Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[mvossman]

The Mavs will just keep AD if he has no value like some are claiming. You don't give away elite talent just because. Bring him back next year, hope he can stay healthy and rebuild his value, but don't give him away now. They can give him away anytime. What's the rush. Get value or keep him.

It all comes to down to the definition of value.  Even a salary dump has some value (way more than what they got for KP).  The real question is can they get more value in the future.  He is an aging big man who already looks to be declining, has major injury concerns and a massive contract.  That is not the formula for increasing value.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

The Mavs will just keep AD if he has no value like some are claiming. You don't give away elite talent just because. Bring him back next year, hope he can stay healthy and rebuild his value, but don't give him away now. They can give him away anytime. What's the rush. Get value or keep him.

There are different levels of "giving him away."

It started a month ago with hopefully we can get a good young player and a 1st for AD.

Then it was hopefully we can get a 1st OR a good young player.  (where we are now)

Next injury it'll be please just give us some expiring salaries.

Eventually it'll be like the Porzingis deal where you have to take on a bad salary like Bertans just to get him off your roster.  

The chances that AD has a healthy summer, shows up to camp in shape, plays 30-40 games healthy for the Mavs next year to re-establish his trade value are about 10%.

[BigDirk41]

There are different levels of "giving him away."

It started a month ago with hopefully we can get a good young player and a 1st for AD.

Then it was hopefully we can get a 1st OR a good young player.  (where we are now)

Next injury it'll be please just give us some expiring salaries.

Eventually it'll be like the Porzingis deal where you have to take on a bad salary like Bertans just to get him off your roster.  

The chances that AD has a healthy summer, shows up to camp in shape, plays 30-40 games healthy for the Mavs next year to re-establish his trade value are about 10%.

These are all just your opinions and views. That doesn't mean they are more accurate than mine. They are just vastly different. Mavs fan seem to value AD less than anyone in the league. We won't truly know his "value" unless he is traded and we can grade the package. Everything else is just speculation, but I think it's a little wild that some many on here want to tell how wrong everyone else is if they don't agree with them. You may be right, I may be right. Who knows. The devaluing of AD on here by yourself and others is getting similar to the Luka hate. It's a little exhausting. I'm just ready for the trade deadline to pass so we can get back to basketball.

[Tyler]

I was thinking about potential AD to Milwaukee trades this morning, and had a random thought. Assuming Turner would have to be part of the deal, wouldn't Atlanta love to have him? As part of the larger trade, what if Dallas forwards Turner to Atlanta for KP's expiring. In addition, Milwaukee sends the rights to the lesser of the Bucks/Pelicans picks this year to Atlanta and the Hawks send the rights to the better of those picks to Dallas. It's an interesting potential method to pry the Pelicans pick away from Atlanta while still leaving the Hawks with a good pick this year.