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

[F Gump]

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.

I'm not sure what your point is. All of the above is obvious about JJ, which was the point I was making. You were saying R perhaps qualified as a potential star player. No he isnt. But JJ is.

As you acknowledge here, R's upside is perhaps a role player. His UPSIDE. And he might end up less. If thats all you can get for AD, imo its better to keep him.

I want and expect to get a player (or pick) who might one day be AD level (not necessarily same, not necessarily same position, but highly talented). R is NOT that guy. If R is the main asset, the return is way light, too light to make the deal. imo