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

[Smitty]

Agree on CMB. I don’t think there is an appetizing deal with TOR. My guess is their offer would be Poeltl, Barrett, Agbaji, and picks. I don’t think there is any chance the #4 seed would trade their starting PG and SG. Right now, they still need Quickley badly. Poeltl has an AWFUL contract that goes through 2030, and the massive extension doesn’t start until ‘27. Yuck. Barrett could be flipped to someone else. He wants a massive extension. No thanks. Mavs would have to release players…..I think Tor would have to get someone else involved and pay through the nose to make it work. I’d have to have their ‘26, ‘28, and ‘30 1sts at minimum, and their ‘26 pick won’t be very good. I’m in the “trade AD for just about anything” camp; however, this is one I’d actually just rather have AD.

Toronto could make the same deal I presented with Agbaji instead of CMB. Their salaries are almost identical. Including Poeltl in any deal makes it incredibly complicated and would almost certainly have to include a 3rd team. Again, I was only trying to show the absolute best package the Raptors could offer. If I'm being realistic and trying to see it from both sides, I still think the money has to be Quickley+Barrett, they may need Quickley to compete this year but that's their problem, as I'm sure the Mavs don't even care for him anyway. It's probably why we don't talk about Toronto too much.

Would the Mavs do the deal with Agbaji (expiring) instead?

Quickley, Barrett, Agbaji, '27 FRP, '28 FRP Swap, '29 FRP, '30 FRP Swap
FOR
Davis, DLO, B-Will, Martin

Feels forced on both sides to me, and I'm probably keeping Davis...


Edit: The simplest framework for Poeltl instead of Quickley is Poeltl+Barrett+Agbaji OR CMB + the pick package FOR Davis + B-Will. The Mavs would have to waive Exum, and no room for Nemby unless they also waive Powell down the line. And the Raptors would need to covert one of their two-ways to get to the minimum 14.