(01-25-2026, 05:27 PM)mvossman Wrote: I agree with most of this. I'm afraid pennies on the dollar is all they are ever going to get for AD. This latest injury killed any hope I had of getting value for him this TDL (or ever). I am not looking forward to dealing with that for another two years. The constant waiting for the next injury, the fear of Mavs caving and giving him any kind of an extension and otherwise dealing with his disgruntled agent. I'm a little worried that might impact Lively's extension (who shares the same agent).
I don’t want to rehash the value of Davis. We’ve beat that horse to death. I just don’t see it as the Mavs MUST decide by this TDL or in the off-season if they want to have him on the roster to start ‘26-‘27. That decision might be made for them by the market. I would break it down and say the only decision they NEED to make is if they want to sell high on the vets listed and if they want to offer extensions to the ones eligible.
We need to keep in mind that the Mavs will also make moves at next years trade deadline. They can keep everything as-is this Summer, if they absolutely wanted to, and push some of those things down the line. I don’t call it straddling. I call it team building. It takes two to tango. Just because we think the Mavs should trade someone doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. ”Value” is different for every team in the league. Timing is important. Just because I think they should sell high on Naji, doesn’t mean there’s a team out there willing to give a FRP, or what I would call “good value”. If that’s the case, fine. That’s why I say the Mavs don’t HAVE to make any decisions right now and describe next season as a “bridge year”, where some of this will work itself out in time.
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