Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[mvossman]

Wow, that is so much WORSE for the Mavs than all the various iterations of deals with Klay.

Sure, it's better for GS, they make put like a bandit. Give up nothing, get everything. I have no doubt that 3 GMs would object.

But there's no value for the Mavs - one perma-injured guy who probably will eat up 56M and never be able to play, and a giant bloated bad contract (the same kind of deal as the one that brought Martin, where PHI was eager to find some way to get out from under the deal, and stupid Nico gave up assets to them to get the contract). I don’t want any of this.

Seems like you are ignoring his comment that he is not going to try to define the draft equity.  There is a level of draft compensation that makes this a good deal for Mavs (its a lot).  He is simply coming up with a structure that makes sense for all parties.