jayjaysee wrote:This might be a deal that Dallas could look at after this season if they don’t care about keeping the higher ceiling and just wants to try and make it easy for the kids?
You can trade AD for Randle and then get value for PJ, so there is some added value there (despite no Dallas wanting to trade PJ honestly)
But it would be really ill advised for Dallas to raise the floor this season. You have just this season to build value through the draft around Cooper. This was obvious to everyone 5 months ago and now seems even more clear that the team is producing how some expected them to..
2027 Dallas first - to Charlotte top 2 protected
2028 Dallas first - swap with OKC
2029 Dallas first - who knows. Houston or Brooklyn? Or someone.
2030 Dallas first - swap with SAS
That's definitely a good point. A trade mid-season is likely about bottoming out. Waiting until the offseason, there is less reason to bottom out.