Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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I disagree.  That can be a problem.  Both boosting vets trading value and developing promising young players requires minutes and if you have too many players you are going to have to sacrifice one or the other (or both).

Yes there will be a fight for minutes (all across the lineup). And players will want more minutes than they have. But that's not a disaster -- it's a good thing to have to figure out. In all but the scrubbiest of teams, you have competition for minutes, and it makes both players better as they work to up their game.

I think the Mavs are smart enough to force players to work for minutes, rather than just arbitrarily select players to play.