Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[KillerLeft]

Some of the Mavs worst lineups last year were with Flagg and PJ together on the court or Flagg and Naji together on the court.

So when people say oh maybe Flagg will play some guard and now there are plenty of minutes for the other guys at forward, it's not really addressing the problem.  It's just making it look neater on a piece of paper.

Right!

It's easy to see why, I think, AND the Mavs seem to agree, based on their additions. But again, unless those additions are going to play INSTEAD of those two, who are you helping? 

I get the logic that Marshall kind of fits as Flagg's backup, but in my mind you can't extend him unless he fits WITH Flagg, and I'm not really looking forward to playing him on the court with Flagg until the trade deadline, even. 

There's holding onto players until you get what they're worth - I understand that thinking. But, there's also just moving forward with a team that makes sense. I'm ready to live in that world for a while, personally. 

Even Morez Johnson is already demonstrating an understanding of what he'll have to do to make himself a viable fit with Flagg (who's an INSIDE scorer). I still think he might be more 5 than 4, but I don't care right now, because he fits WITH FLAGG...somehwere.