You're hired as the Mavericks new GM. What is your gameplan for the next 5 years?

[EastonEddy]

Hire Nico back as special advisor to the GM. Do the opposite of what he advises.

[DusterBuster]

Day 1, fire all management staff. Every assistant that let that happen - even if they did try and push back - all of them need to go. No one who was involved with that deal should still have a job (outside of ownership since they’re clearly going nowhere and can’t be fired).

Kyrie, AD and Klay all would be out the door before the deadline of this season.

Turn into the mountain on this year to get the best chance at another Top 4 pick.

Pretty much everyone not named Cooper would be available. Lively and Christie, I would be interested in keeping because they can be a long-term part with Cooper, but not untouchable if there’s a good offer.

I would fire Kidd. I don’t think he’s the right coach for a rebuilding team. Bring in someone new.

[DusterBuster]

Hire Nico back as special advisor to the GM. Do the opposite of what he advises.

He’s the Jim Cramer of the NBA

[blackcosmos]

Trade AD, Klay and kyrie for picks and prospects. Tank hard for Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, or Cameron Boozer.

Rebuilt around Flagg and 2026 pick

[SlimShady83]

- tank this year, sadly goes my predictions and get the best pick you can.
- offer AD + FRP for Trea Young? Don't think Hawks want to pay him the max I can see them trading him - would they want AD? the FRP or more helps?
- see if you can steal Lauri away from the Jazz might need a FRP or 2?

starters

Lively (21) Lauri (28) Flagg (19) Christie (22) Young (28)

Not much defense, but Nico is now gone could offer Gafford+FRP for Herb Jones if you want that still got wiggle room to work the bench.

work out the bench how you want it.

[oversteerdawg]

Exclusively wear T-Shirts that say "At least I'm not Nico"

[dballislife]

its so super easy really...if you have all your picks, of course you tank for players to add to cooper...but if you dont got all your picks you gotta ride it out with your roster and try to improve it

and the mavs dont have all their picks so what they can do is limited...theres zero way to trade everyone and tank this season, and then all of sudden next year your a playoff team lol...and you never ever wanna be bad and lose and give a high pick to another franchise

besides those 2 people they wanna move arent even easy to move not much interest at all...i would feel so stuck

[dballislife]

the more you think of it you almost have to tank this year and most likely be bad in 27 and maybe even 28, and give away your high picks just to get a good pick in 26...which really sucks knowing you suck and dont have your picks, but at least you have cooper and whoever you pick next summer

[benson13]

You send the following e-mail to Patrick Dumont.

My sincerest apologies, but upon giving it further thought I've reconsidered and will no be accepting the position as general manager with your franchise. My predecessor somehow constructed a roster that is at the second apron yet won the NBA draft lottery. The perpetually unhealthy star players combined with the lack of future draft picks makes my chances of success here very low. I wish you the best of luck going forward.

Ben Son XIII, DDS

I an all seriousness though, I would probably try to get AD and Kyrie shelved for most of the year with the plan to get healthy and tank for a good pick next summer. I'd tell Kidd to give Cooper Flagg the ball and just let him do whatever he wants.

Ideally they can get a good draft pick next year as well, and if the "stars" are able to get healthy they can put a decent team on the court next year. From there maybe they can compete. They're stuck with Irving and Davis for the time being. Their contracts combined with their health problems mean good teams and bad ones alike aren't going to be interested.

[vxmike]

1) Tank this year and get a top 6 or 7 pick to pair with Cooper Flagg.
2) Let Kyrie rehab and build back his value over the next 18 months.
3) Move AD at the deadline, while he still has some value. Try to get attractive draft capital, or see if there's an SGA-type trade to be had.
4) Reset the timeline and trade out other guys that don't fit--e.g., Klay Thompson.
5) Listen to offers on some of the others who are non-essential as well--e.g., PJ Washington.

You're now rebuilding around an 18 y.o.

Yeah this is fairly obvious. I’d trade AD asap even though I don’t think he returns a ton anymore with that contract and continued health issues. They have one year to tank and get a high pick.

I’d consider Kyrie trades after he returns and hopefully looks decent. Several teams need a PG right now.

[doogie_hauser]

Trade Cooper Flagg to his rightful home (Boston)

Nah seriously, firing Jason Kidd first and foremost needs to be first on the agenda.

I don't think The Mavs ownership will ever sign off on an AD trade because that would be a blunt admission they stuffed up big time on the Luka trade.

Alas I genuinely fear/dread there will be no cause for hope or optimism for Mavs fans under their new owners.

A strong part of me actually thinks a Donald Sterling type scandal involving their owners and forced to sell the team would be the best thing for their fans going fowards.

[JB2]

Let AD and Kyrie take the time necessary to get healthy - whether that's one month or the rest of the season, let them return at full strength and focused. Treat this year as a gap year. Winning is very secondary to developing. My focus is building around Flagg, Lively, and Christie as my young core + whatever lotto pick Dallas ends up with. Hopefully you're adding another top 3 guy to that this coming draft. While tanking is a bad look for a fanbase who's already fed up, it's too good of a draft not to. Start Lively/PJ/Flagg/Max/D'lo.

Simultaneously, I'm very much opening to trading the rest of the roster come deadline when hopefully their values have grown a little. Guys like Washington, Gafford and Marshall would be able to net a solid collection of picks and young players. Should some team out there be willing to overpay for AD and Kyrie (given current values), then take it, Realistically, that's not going to happen and thus my goal would be to return young team next year with a newly added top 3 pick + AD and Kyrie as vet stars who can hopefully make one final push and then transition to secondary vets to the young core.

Edit: Just realized Washington can't be traded.

[Duke4life831]

I’d call up Chicago and see how a trade centered around AD and Giddey can get figured out.

Trade Kyrie and Washington.

Then I’d play out the season and most likely end up with a top 10 pick (if this pick isn’t used in getting Giddey). Then just focus on building around Flagg and Giddey.

[Daddy 801]

Don’t think I would do much for now unless I could trade AD to Char and get my pick back. If I knew I could get that pick back I might consider a year down. Bit a tear down without your own picks is pointless.

Having said that. I’ve heard the 27 draft isn’t good. So that also plays into things.

[Old_Blue]

Try to lure Sam Presti away from the Thunder to be President of Basketball Operations. Seriously, I would offer him the moon and the stars to join my team. There is no salary cap on money thrown at executives. So, what the hell. Then, I would change my own job title from GM to "Sam Presti's Lackey Slave Dog." Presti would be in charge of all scouting, drafting and trading of players. As for me, I would be responsible for keeping Presti's grande mochaccino lattes topped off. Yeah, that all sounds about right.

[iamoti]

1. Fire Kidd

2. Trade AD while he has some good value. You are not winning anything with this core.

3. Let Kyrie heal and if he fits with Flagg keep him otherwise trade him aswell.

4. Trade anyone else that can you some good value back.

5. Tank this season. Its the only season you control your pick and its a deep draft.

6. Last but not least after you trade AD accept you made the worst trade ever and try to make a real apology to the fans and to Luka

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[Handlez]

I’d call up Chicago and see how a trade centered around AD and Giddey can get figured out.

Trade Kyrie and Washington.

Then I’d play out the season and most likely end up with a top 10 pick (if this pick isn’t used in getting Giddey). Then just focus on building around Flagg and Giddey.

Lol why would Chicago want street clothes over their very young soon to be all-star PG.

Maybe the NBA can force the trade.

[Astaluego]

He benches AD and KI all year and secures a high draft pick to partner Flagg in the future... in the summer, he sends PJ/Klay/Gafford to LA for LeBron... this move gives Bron (who also mentors Flagg)/AD/KI one last dance, where they all start the season healthy and indirectly clears the books long-term, to dedicate himself exclusively to the new build; anyway, the 2027 pick is lost..

2026..
KI/Christie/Bron/Flagg/AD

beyond..
Pick 26/Christie/Flagg/Lively

[nbaguy1]

hire dirk as gm. trade for luka. sell the team back to cuban. solved. back to normal

[Slimjimzv]

Hire Nico Harrison so I can fire him again.