Dallas Mavericks 2025 Trade thread -- Roster and Cap and the 1st page

[Super Cooper]

Acceptance is the final stage of grief. Regarding AD/Luka/Nico, build a bridge and get over it. Otherwise, why be a Mavs fan spending so much energy on negativity?

[41Dirk41]

Agree, build a bridge and throw Nico over it!

[Super Cooper]

Agree, build a bridge and throw Nico over it!

Touche

[Mr B]

Acceptance is the final stage of grief. Regarding AD/Luka/Nico, build a bridge and get over it. Otherwise, why be a Mavs fan spending so much energy on negativity?

Most of the guys that post here live to hate the Mavs. It’s why there are only like 4 posters here now.

[daoneandonly]

Why cant we just say F all 3

Nico because he's a snake who set this team back for no reason
AD because he's a weak, me first guy who misses more games than almost anyone of his caliber (only Embiid is worse)
Luka cause he's a whiny, petulant diva who didn't take his conditioning seriously until it cost him some millions.

Im excited to see Cooper PJ Lively and a returning Kyrie, but still want AD gone

[Bob8]

Acceptance is the final stage of grief. Regarding AD/Luka/Nico, build a bridge and get over it. Otherwise, why be a Mavs fan spending so much energy on negativity?

Most of the guys that post here live to hate the Mavs. It’s why there are only like 4 posters here now.

I'm sure you will have great time here. All on the same page, always positive, agreeing with everything. Nirvana.

[Super Cooper]

Why cant we just say F all 3

Nico because he's a snake who set this team back for no reason
AD because he's a weak, me first guy who misses more games than almost anyone of his caliber (only Embiid is worse)
Luka cause he's a whiny, petulant diva who didn't take his conditioning seriously until it cost him some millions.

Im excited to see Cooper PJ Lively and a returning Kyrie, but still want AD gone

Water is wet.

AD will be here for at least the next couple of seasons.

Can we just accept that, stipulate your displeasure, and stop posting negativity? I'm new here and I'd have to say reading through negative posts is really trying.

[daoneandonly]

Why cant we just say F all 3

Nico because he's a snake who set this team back for no reason
AD because he's a weak, me first guy who misses more games than almost anyone of his caliber (only Embiid is worse)
Luka cause he's a whiny, petulant diva who didn't take his conditioning seriously until it cost him some millions.

Im excited to see Cooper PJ Lively and a returning Kyrie, but still want AD gone

Water is wet.

AD will be here for at least the next couple of seasons.

Can we just accept that, stipulate your displeasure, and stop posting negativity? I'm new here and I'd have to say reading through negative posts is really trying.

Most of the negativity is from a poster who is only a Luka fan and not the Mavs, but I'm all for positivity. But I also think PJ deserves to start so AD should accept playing the 5

[Archx]

Hmm, after watching few preseason games i have mixed feelings about the lineups. Sure, it's only a warmup and we know Kidd usually takes couple of months with lineup experiment but i feel like throwing Flagg in with the sharks and force him to playmake would not be ideal. But on the other hand, he'll have to adapt and learn quick because Kyrie is not a natural playmaker either.

Then again, Flagg is only 18yo and i honestly feel he already feels like a bigger star than AD on this team. It's such a strong team full of veterans that can help him but accidentally could also hold back his development. I guess entire season will be a huge experiment, and with good health, i will repeat myself for the 100x time, i think this team could actually get to the finals.

Just as a disclaimer i am purely speaking from the standpoint that Mavs obviously want to contend. I'm really eager to see how this will go when the real deal starts.

[Super Cooper]

Why cant we just say F all 3

Nico because he's a snake who set this team back for no reason
AD because he's a weak, me first guy who misses more games than almost anyone of his caliber (only Embiid is worse)
Luka cause he's a whiny, petulant diva who didn't take his conditioning seriously until it cost him some millions.

Im excited to see Cooper PJ Lively and a returning Kyrie, but still want AD gone

Water is wet.

AD will be here for at least the next couple of seasons.

Can we just accept that, stipulate your displeasure, and stop posting negativity? I'm new here and I'd have to say reading through negative posts is really trying.

Most of the negativity is from a poster who is only a Luka fan and not the Mavs, but I'm all for positivity. But I also think PJ deserves to start so AD should accept playing the 5

I hear you, but it's not going to happen. The only way I could see the Mavs starting PJ is with Kyrie out, slide Coop to the 2 and PJ at the 3. Is there a particular need to repeat that (which never is going to happen) on posts perpetually?

[41Dirk41]

Hmm, after watching few preseason games i have mixed feelings about the lineups. Sure, it's only a warmup and we know Kidd usually takes couple of months with lineup experiment but i feel like throwing Flagg in with the sharks and force him to playmake would not be ideal. But on the other hand, he'll have to adapt and learn quick because Kyrie is not a natural playmaker either.

Then again, Flagg is only 18yo and i honestly feel he already feels like a bigger star than AD on this team. It's such a strong team full of veterans that can help him but accidentally could also hold back his development. I guess entire season will be a huge experiment, and with good health, i will repeat myself for the 100x time, i think this team could actually get to the finals.

Just as a disclaimer i am purely speaking from the standpoint that Mavs obviously want to contend. I'm really eager to see how this will go when the real deal starts.

AD is mentally a pussy, he can't lead even an amateur team.

Flagg is a already a man. He has to became our franchise face and hope Harrison will be fired before he can trade him.

[41Dirk41]

Acceptance is the final stage of grief. Regarding AD/Luka/Nico, build a bridge and get over it. Otherwise, why be a Mavs fan spending so much energy on negativity?

Most of the guys that post here live to hate the Mavs. It’s why there are only like 4 posters here now.

Really? I thought it was because Harrison destroyed a perennial contender roster.

Anyway stop to spit out s*** on other posters. You are not better. That's sure.

[Super Cooper]

Acceptance is the final stage of grief. Regarding AD/Luka/Nico, build a bridge and get over it. Otherwise, why be a Mavs fan spending so much energy on negativity?

Most of the guys that post here live to hate the Mavs. It’s why there are only like 4 posters here now.

I'm sure you will have great time here. All on the same page, always positive, agreeing with everything. Nirvana.

I'm sorry you are so unhappy.

[Mr B]

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[Bob8]

Most of the guys that post here live to hate the Mavs. It’s why there are only like 4 posters here now.

I'm sure you will have great time here. All on the same page, always positive, agreeing with everything. Nirvana.

I'm sorry you are so unhappy.

Sure you're.

And I'm sorry people losing time for telling others what should they write about and how should they feel.

You can like Mavs big lineup, but maybe you should take a moment to think about, how teams, who have won something in last year's, were constructed. Not only that they didn't have multiple non shooting bigs in their lineup, in majority of cases even their Cs were able to shoot 3s. And 3-pts shooting is growing exponentially in last years. Spacing being crucial.

Mantra how D is winning championships is ok, if you're great offensive team too. And btw. being great in defending paint don't make you automatically great defensive team. Perimeter D is as much important too and you need switchable wings for that, which Mavs don't exactly have a lot and then you need POA defenders, which is even a bigger problem.

But ok Mavs have one big advantage, they might be the deepest team in the league, that should help them in RS and navigating injuries. But all that goes away in playoffs, where rotations shortens and pace dramatically falls down. Meaning, it's half court game there. And this new Mavs are constructed totally wrong for playing half court offense. Mavs were mostly overachieving in playoffs, because Luka is with Jokic the best half court player.

Gafford should be already traded, AD too, but that can't happen with Nico here. I would trade Kyrie too and build a team around Flagg, getting talented Pg is a priority, because no matter how people believe in Flagg, he's never going to be Pg. If they wait next few years, the most likely scenario, AD and Kyrie will lose their worth and you will have average team even if Flagg develops in superstar.

[daoneandonly]

Water is wet.

AD will be here for at least the next couple of seasons.

Can we just accept that, stipulate your displeasure, and stop posting negativity? I'm new here and I'd have to say reading through negative posts is really trying.

Most of the negativity is from a poster who is only a Luka fan and not the Mavs, but I'm all for positivity. But I also think PJ deserves to start so AD should accept playing the 5

I hear you, but it's not going to happen. The only way I could see the Mavs starting PJ is with Kyrie out, slide Coop to the 2 and PJ at the 3. Is there a particular need to repeat that (which never is going to happen) on posts perpetually?

Its a forum where we are sharing our thoughts on what would make our team better so yeah, we'll post said opinions and discuss. If the mods deem it inappropriate to board rules, they'll intervene.

But just because you don't like AD being called out for showing up out of shape or refusing to play the 5 doesnt mean we have to stop doing it

[Mavrelous]

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[41Dirk41]

Not my fav coach but it's clear that he is not our may problem now... Anyway our window is closed for the next 4/5 years so Kidd it's ok to improve Coop.

[Mr B]

Most of the negativity is from a poster who is only a Luka fan and not the Mavs, but I'm all for positivity. But I also think PJ deserves to start so AD should accept playing the 5

I hear you, but it's not going to happen. The only way I could see the Mavs starting PJ is with Kyrie out, slide Coop to the 2 and PJ at the 3. Is there a particular need to repeat that (which never is going to happen) on posts perpetually?

Its a forum where we are sharing our thoughts on what would make our team better so yeah, we'll post said opinions and discuss. If the mods deem it inappropriate to board rules, they'll intervene.

But just because you don't like AD being called out for showing up out of shape or refusing to play the 5 doesnt mean we have to stop doing it

Basically what you’re saying, if you don’t like it you can GTFO.

Does that sound about right?

[Mavrelous]

I hear you, but it's not going to happen. The only way I could see the Mavs starting PJ is with Kyrie out, slide Coop to the 2 and PJ at the 3. Is there a particular need to repeat that (which never is going to happen) on posts perpetually?

Its a forum where we are sharing our thoughts on what would make our team better so yeah, we'll post said opinions and discuss. If the mods deem it inappropriate to board rules, they'll intervene.

But just because you don't like AD being called out for showing up out of shape or refusing to play the 5 doesnt mean we have to stop doing it

Basically what you’re saying, if you don’t like it you can GTFO.

Does that sound about right?

He said no such thing, I am baffled you got this interpretation from his post, he said that everyone is entitled to his opinion, and everyone indeed is.
I've been pretty hands off, I'm not around as much, and it's very quiet since the season hasn't started, but I don't remember ever demanding anyone to leave.
Now that the season is starting hopefully we'll leave the theoretical bickering behind and start discussing what we'll be watching.