Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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I think any fans excited to see Kyrie play with Flagg would quickly lose interest once they realized how unsuccessful the team will be, competitively, even those who intellectually understand they're likely to bad before the season starts. It's one thing to admit there's a good chance the team won't be good but quite another to sit through loss after loss during a season wherein even the homers around here won't be able to assume there's some 3D chess tanking going on. 

I could be wrong about this part, because you make a good point regarding Kyrie's draw for fans, but...if the Mavs were able to get Wagler, Brown Jr, Flemings, etc, I think pairing one of those youngsters WITH Flagg is more than enough to get me excited after last season.

Winning is the draw to most fans.  Even if you're not a real contender, a team fighting for the playoffs is a draw.  A team that's giving up on the season in June is not a draw.

You dont think they could reconstruct this roster to compete for .500? Golden State made the playin last year with a 37-45 record.