Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Scott41theMavs]

I'm still on team Mathur-IN, as people probably know. I don't think that random post he liked means anything (still fun, I'm glad it was posted), but I do think it makes some sense and would be fine with it if it happened.

He fits into the youth of all the other additions. He doesn't solve the creation issue we've discussed in any kind of PG sense, but he DOES create offense. Really well, actually. He'd probably be the best iso scorer on the team not named Kyrie Irving the second his plane landed. This creates help defense and defensive rotations or even double teams, and is a step in the right direction, from my seat. He has a chance to improve in the areas folks complain about, and all of this in the package of a size and position that's quite underrepresented on the roster at the moment. I'd still have both Mathurin and Sharpe pretty high on my list for this summer, despite neither being the PG many of us wanted.

I think I'd probably still start Chirstie with Kyrie and Flagg for spacing, but as a 6th man with ability to be the driving force of bench offenses, Mathruin is one of the few moves left this summer that could actually move the needle, imho.

I would be open to Mathurin, but my issue is that, unless Max is outgoing, for purposes of developing guys like Sasser (who, to be fair, is pretty good as he is) and especially Sergio (and maybe even Seva), as much as we whinge about imbalance and the lack of guards, there's only room for one big-minute guard. So in that event, I would rather see Scoot here than Mathurin. As I have hinted at, I see Sergio's main path to the floor this year as being a two, not a lead yet due to his handle issues. Therefore, Scoot wouldn't block him this year, and would provide solid starter minutes for if/when Kyrie is injured. 

If the Mavs were to, say, trade PJ for Scoot and Gafford for Mathurin and waive Klay, and assuming they traded Max for a first rounder, I would see the rotation as something like

Kyrie-Scoot-Sasser
Mathurin-Sergio-Seva
Naji-Risacher-Tarik-Martin
Flagg-Aldama
Morez-Lively-Cisse

To me, that's actually a decent playoff team. If the young guys developed as hoped, perhaps eventually a contender.