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

[Super Cooper]

Ya, not sure if there's a worse injury for bigs than feet. The human body is not supposed be that large, especially in the rigors of basketball and the muscle mass weight. Bones are bones. There is no gym exercise to strengthen bones. IMO, this reason makes Joker's dominance that much more impressive; dude laces them up every game... with the ultimate dad bod.

Big guys having feet issues is. Or a career gender though. There’s a chance that Lively could end up on a team with a great training staff and he’s able to get through this. I want to say it was Kurt Thomas who had a ton of feet issues when he was traded to the Mavs. He ended up signing with the Knicks as a free agent and had a daily long and productive career.

There are many bigs who never recover: Yao, Walton, Radojevic. To your point, there are some who overcame foot problems: Parrish,
Boogie, and Al Jefferson.

Knowing there are success stories and with DLive's upside, I really think teams who can afford to sit him and get the proper treatment would trade value for DLive.

[Mr B]

Ya, not sure if there's a worse injury for bigs than feet. The human body is not supposed be that large, especially in the rigors of basketball and the muscle mass weight. Bones are bones. There is no gym exercise to strengthen bones. IMO, this reason makes Joker's dominance that much more impressive; dude laces them up every game... with the ultimate dad bod.

Big guys having feet issues is. Or a career gender though. There’s a chance that Lively could end up on a team with a great training staff and he’s able to get through this. I want to say it was Kurt Thomas who had a ton of feet issues when he was traded to the Mavs. He ended up signing with the Knicks as a free agent and had a daily long and productive career.

There are many bigs who never recover: Yao, Walton, Radojevic. To your point, there are some who overcame foot problems: Parrish,
Boogie, and Al Jefferson.

Knowing there are success stories and with DLive's upside, I really think teams who can afford to sit him and get the proper treatment would trade value for DLive.

I agree that they should look to trade him however like with AD his value is super low. It might be best to resign him to a cheap deal, allow him to remind people he can play, and then trade him. The Mavs might be better off waiting until the off season (prior to the draft) to trade both Lively and AD (unless they get a great offer at the deadline of course).

[Mr B]

Flagg, PJ and Christie is great 2,3 and 4 group.

If PJ or Flagg can play at the 3... I hope Coop because PJ is mediocre at best in that spot.

I agree. I see Cooper more of a SF now and will be more of a PF as his career progresses. This is a common transition for many starting their careers as a big SF when their wheels aren't what they used to be.

Dirk took the same route.

[Mr B]

I still feel like there is a trade to be had with OKC. It makes sense that they would want to trade the picks for a “difference making vet”. They want to win another title now. Even if it’s not for AD the Mavs have a couple players that could help them make d they can make it work cap wise.

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[Super Cooper]

I still feel like there is a trade to be had with OKC. It makes sense that they would want to trade the picks for a “difference making vet”. They want to win another title now. Even if it’s not for AD the Mavs have a couple players that could help them make d they can make it work cap wise.

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If I'm OKC I'd want Naji. He's a dynamic they really don't have at forward, other than JDub of course.

[arkuo]

Yeah I'd give the next 6 seasons to OKC too. Just have them win anything they can. Better them than the Lakers, Spurs or Knicks. Once that era passes, they'll be on a decline after. In which case guys like Brunson and Luka should be out or almost out of the league. Then Cooper's time comes in. If Wemby's body is still intact by then, it will be Mavs v Spurs for another era.

[Teffer10]

I still feel like there is a trade to be had with OKC. It makes sense that they would want to trade the picks for a “difference making vet”. They want to win another title now. Even if it’s not for AD the Mavs have a couple players that could help them make d they can make it work cap wise.

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If we are low teens and Clips pick is top 5, Mavs should offer OKC their pick and Lively for the Clips pick.