(12-27-2025, 09:13 PM)Winter Wrote: The best thing was can say about any of this is that there are at least three teams interested in aquiring AD.
It may be that none of them can put a good offer on the table, but the fact that there are multiple interests is promising. I doubt it lives up to what many people want, but I suspect the value will be accurately determined with this much interest.
Great point. Competition raises bids. (And it also tends to assure the bidders that they are smart if they can get him - motivating them to try harder.) If competition is lacking in trying to obtain the player, and if you act out of fear he will lose value if you wait, that's when you get screwed. (See Doncic, L.)
The fear being expressed by others here that the Mavs are in danger of not being able to trade AD for anything of value, if they don't hurry and act quickly, feels panicky. But factually, teams want him. And while we've heard of 3-4, likely MORE will enter the discussion by the TDL or the summer. There may already be others we know nothing about.
Why? It's about supply-and-demand. If you read the discussions re other teams, many teams are desperate for bigs who can rebound at a high rate, defend and block shots, and score. We can't rebound. We can't defend. We have no rim protection. Our big can't score. That refrain is everywhere. AD is one of the rarities that does all of that at a superior level, all solved by ONE single player. And GMs tend to focus on a player's upside potential (especially if they have seen it in lots and lots of games), and how it will fix their needs, rather than focus on the flaws.
I would be in no hurry until I got a really strong price. The market will come to us. No need to chase it.
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