Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

Kyrie is handling the ball so we will not be watching what we watched last season.  I'd also be fine watching dreadful hoops next season and the following seasons as long as we are building something.  I'd also say that NFL Teams and NBA Teams make this mistake over and over again, though the NFL has the wrinkle of over drafting QBs because they are viewed as the most impactful thing to winning (which is a different debate).

I just don't share some of the board's excitement over watching Kyrie play PG here (which he hasn't really done yet) as 34 year old, when it's almost surely not going to result in playoff contention. It just feels like a huge wast of time to me. No disrespect to him or his game - he'll give us some fun moments, for sure, but I'd rather they just get on with assembling the actual next real team around Flagg, if possible. 

Also, separately, I'm feeling more and more each day that he might not be here. Other than sentimentality and fan service, I just can't come with compelling reasons (for the Mavs or for HIM, frankly) to want to continue the partnership. He's a different sort of dude, so I might be wrong, but if I were him I'd be looking around for a better last chapter of my career. With so many teams out there looking for help that are more peer-appropriate for him, it's not hard to imagine him getting moved, regardless of who's saying what in the media. Just my take, but I won't be surprised if he asks for it, even, or to learn that he already has.