Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[KillerLeft]

 I imagine Dumont doesn't want to be paying luxury tax fines for a team that isn't any good.  So in that sense, Trae might be a non starter for the Mavs.

100% this, and the logic of it goes beyond simple cheapness, imho. I think it's the right move to lower salary (and steer away from punitive rules) in any type of AD trade scenario. I imagine this is one of the primary motivators in shopping AD in the first place.