Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[F Gump]

The Mavericks, as we've been writing since mid-June, have consistently swatted away trade interest this offseason in nine-times-an-All-Star guard Kyrie Irving. Rival teams, however, continue to wonder aloud about how firmly Dallas will stick to that stance once the season begins and the next in-season trade deadline on Feb. 11 gradually approaches.

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I sure hope they keep him. Players who can score and create and handle the ball and do so at an efficient level are really hard to get. Not so long ago they had 3 at once (Luka, Brunson, and Dinwiddie) and frittered it all away. Ugh. Then they had both Luka and Kyrie. Not anymore. Need to keep the focus on keeping and building around those who can do things so many others can't. 

Now it's Kyrie. And maybe DeLarrea can fill a slot. But they need another if they can find one (not less).

Sometimes you can find this player with a lesser draft pick. That's a path for later on. But bringing in 2-ways to try to find a guy who can work his way into this is an avenue. It feels odd to me that as deep as the Mavs are with their F/wing players, their 2-ways are all in that category as well, with no C or PG prospects at all. I can understand the C position if they feel like Aldama, Morez, and maybe even PJ can provide some minutes if needed, but it's hard to understand what they are doing with PG.