Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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If we can get Jrue from Portland this team may be closer than we think.

I can't imagine that Jrue is even remotely being considered by the Mavs. In his best version, he's a great solution, but you don't get that for very long (if you get it at all). And acquiring Jrue means you no longer have significant minutes for DeLarrea (and perhaps Ishchenko) to grow into their potential as quickly as possible. So instead of Jrue, I think they are far more likely to invest those minutes (and whatever it would have cost to acquire Jrue) in working at growing their own Jrue, so to speak.