Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Scott41theMavs]

Interesting idea. In essence, Mavs give up about 17M net in cap room this year, and assume longggggggg-term liability (Braun at AAV of over 22M for 4 more years after this one). The gain? Better players, hopefully, but not at primary area of need (PG/creating). Braun especially, who is a SG. And Braun regressed last season.

One obstacle I'd have to be satisfied would be that Braun's injury issues last year are solved.. He missed about half the season.

That's a good chunk of payroll, but if spent wisely, it is NOT putting Mavs in problem territory. Is it worth it, or does it gut Mavs ability to spend without actually fixing what needs to be fixed?

To me that's the bigger issue to weigh against what other options the Mavs have for using the TPE. If this is the only choice, that's one thing, but I would really hope there's some sort of move (even if it's one of this sort) that is yielding a credible solid PG type, rather than a SG.

If it has to be a PG (note: I don’t think it does, especially since the Mavs are treating Kyrie as a PG - what’s really needed is to upgrade Max, who is the glaring quality deficit in our pre-FA starting lineup - and if it did have to be a PG, he’d have to be gigantic for a lead guard given Kyrie’s diminutiveness), then I wonder how expensive it would be to get DeJuonte Murray from the Pels.