Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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Bennedict Mathurin has received sign-and-trade interest from multiple teams, but LA has been “hesitant” to make any significant roster decisions while the Kawhi Leonard trade is still up in the air, per @MikeAScotto

I don’t see this as any real issue for the Mavs, because I don’t think they have any real interest in Mathurin at all in the first place. I don't see any particular fit oncourt, on the payroll, or to fix a significant need. 

Various proposals have been offered in this forum, and then ideas of how to make such a deal work to account for this obstacle or that. But what seems to be driving it is an exam of what is possible, with no real priority of what's truly needed. And I'm seeing no general NBA World mention of the Mavs pursuing him. 

Just because the Mavs could perhaps find a way to squeeze him onto the roster doesnt make it a good idea to do so. imo