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

[Winter]

I'm curious, if we don't move AD unless we get premium picks and don't end up moving him at all, what is your plan for rebuilding this team?  Every first the Mavs currently have will likely fall into your category of useless.  When they actually start owning their own picks Flagg will be in his prime and those will probably be "useless" as well.

Agree. Someone needs to paint me a picture. I don't fully understand "keeping AD." What happens in the summer? I haven't heard anyone wanting to extend him so what will we ask in return in a summer trade? Atlanta probably isn't our trade partner any more. Are we just imagining a better return from someone else? Who? What if AD gets injured this spring? He'll be older (bday March 11) with more miles on him. That's not helpful. It's all too vague for me, and I can't just "assume" a better return simply because I waited until summer.