2026-2027 DAL Wins Prediction | Vegas Line: 34.5

[CooPerFan]

I akso think that in order for this team to completely rebuild they should rid of kyrie and the habits of signing a washed up veteran.

[SleepingHero]

I mean just based on the lack of actual offensive creation, I think this team is limited. Just want Flagg to develop a reliable offensive repitoire this year. Can he get 2-3 go-to moves he can rely on down the stretch of the game?

The entire year I'm going to be angling for a point guard that can grow next to Flagg.

Aside from our captain, Morez, Risacher and De Larrea are very interesting developmental pieces. Lively watch will be a good story if he can come back like before. Miss that dude. Gafford is probably our best trade bait (but as a stretch 5 shouldn't we want to keep him? (*insert sarcastic grin*). Morez really does intrigue me as a future C. He just plays like a vet.

If Kyrie comes back and actually continues to do Kyrie things and set the stage for everyone, maybe this team is probably a bit better than .500. But the core is flawed and there are too many guys doing the same thing. Hence why I put 35 wins.

Christie, Naji, and maybe PJ should be traded for hopefully a good point guard.

[ballsrchr]

I mean just based on the lack of actual offensive creation, I think this team is limited. Just want Flagg to develop a reliable offensive repitoire this year. Can he get 2-3 go-to moves he can rely on down the stretch of the game?

The entire year I'm going to be angling for a point guard that can grow next to Flagg.

Aside from our captain, Morez, Risacher and De Larrea are very interesting developmental pieces. Lively watch will be a good story if he can come back like before. Miss that dude. Gafford is probably our best trade bait (but as a stretch 5 shouldn't we want to keep him? (*insert sarcastic grin*). Morez really does intrigue me as a future C. He just plays like a vet.

If Kyrie comes back and actually continues to do Kyrie things and set the stage for everyone, maybe this team is probably a bit better than .500. But the core is flawed and there are too many guys doing the same thing. Hence why I put 35 wins.

Christie, Naji, and maybe PJ should be traded for hopefully a good point guard.

Ah man...you had me right down to the last sentence...sort of.  I agree we should trade PJ, not because I don't like him...I do, but because there's a logjam at his position and his strengths don't translate well playing next to (same position) as Cooper Flagg.

I prefer not to trade Naji--yet.  Unless it takes him along with PJ to get that mystical future point guard.

Same goes for Christie, but I really think he needs one more year before he becomes trade bait.

I would give a yankee dime, maybe 2 or 3, if we could find somebody to take Martin off our hands...even if it was for a bag of chips.  It would give us another position to fill and added flexibility.

[Reunion Mav]

Ah man...you had me right down to the last sentence...sort of.  I agree we should trade PJ, not because I don't like him...I do, but because there's a logjam at his position and his strengths don't translate well playing next to (same position) as Cooper Flagg.

I prefer not to trade Naji--yet.  Unless it takes him along with PJ to get that mystical future point guard.

Same goes for Christie, but I really think he needs one more year before he becomes trade bait.

I would give a yankee dime, maybe 2 or 3, if we could find somebody to take Martin off our hands...even if it was for a bag of chips.  It would give us another position to fill and added flexibility.

I posted 42 wins this summer and I’m sticking with that. 

I like all the young talent we brought in. They are like having our future draft picks we don’t have on board early. Like draft picks, only some of them will make good. But having the youth to develop is good. 

I also like the guys we may end up trading some day. Their experience either helps get us to 42 wins or brings us useful assets. I don’t care which for this year at least. 

I would love some playoff experience this year but I doubt we get much if any at all.

[ThisIStheYear]

50. Year 2 Cooper has a better supporting cast than Luka ever did and much better coaching. I’m optimistic.

[DL2RimRocker]

I honestly dont see this team winning more than 32 games.

I think there will be s firesale at TDL. Not trying to be a negative Nellie, but this team just has a long time to grow. We have some decent trade pieces to yield us some youth and picks. West is just too good again.

[Mavs2021]

So far there has been no indication, they´ll be much better than last year, but it´s hard to get a feel for this team until we see them all play (except Lively). Hopefully we´ll have the full squad today, except for Lively/Aldama. Need to see Irving, Sasser and Washington in the rotation.

[myconsumerclub]

Goal is 50+ but they will get to 48 or more for my prediction. We are a win now team this year and I am factoring in that they need to train rookies this year in Morez and Sergio and maybe we call Tarik a rookie so if not for that learning curve Id say 50 wins is possible. All 3 should contribute this year and earn minutes in the rotation. With Kyrie back this is a top team and if Lively comes back to contribute what he could be then the team has potential to make a deep run in the playoffs. If Cooper figures it out enough to get his shots falling more often on offense we will see him become an all star.

I think Sergio has the potential to win ROY and Tarik could as well because they are both great shooters that may be called on to play meaningful crunch time minutes when they are hot.

Morez has a lot of work getting me to even say he deserves time on the floor because when Santi comes back he will be a better option at 7' and being a proven talent so Morez better hope he is fitting in better or he won't play enough to challenge for ROY.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

and much better coaching.  

seems a bit premature

[ThisIStheYear]

seems a bit premature

Not at all. Both teams had Kyrie. Both teams have the same center combo. Both teams have PJ. That pretty much covers it, but depth from guys like Big Mo is far more impressive than the likes of Green and Hardy. It just comes down to health and the gap between Luka and 2nd year Coop. Generational prospects nearly always emerge as top NBA players during their 2nd year.  And of course, Jason Kidd was a terrible coach every place he’s been. 50 wins is a reasonable projection.

[myconsumerclub]

We beat a depleted houston by 17 with no Durant, Segun, or VanVleet since they held their stars out.

Still we had no Santi, Morez, or Lively and Sasser was a no show also and so we do not even know what he can be.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

Not at all. Both teams had Kyrie. Both teams have the same center combo. Both teams have PJ. That pretty much covers it, but depth from guys like Big Mo is far more impressive than the likes of Green and Hardy. It just comes down to health and the gap between Luka and 2nd year Coop. Generational prospects nearly always emerge as top NBA players during their 2nd year.  And of course, Jason Kidd was a terrible coach every place he’s been. 50 wins is a reasonable projection.

I think im getting too old for the internet. I can’t tell what’s real anymore.

[CooPerFan]

So far there has been no indication, they´ll be much better than last year, but it´s hard to get a feel for this team until we see them all play (except Lively). Hopefully we´ll have the full squad today, except for Lively/Aldama. Need to see Irving, Sasser and Washington in the rotation.

They now have kyrie

[ThisIStheYear]

Kyrie looks fully recovered and as good as ever. Who knows with his injury history, but no reason to believe he won’t be at the same level as during the finals run. And if the Mavs decide to trade him while he’s healthy, they need to get a haul. He’s a star.

[mvossman]

Not at all. Both teams had Kyrie. Both teams have the same center combo. Both teams have PJ. That pretty much covers it, but depth from guys like Big Mo is far more impressive than the likes of Green and Hardy. It just comes down to health and the gap between Luka and 2nd year Coop. Generational prospects nearly always emerge as top NBA players during their 2nd year.  And of course, Jason Kidd was a terrible coach every place he’s been. 50 wins is a reasonable projection.

If you are more than 15 wins over Vegas, its probably not a reasonable projection.

[windjc]

If you are more than 15 wins over Vegas, its probably not a reasonable projection.

Yes because Vegas has never been off by 15 wins before.

[yudi_dirk41]

First post here, been reading since the Dirk days without an account.

I'll take the over, but not by much. Something like 38 or 39. The Houston win doesn't tell me a lot either, they held out half their rotation and so did we. What I want to see is the full group together for a couple of weeks, Kyrie playing big minutes and the bigs healthy at the same time. If that happens 34.5 looks low. If Lively misses another chunk of the season it's probably right on the number.

Games here start at breakfast, so I'll be watching with coffee before work most mornings. Not complaining.

[mvossman]

Kyrie looks fully recovered and as good as ever. Who knows with his injury history, but no reason to believe he won’t be at the same level as during the finals run. And if the Mavs decide to trade him while he’s healthy, they need to get a haul. He’s a star.

There is reason.  He was in his early thirties during that finals run and is now in his mid 30s.  A lot of players decline during that timeframe.  His best traits tend to age well (shooting and handling) but he could easily go from an average defender to a bad one and struggle more going to the rim.  I don't think we know the answer after a single preseason game.

[CooPerFan]

Its going to be hard for this team to win 50 games unless cooper make a 2nd year superstar leap like lebron. Also since 10-11 season we only won 50+ games 3 times with 52 the most. Luka simply had a hard time carrying a team to 50+ win in his career.