Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Mavs2021]

I think you hit on something that I’ve been trying to say but failed to convey. I would MUCH rather trade those good but maybe I’ll fitting vets for other good players. 
Trading Naji, PJ, Gafford, Klay, Kyrie, etc. for draft picks is absolutely no guarantee that you get a good player with that pick. It could just as easily set you back with a ‘bust’. 

I think that’s why I’ve been against any proposed Kyrie trade so far. The closest one that was tolerable was the unrealistic Minnesota one with Naz, Ayo, Divincenzo, ‘33 FRP coming back because you get 3 proven, really good players in the deal, plus the lottery ticket. 

Those are the type of trades I prefer for really any of the guys that are talked about here.

DiVincenzo will be 30 before he steps on a basketball court again after the worst basketall injury. The others turn 27 fairly soon. All three are proven to be 6th man type of players, one making 25M/year. We are already sorted with these type of players. This is like setting up for Dirk 2011-2018, when you needed a Giannis and you got a Parsons, Monte, Kaman, Jefferson, Nelson, Carter, Aminu etc.