2026 NBA draft thread

[Scott41theMavs]

I remember the Brooklyn story. I also remember his injury history. A 34 year old guard returning from an ACL tear.
And I am glad that I am not going to be as disappointed as others. KP, AD...it's hard to find a big trade where this board didn't overrate the value of Mavs player x/y/z.

Re: trading Kyrie: I don't know that anyone here wants to "get rid of him." He's become a great citizen and locker room presence, and if he's even 80% of what he was pre-injury, he'll be a great catalyst for Cooper and perhaps our draft pick(s) to play better and grow. It's about opportunity. I don't think even FGump would turn down the offer presented above, if, as Rasheed suggested, we get our '27 pick back too. Three 1st rounders + cap relief? Duh. But no way that's offered or entertained.

Barring some other team being abjectly stupid like that (and it is Charlotte, after all), I think the best thing is 1) to have him on team through the first part of the season so that he can a) recruit free agents (who you probably won't be able to get if you don't have him) and b) get the team started on a winning path, then 2) see what you can get for him at the TDL. If it's not worth his value to us, then no.

The phenomenon you named - overestimating the trade value of our players - has to do with their value to us. If trading player x makes us better, then trade them. If not, then keep them. The question isn't really "Should we trade player x binarily speaking (unless, of course, his name is AD, lol)," but rather "Should we trade player x if abc is the return."