Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Scott41theMavs]

They traded a protected 1st and two 2nds.  Potentially three 2nds.  Is that deal a win in your book?  The Grizzlies decided they'd rather have Isiah Stewart than Aldama.  Do I have any reason to believe the Mavs are better evaluators of talent that the Grizzlies front office? 

I didn't see anyone wanting Morez Johnson drafted at 9 before the draft.  But everyone is happy with the pick after the draft. 

We'll find out when the season gets here.  I was agreeing with ChicagoJK that fans assume all moves are positives in the offseason, even if there is no evidence that's true.  If we weren't Mavs fans, we could easily say Burries is better than Morez and Stewart is better than Aldama.

I was down before the draft - here, on this board - as saying that I believed that Morez would be a reach at 9, but the singular reach pick I could get behind. 

I am cautiously optimistic.

As pointed out, it's not whether Stewart is better than Aldama. It's whether Stewart is better than Aldama and Tarik put together for the Mavs.