Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[Smitty]

I personally would be SHOCKED if the Mavs chose to pay tax this season. They have so many decisions to make on extensions coming up, and it would be insane (imo) to start the clock on the repeater tax with a team they don’t even really have proof of concept with yet.

I suppose all that counts is how much salary they have after the trade deadline, but I don’t think they’ll get that cute with it.

Frankly, I hope they can find a way to get through NEXT season without paying tax, even, but a lot could happen to change my mind about that.

I don’t expect them to be taxpayers either. At least not when the league year ends. Starting out in the tax? Sure. Maybe. Still, Dumont has shown that money is not a barrier. Plus, the moves made last TDL already saved him ~$150M+. Not a bad place to be operating from a few months later.