Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Scott41theMavs]

Define good?  I think .500 is within reason unless we move Kyrie by the TDL or injuries.

I personally think the team will be better than most everyone expects. May’s ball-movement approach, far better shooting, all that length and strong individual defenders, and Coop and Kyrie to close it out at the end. Even with the crazy, unbalanced roster they have now, and all the underdeveloped players, and imagining they do no more moves aside from dumping Klay or some such, I would presume they would be a 48-win team and a tough first round out, and if the total was any less than that, I would presume it’s because Kyrie ended up playing under 60 games. Without adding more guards, yes, this team will struggle badly if/when Kyrie sits with injuries.

If they make good moves to balance the roster, particularly getting a guard whom we all agree is top three among the guards we have in terms of rotation, and if any one or more of their major question marks (Tarik, Sasser, Sergio, Seva, Risacher) performs significantly better than we might expect, and if Lively is a real factor this year (playing in more than 30 games), then I believe they significantly exceed my earlier prediction.