Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Scott41theMavs]

My issues with trading Kyrie are 1) he brings a lot of value to the court for the Mavs for the coming year for Masai's "We're winning in Dallas" agenda, and 2) his value is distressed until teams see how he plays. Some have talked of the risk of his value going down even further if he looks like crap. He won't look like crap. So the solitary reason to trade Kyrie now is if a first rounder in this year's draft is included. The package would have to be:
1) A pick in the 1-8 range;
2) A pick in the 10-18 range along with a 27-or-younger contention-level rotation player (plus expirings);
3) A pick in the 18-29 range along with 2 27-or-younger contention rotation players, with one of them being a contention-level starter.
If one of teams linked to Kyrie can pony that up, sure, do a deal. Otherwise, wait and see what is offered at the deadline.