02-26-2026, 10:48 AM
I've been thinking about future team improvements and how important it is/will be to have a competent, empowered management team on board ASAP...
(sorry if this rambles a bit, it was stream of conscious writing)
So, we're all on tank watch for the rest of the season (although I admit pleasure when our boys win, even if it's against the Nets and doesn't help build L's). Which should then have us holding our collective breaths for the actual lottery draw on May 10th. Followed by spirited discussions and disagreements about who to draft or who to trade it to up to the actual draft on June 24th. Which then means turning attention to the FA market that opens July 1st.
Thinking about the last part...
Am I correct in thinking that trades are available once both teams are finished playing for the year? For example, DAL and MEM could make a trade once the regular season is complete. Or Dal and a team trying to get their payroll down before June 30th? In other words, the deal making can start, with a few caveats, once both teams are done playing.
Also, some of you guys are waaaay more knowledgeable about the rest of the NBA. Who are some key names we should be watching over the next few months as possible additions to the CF-led Mavs? Where are the glaring needs?
We keep talking about needing a point guard, although I think we address that need if we pick anywhere from 3 to 8. (1 & 2 have to be Dybantsa and Boozer, regardless of need.) We have potential solutions at the 5 with Lively/Gaff/Bagley. Wings are CF, Naji, PJ, Christie, Martin and (maybe) Middleton. Kyrie will be back and BWill has earned another contract (IMO), so some depth at 1/2 may be needed.
TBH, I look at some of the available UFAs and I wonder if they are actual improvements over the current roster or just fresh faces equating to new hope. I don't spend much time on RFAs since they often tie up resources for too long while the market dries up around you.
Could some of the needs get addressed via pre-draft trades?
(sorry if this rambles a bit, it was stream of conscious writing)
So, we're all on tank watch for the rest of the season (although I admit pleasure when our boys win, even if it's against the Nets and doesn't help build L's). Which should then have us holding our collective breaths for the actual lottery draw on May 10th. Followed by spirited discussions and disagreements about who to draft or who to trade it to up to the actual draft on June 24th. Which then means turning attention to the FA market that opens July 1st.
Thinking about the last part...
Am I correct in thinking that trades are available once both teams are finished playing for the year? For example, DAL and MEM could make a trade once the regular season is complete. Or Dal and a team trying to get their payroll down before June 30th? In other words, the deal making can start, with a few caveats, once both teams are done playing.
Also, some of you guys are waaaay more knowledgeable about the rest of the NBA. Who are some key names we should be watching over the next few months as possible additions to the CF-led Mavs? Where are the glaring needs?
We keep talking about needing a point guard, although I think we address that need if we pick anywhere from 3 to 8. (1 & 2 have to be Dybantsa and Boozer, regardless of need.) We have potential solutions at the 5 with Lively/Gaff/Bagley. Wings are CF, Naji, PJ, Christie, Martin and (maybe) Middleton. Kyrie will be back and BWill has earned another contract (IMO), so some depth at 1/2 may be needed.
TBH, I look at some of the available UFAs and I wonder if they are actual improvements over the current roster or just fresh faces equating to new hope. I don't spend much time on RFAs since they often tie up resources for too long while the market dries up around you.
Could some of the needs get addressed via pre-draft trades?