01-16-2026, 06:24 PM
I have to think there is a package that include AD + Gaff + Naji and a future FRP from Dallas that loosens up their grip on the NOP pick. Makes ATL bigger and increases playmaking and is technically not giving up draft capital, just a delayed swap.
I keep being a proponent of using this trade to roll picks forward rather than try to add them outright. For the Mavs it moves AD, reduces cap, and gives them 2 high draft picks to hit reset immediately.
There are a few ways to make it work financially, but it would have to include both Risacher and OO.
Atl receives: AD/Gaff/Naji + future FRP
Dal receives KP/Kennard/Risacher/OO + 2026 NOP FRP
I keep being a proponent of using this trade to roll picks forward rather than try to add them outright. For the Mavs it moves AD, reduces cap, and gives them 2 high draft picks to hit reset immediately.
There are a few ways to make it work financially, but it would have to include both Risacher and OO.
Atl receives: AD/Gaff/Naji + future FRP
Dal receives KP/Kennard/Risacher/OO + 2026 NOP FRP