Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[cow]

Would you take Duncan Robinson’s efficiency instead?  Gafford to LAC, Collins to DET and Robinson to DAL.  What else would we need?  I doubt firsts come with that, but seconds?

Ewww, no.

[Winter]

Would you take Duncan Robinson’s efficiency instead?  Gafford to LAC, Collins to DET and Robinson to DAL.  What else would we need?  I doubt firsts come with that, but seconds?

I appreciate you looking at what's possible within the confines of other teams. There have been a lot of posts with a "nothing has been done" attitude. But the facts are that there are limited partners, and we need a guard. The Front Office knows this. 

We don't need the perfect player. We just need to upgrade our current roster (or we need to upgrade future picks). At this point, I think Robinson and Mathurin both offer slightly different things - but Mathurin is 24 years old and Robinson is 32. So I'm going to go with the guy who is still in a "learning" window of time.

[mvossman]

Would you take Duncan Robinson’s efficiency instead?  Gafford to LAC, Collins to DET and Robinson to DAL.  What else would we need?  I doubt firsts come with that, but seconds?

I think the kind of player they should be targeting is Scoot. A young creator who is a distressed asset. He may not be available or too expensive but that is the direction I think they should be going.

[Scott41theMavs]

I think the kind of player they should be targeting is Scoot. A young creator who is a distressed asset. He may not be available or too expensive but that is the direction I think they should be going.

Winner winner chicken dinner. Or Wallace or Black. That list of three might very well be it. I mentioned Dejounte Murray the other day and got flamed, but then someone else asked about him. Should be fairly cheap in assets and quite the diamond in the rough if they get him. Wouldn’t mind Jrue either.

[SleepingHero]

I think the kind of player they should be targeting is Scoot. A young creator who is a distressed asset. He may not be available or too expensive but that is the direction I think they should be going.

But Scoot isn’t a creator either.

3.2apg last year, career 5apg to 3 turnovers per game.

barely above league average in AST% with an equally troubling TO%

He’s more of a “creator” than Mathurin, but Mathurin is better at almost everything else.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

Portland doesn't need a center so some kind of PJ for Scoot deal? or Naji for Scoot? Portland has Toumani Camara and Deni at the forward spots and not much else.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

But Scoot isn’t a creator either.

3.2apg last year, career 5apg to 3 turnovers per game.

barely above league average in AST% with an equally troubling TO%

He’s more of a “creator” than Mathurin, but Mathurin is better at almost everything else.

yea, but he's 21 and a PG.  i dont really like either player but Scoot seems like a better gamble for what we need long term. plus he's on the last year of his deal. I really dont want to give Mathurin a 4yr MLE contract.

[mvossman]

But Scoot isn’t a creator either.

3.2apg last year, career 5apg to 3 turnovers per game.

barely above league average in AST% with an equally troubling TO%

He’s more of a “creator” than Mathurin, but Mathurin is better at almost everything else.

His assist to turnover ratio is not ideal.  Part of the reason he is a distressed asset.  But he does have legit playmaking ability and he is only 22.

As for Mathurin being better at everything else, Scoot is a better 3 point shooter (better percentage and more volume) and a better defender in addition to being a better playmaker while being 2 years younger.

[Winter]

Considering the history, if Schmitz doesn't go after Scoot, there's a reason for it. Either he's not a player this FO wants to gamble on or he's simply not available.

[KillerLeft]

His assist to turnover ratio is not ideal.  Part of the reason he is a distressed asset.  But he does have legit playmaking ability and he is only 22.

As for Mathurin being better at everything else, Scoot is a better 3 point shooter (better percentage and more volume) and a better defender in addition to being a better playmaker while being 2 years younger.

I have no idea whether Henderson can take the next step if given a no-strings-attached, 20-minutes per chance to run the team. But, I'm confident Schmitz would have an opinion about that, and if he was into it, that's exactly the kind of upside risk they need to take and hit on to pull themselves into relevancy again. 

It could be that Henderson just isn't up to it, but it could also be that we haven't learned the PJ Washington lesson, still. Sometimes, it's the circumstances these guys have been stuck in that are holding them back. Sometimes, getting them to the right place in the right role is all that's needed.

[KillerLeft]

LeBron James will be making his free agent decision between the following six NBA teams, per @ShamsCharania - Cavaliers - Heat - Nuggets - Sixers - Timberwolves - Warriors

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This is the only news I needed today. I'm happy we got it so soon.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Portland doesn't need a center so some kind of PJ for Scoot deal?  or Naji for Scoot?  Portland has Toumani Camara and Deni at the forward spots and not much else.

If PJ is willing to come off the bench, I'm all for it.

[F Gump]

Would you take Duncan Robinson’s efficiency instead?  Gafford to LAC, Collins to DET and Robinson to DAL.  What else would we need?  I doubt firsts come with that, but seconds?

I'm with mvossman - I don't see how Mathurin is all that special to pursue (yet the salary he is demanding is relatively high).

Are we just landing on various "trade for the sake of a trade" ideas now? Not sure I see that much value in Robinson either. 

I think there are a LOT of skilled players on the roster. I'm fine with stopping at this point rather than spending assets to add salary that can clog the flexibility in future years, unless it's specifically a player who can actually create offense, and do so efficiently.

[Winter]

I think the guards are pretty thin. If Kyrie has an injury, it's all Max after that .... and then we rotate some combination of a guy on a two-way contract (Poulikidas), or a rookie in De Larrea, or maybe you put two 6-foot PGs out there. Or maybe Flagg. It's really kind of funky. It feels like we're missing another guard.

[Scott41theMavs]

I'm with mvossman - I don't see how Mathurin is all that special to pursue (yet the salary he is demanding is relatively high).

Are we just landing on various "trade for the sake of a trade" ideas now? Not sure I see that much value in Robinson either. 

I think there are a LOT of skilled players on the roster. I'm fine with stopping at this point rather than spending assets to add salary that can clog the flexibility in future years, unless it's specifically a player who can actually create offense, and do so efficiently.

I just want to say, “Wow, that’s a take.” And it’s more flooring given the respect merited by the person saying it.

I would say in response, depends on 1) how NBA ready Sergio turns out to be, and 2) whether Tarik comes over or not. To me, the answer on both needs to be affirmative for your take to have validity. The question you’re answering is not, of course, is this a contending roster, but rather, is this the best structured roster for Coop and our other young guys to flourish developmentally and set the table for the future. I think that, even if those two earlier qualifiers are yeses, the answer to that is still no, and believe they need to use the assets they have that don’t seem to fit the future competitive timeline (PJ, Gaff, Naji, and/or Klay - Martin is ballast, not capital) to bring in a diamond in the rough guy with creative potential - a Scoot, a Wallace, or a Black - to set up the timeline of Coop’s first competitive era.

[Scott41theMavs]

BTW, to me, the biggest question mark on Sergio is his atrocious handle. What’s going to determine whether he is ready for plus NBA minutes is if he can learn very quickly from Kai (since Shammgodd isn’t here anymore) to fix that -preferably prior to training camp.

[Scott41theMavs]

If PJ is willing to come off the bench, I'm all for it.

? What does PJ’s role on his new team have to do with anything?

[Winter]

BTW, to me, the biggest question mark on Sergio is his atrocious handle. What’s going to determine whether he is ready for plus NBA minutes is if he can learn very quickly from Kai (since Shammgodd isn’t here anymore) to fix that -preferably prior to training camp.

I'm just hoping the FO has a good take on DeLarrea. Of all the players we've acquired in the last two weeks, he's the only one I could see as possibly over-valued relative to where he was taken.

[F Gump]

I just want to say, “Wow, that’s a take.” And it’s more flooring given the respect merited by the person saying it.

I would say in response, depends on 1) how NBA ready Sergio turns out to be, and 2) whether Tarik comes over or not. To me, the answer on both needs to be affirmative for your take to have validity. The question you’re answering is not, of course, is this a contending roster, but rather, is this the best structured roster for Coop and our other young guys to flourish developmentally and set the table for the future. I think that, even if those two earlier qualifiers are yeses, the answer to that is still no, and believe they need to use the assets they have that don’t seem to fit the future competitive timeline (PJ, Gaff, Naji, and/or Klay - Martin is ballast, not capital) to bring in a diamond in the rough guy with creative potential - a Scoot, a Wallace, or a Black - to set up the timeline of Coop’s first competitive era.

I'm not sure whether you are trying to agree or not, but if you are trying to argue with what I said, you really aren't reading very closely.

The trade ideas being proposed that I spoke to were for Mathurin and Robinson. Fairly high salaries, and NOT players who are offensive engines for a team. I didn't (and don't) think that's a good move because I think those are just random skilled pieces, but don't address the area of need. The Mavs already have lots of skilled pieces.

I said they DO need "a player who can actually create offense, and do so efficiently". Of course players like Scoot or Black or Wallace would be desirable IF (but only if) they (1) can be that player AND (2) can be obtained. I'm kinda skeptical any of that is actually true

[KillerLeft]

I'm just hoping the FO has a good take on DeLarrea. Of all the players we've acquired in the last two weeks, he's the only one I could see as possibly over-valued relative to where he was taken.

He's a question mark for me, too. 

He obviously has a good basketball IQ and can pass well with either hand, even off the dribble. His shots go in. All good. 

But, his handle, quickness and ability to play with physicality are all suspect, at least in terms of projecting to the NBA level. I can see him finding a toehold in the Mavs rotation first as an off-ball, secondary creation type, and I'm confident he's smart and skilled enough for that right away, only...his shot is UGLY. Again, it has been going in, but...idk. I'm a little nervous. 

Excited to see how it goes, however.