01-09-2026, 03:51 PM
To me, "the Mavs getting fleeced" in an AD-to-Atl trade would be AD for expirings/non-useful players with no draft capital added. (Of course getting Nico-fleeced would be that deal with the Mavs being the ones sending back the draft capital) "The Mavs fleecing Atlanta would be AD + our junk salaries for expirings, OO, Risacher, and the Pels pick. Anything in between would be evaluated in terms of which of those two deals it more resembles.
I'm still nervous about the Mavs dealing AD before the deadline without a real GM, but if they deal with Atlanta and the return is closer to us fleecing them, that will give the new GM a good base to work with.
I'm still nervous about the Mavs dealing AD before the deadline without a real GM, but if they deal with Atlanta and the return is closer to us fleecing them, that will give the new GM a good base to work with.