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

[omahen]

Perhaps, but it's just as likely the focus on R was just another way of saying they didn't want Trae. Once Trae is out of the equation, R - in a pkg w KP/Kennard - is a necessity, to satisfy the trade match (since they make their higher salaries all off limits). 

I don't know of anyone who sees R as having star potential. Do you? 

Make it JJ and now you're talking.

Show me a team that will offer a JJ level player for AD. He is arguably a better and obviously a much younger player than him on a very reasonable cost controlled contract for four more seasons. Teams that will trade for AD will want to become instant contenders. You don't become that by trading your best player. Everything you are saying points that your preference is to keep Davis. Agree to disagree that this is the right strategy for Mavs. 

At the moment it looks like the ceiling for Risacher is a top level role player. Is that really something bad to have next to Flagg? Lively-Flagg-Risacher-Max is a very good young core. Cost controlled for next season before extensions for Max and Lively will need to be made. Although these two will probably not demand much higher money than TE (if at all). Another season before ZR extension time comes.