Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Smitty]

I think from the outside looking in, Dallas looks like it has Cooper Flagg and lots of thoughts and prayers. 

And I don't really know how far off that is.

Hope.

That’s what the off-season is all about.

I don’t have hope that they will be a contender next season or anything. I do have hope in that the front office seems to have correctly identified what’s needed around Cooper going forward.

They had reported interest in Simons and Rui. The two best 3PT shooters in the UFA market. They eventually traded for 3 great 3PT shooters.

I’m not saying what they did is a home run. The players they brought in could very well be meh. BUT outside of a ‘star’ (reported interest in KL) trade, this is at least an indication that the front office has a plan and will be aggressive in doing whatever it takes, with a governor that’s willing to spend… and the ‘rebuild’ with Coop may not take as long as some thought.

Edit: If I had more ‘hope’ in Kyrie and Lively’s ability to stay on the floor. I would absolutely be talking about this team as a top-6 playoff team. Kyrie-Flagg-Lively trio will work on the basketball court. The problem is getting them to play significant minutes together for it to matter.