Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[F Gump]

Amid all the speculation, NBA insider Marc Stein spoke about what he anticipates the Mavericks will do as the offseason remains in full swing, per Bleacher Report. Essentially, Stein expects the Mavericks to be open to trading Thompson, and that would be their starting point. “To this point as much has been relayed to me is the Mavs preference would be a trade, Stein said. “I think it’s still early enough in the summer that if you’re the Mavs you would exhaust those options first, but there’s stuff we have to keep an eye on it.”

Clutch Points

I have to think that once the price is too high for players like Watson and Kuminga (in assets, salary, or both), then teams get interested in someone like Klay at a lower price point, and the Mavs have the opportunity to gain some good assets. But they don't have to trade him, which works to their advantage in negotiations.