RUMOR: The Mavs Are HOLDING OUT on Potential Trades, Waiting too Long? | Mavs Trade Deadline Preview
The Dallas Mavericks are holding tight to their trade assets as the NBA trade deadline looms, with decisions surrounding Cooper Flagg, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, and the Mavs’ future hanging in the balance. Will the Mavericks make a move for stars like Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, D’Angelo Russell, or Naji Marshall, or will they wait until the offseason to reshape their roster?
Nick Angstadt, Isaac Harris, & Slightly Biased break down everything you need to know about the Dallas Mavericks’ trade deadline plans, the NBA rumors swirling around Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, and the impact of Anthony Davis’ injury on the Mavs’ strategy. The hosts discuss the latest on Kyrie Irving, Jason Kidd, Patrick Dumont, and Mark Cuban, and how the upcoming trade deadline could affect the team’s GM search and the rest of the NBA. Hear insider analysis on potential moves for Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, PJ Washington, Dereck Lively II, Naji Marshall, and D’Angelo Russell, plus thoughts on the Warriors, Lakers, Raptors, Knicks, and other teams.
0:00 Mavericks Trade Deadline Plans
08:59 Naji’s Uncertain Future
18:10 Anthony Davis Trade Debate
33:35 Giannis Trade Rumors & League Impacts
38:01 Paul George Suspended 25 Games
42:07 Excitement Over “Historic Draft Class”
50:41 Hot Sports Takez
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28 Comments
This trade won't net us anything
After the Luka trade you can’t put it past other GM’s that Dallas, from top to bottom, are just a bunch of rubes that can easily be manipulated.
Thats why dumping a bunch of guys for one large expiring contract seems like the only deal worth making.
Hold on to AD until the summer to get a few more teams in the mix for his services and slowly work towards trading older players for younger, unproven 20 something guys.
You eventually end up with Flagg, The 2026 pick and hopefully one or two more picks, Christie, Lively, Cisse and Nemby. That’s where we are headed.
Quicker we get there the better.
Getting back our picks should be the goal but perhaps that’s off the table and we should just go get guys like Risacher and Holland and take our beating for the next four years.
Thats what happens when you hire a shoe salesman to run your billion dollar business.
If nothing else they will hustle and be fun to watch.
I don’t think we see anything happen trade wise. I think we waive a player or two
The way things have gone for the MAVs actually have been a BLESSING. I have been saying this for quite sometime THE MAVS ARE A GOOD TEAM. The Blessing is that with AD and Kyrie not playing has provide the opportunity for Max, Coop, Nahji and BWill to grow. We'll make the Playoffs and we'll have a very CONFIDENT TEAM that will be able to threaten for a Championship THIS YEAR. Our guys just need to keep holding the forth and keep the playin within reach. WE"RE GOOD!!!!!!! This Team is a Contender as constructed – I would be against "Blowing Up for Coop" because we can win now – and He would be a piece for what we're able to accomplish with this roster.
0:00 Mavericks Trade Deadline Plans
08:59 Naji's Uncertain Future
18:10 Anthony Davis Trade Debate
33:35 Giannis Trade Rumors & League Impacts
38:01 Paul George Suspended 25 Games
42:07 Excitement Over "Historic Draft Class"
50:41 Hot Sports Takez
GET RID OF ISAAC PLS guy is a bonafide moron
Legendary banter ep
The sooner you get the team to flexibility, the sooner you see progress in the team getting better.
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Don't see an AD trade at the deadline.
Making fun of Sacramento and trades is hilarious coming from Mavs fans can't hold my piss in
Nothing going to happen, waiting on Irving & AD to come back and hopefully make a late season run. Problem we need AD & Irving to play min of 20 games together and get us out of the play in and hopefully #8 or #9. Which is pie in the sky wish IMO. My biggrst fear they come back and we play 60 to 70% winning % problem is we are so in the hole that might not be enough to get us in the playoffs. Then we run the risks of other injuries to Irving AD and hopefully not Flagg. Better opition dont rush Irving or AD back make a trade for a draft pick if possible. Get Flagg another young solid player to build around Flagg, Maxie, Ryan, PJ, Marshall, Gafford & Cissi. Thats 7 dependable players. Cut older non dependable high salary players.
Nobody going to pickup AD & his salary
I don't think there's nearly enough interest in AD to drum up interest in a trade. Isaac is continuing to speak as if the Mavs will get salary relief and a 1st round pick or young talent. How sure are we the league isn't treating him like a negative contract albatross?
Kyrie should definitely ask for a trade.
AD will be starting for the Mavs next season
Open 2026 starters:
Irving
Davis
Flagg
Lively
Christy
Lock it in
He’s not young enough for giddey 😭😭
I have to apologize that you thought we should’ve traded more
Ithink AD comes back for 2 games with Kyrie, gets hurt again where he needs surgery anyways and can't work out in the summer to keep in shape.i hope I'm wrong but the curse is real…
I for one love people saying he wouldn't be 1. Coop is gonna fry these guys, he has shown he gets up to play for guys he knows.
36:00 best locked on ep hands down
Cooper Flagg already has a higher career high than Percocet P, Prescription P, pg13
The Mavs has had two central figures with diametrically opposite dispositions regarding roster building.
One is too bold and self-conceited, moving players left and right every trade deadline and off-season, reaching the ultimate hubris thinking that he plays 4D chess by trading a generational player at his peak for a past-his-prime injury-prone player in order to reach that fantastical 2-3 year championship window (Nico).
The other is clueless Casino-first, basketball-part timer he thinks he knows basketball, getting every basketball history and reference wrong during interviews, bad-mouthing the would-have-been best Mavs player of all time while keeping quiet and not apologizing about the most disastrous trade in sports history soon after, playing safe, allowing his GM to clean house according to that GM's personal whims and extend players to expensive contracts THEN firing that GM and regretting the cap situation after the fact, delaying hiring of a new GM for months even an interim one, opting to wait for things to turn around on their own, hoping to see everybody get healthy and return to their old selves (as if injury, rust, and age do not factor in) before making decisions on trades and long term roster outlook (Dumont)
Exactly one year ago today we were all here panicking and crying and stressing and protesting and questioning everthing
If AD is still on this team after the deadline, this team is gonna be mediocre for the next dozen years and ruin Cooper Flagg's career. This is by far the worst ownership and management in the NBA. A total lack of any understanding of what they have needed to do since the end of last season.
Someone has to get moved for salary purposes with expiring(s) in return. Giannis is holding up the deadline
We should just aim to improve our chances in the draft as much as possible and get a good running mate for Flagg.
Seriously, this year's draft is so stacked that just getting a fourth pick can be franchise-altering now that we have Flagg
My push back with Issac is why is he so hell bent on just getting rid of Anthony Davis for a shit deal rather than a decent deal