(12-09-2025, 06:56 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: For those who care about the financial side of things, AD/Martin/Hardy for Harris/Stewart/Ivey leaves both teams about a million under the tax.

(12-09-2025, 07:13 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Agreed.  Shot is non-existent.  D is very good.  He has the 5th most minutes of any Detroit player so far this season.  He further crowds the forward position, so Naji might need to be outgoing in such a deal.

(12-09-2025, 11:38 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: I'd want from Detroit:

Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, Jaden Ivey, Ron Holland, 2027 1st unprotected, 2028 swap, 2029 1st unprotected

for

AD, Martin, Hardy and Exum

This trade makes them the overwhelming East favorite. This is my baseline if I'm Dallas because let's be honest about the return:
Ivey - a young, very injury prone player with upside
Stewart - a solid rotational big
Holland - a former top pick who is unproven
Harris - expiring salary dump
The draft picks are most likely in the mid-20s

I don't think this is a big ask relative to where it puts Detroit

And I position the picks exactly this way because I don't want this season's glorified 2nd round pick. Plus, by staggering them like this, the 2028 OKC swap essentially just becomes another Detroit pick in consecutive drafts.

(12-10-2025, 02:49 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: @MikeACurtis2
Cooper Flagg was asked about his alma mater Duke winning the ACC title. I followed up & asked if he had an NFL team:

"I was a Patriots fan growing up just 'cause that's the closest one to Maine, but I'm not a huge football fan in general."

No Cowboys?

"I'm a Cowboys fan now."

(12-10-2025, 12:00 PM)Smitty Wrote: @ShamsCharania
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending right foot procedure to address lingering discomfort, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon. Lively, who played 7 games this season, is expected to make a full recovery.

(12-10-2025, 12:00 PM)Smitty Wrote: @ShamsCharania
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending right foot procedure to address lingering discomfort, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon. Lively, who played 7 games this season, is expected to make a full recovery.

(12-10-2025, 12:00 PM)Smitty Wrote: @ShamsCharania
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II will undergo season-ending right foot procedure to address lingering discomfort, sources tell me and Tim MacMahon. Lively, who played 7 games this season, is expected to make a full recovery.

(12-10-2025, 12:06 PM)Winter Wrote: I hope its a "full" recovery.

If we trade Gafford and AD, we might be looking at extended minutes for Cisse. Either that, or Dwight Powell has a marvelous ending to his career.

(12-10-2025, 12:32 PM)mvossman Wrote: Decent chance we get a center in an AD trade (Stewart from Detroit or Okongwu from Atlanta).

(12-10-2025, 05:30 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: That's like stealing. No way I do that trade if I'm Detroit. Giving up two 1st's, Beef Stew, Ivey, Holland, and Harris? For basically just AD. Martin, Hardy and Exum are nothing special. You are overrating those players. I don't think they need AD personally. They already are a good young team, and AD wouldn’t make them a title contender. You can't trust his reliability, his age and he makes too much money. They're not trading Stewart, he's tough and plays good D and is a very important core of the team.

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