiations. There are a lot of variations on the rumors. But, I have gotten the sense that they're reaching for a lot, and that's encouraging for me, tbh.