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

[KillerLeft]

Personally I don't care if the Mavs do anything or not.    My biggest concern is making the playin and then winning the playin game.   Although seeing this team recently made me think this is probably not realistic even if AD is healthy.   I think the Mavs should give it time.    Keep saying you are in no rush but keep the conversation going.   Maybe ATL wants a bargain.    If AD stays healthy (I know that is a risk) there will be more deals that come up this offseason.

At this point, I'd be shocked if a DAL/ATL deal doesn't happen, and pretty soon.

I mean, ATL has been shopping Young for a couple of years now. They've held onto him this long, presumably because they didn't like the offers they were getting, and I doubt they were significantly worse offers than a simple, straight salary dump, which is what this trade was. They salary dumped a guy many of their fans believe is a top 10, maybe even top 5 Hawk of all time. I honestly don't think they do that, and this far in advance of the deadline no less, without having a desire to do something with the flexibility this trade gives them. Given how the rumors have been shaking out this month, it's pretty hard for me to believe this trade happened just because.