Jesus, that's a competition I don't want to win, friend. I hope your health is in better shape now!

Get some temporary tattoos and put 1st on your chin and 2nd as a tramp stamp. Good luck.

Brian Windhorst said on Cleveland sports radio that the Cavs talked to the Mavs about AD and the Bucks about Giannis. This was all as part of the discussion around the Cavs now looking like they are going to land Harden.

Maybe AD goes to the Cavs and maybe not. Maybe the Mavs can get in on this trade in a different way to help facilitate contracts moving. Lots of moving pieces with the Harden and Garland contracts and Cleveland being in the 2nd apron. ETA: Actually looks like Harden's and Garland's contracts have almost an identical number and a straight swap could work. Womp womp.

Either way just want something to happen lol. The silence is killing me.

AD can't go to the Cavs unless they get out of the 2nd Apron because he makes more than anyone on the Cavs and they have to take back less money and they can't put two players in one trade in the 2nd Apron.

Bulls traded Vucevic has me wondering if they could be looking to get Gafford or AD. They have lots of expirings and no centers.

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Bulls traded Vucevic has me wondering if they could be looking to get Gafford or AD. They have lots of expirings and no centers.

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Conley and a 2027 1st cut the Mavs tax bill this year. Bulls would still be 1.6M below the tax.

Some real "wtf?" trades going on right now. Especially what sounds like Harden for Garlund. I get some of the money aspects behind them, but there's some head scratchers out there.

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— The Rural Juror (@_Rural__Juror_) February 3, 2026

Not going to do anything for the theory that Kidd is the shadow GM.

Caleb Martin with a decent career revitalization over the past couple weeks.

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Bulls traded Vucevic has me wondering if they could be looking to get Gafford or AD. They have lots of expirings and no centers.

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Coby white?

I would have liked Coby White before the season started, but not sure I want him at this point. Wouldn't mind taking Ayo from them to see how he fits with this team for a couple months. He's been shooting lights out this year and would be a decent longer term fit if we wanted to re-sign him.

Gafford+Exum for Ayo would work for both teams, and helps Mavs cut down the roster to make room for Nembhard and Cisse. I just wonder if we can scrape their first round pick this year out of that deal.

What a weird thing for Coach to say.
His trade value has surely increased. I hope he stays tho unless it's a really good deal

https://nbarankings.theringer.com/trade-value

Flagg number 5 in The Ringer's updated trade value rankings.

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https://nbarankings.theringer.com/trade-value

Flagg number 5 in The Ringer's updated trade value rankings.

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AD checks in at No. 60, not bad!

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https://nbarankings.theringer.com/trade-value

Flagg number 5 in The Ringer's updated trade value rankings.

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Cooper for Dame and 5 Evo balls.

I wonder if we'd have to package Gafford and Naji together for one of the teams willing to give up a potential mid-late first round pick this year like Chicago, Atlanta, or maybe GS. Individually, they probably aren't worth a pick, but together they could be.

I think I'd do it, just because the Mavs should want to pick again in this draft.

I just listened to this podcast and I was not surprised to see him in the top 10 or even top 5. He's that good, that young, and on the biggest steal of a contract maybe in professional sports outside of finding a franchise QB in a draft. What's crazy is he's so far from a finished product. The jump shooting needs to and will get better, the ability to run an offense is still a work in progress, and understanding his own tendencies and then how to attack defenses is also still getting better.

It really is unbelievable that Dallas traded Luka for a half eaten bag of chips, then stumbled their way into another generational prospect and player that has the opportunity to be just as good if not better than the guy he's replacing. Absolutely unreal.

The shot has improved just in the past month and you can tell he's more confident in it. He still needs to be taking more shots, IMO. Now is the time to work on it, and let people know they need to respect it. But it is crazy just how much we have seen him improve throughout the year.

Mavs really need to be looking at '27-'28 as a year they can start competing for deep playoff runs again. No idea what that team will look like around Coop, but the posturing for that year needs to start now. I think that should involve drafting twice in this year's first round. That's why I changed my stance on trading Naji over the past week+. Mavs will have to pay up on Naji in 2 years, so they should get value for him now.

A think a lot of us had questions about just how good Cooper would be. I think most of us safely assumed he had a solid floor as a #2 or 3 guy on a team. This kid has grown a lot, quickly. He's clearly THE guy and will be a perennial all star.

Instead of 15/5/4, he's gonna be averaging 28+/8/8. Oh and the defense!

I always thought he had the upside to be a guy guy in the NBA, but maybe trade some offensive prowess for defensive prowess. I just wondered how long it would take for him to get there because I thought watching him at Duke he had some areas of his game that still needed considerable work (like the handle etc.), but he's become the guy way way sooner than I thought and improved this year almost like something i've never seen.

Absolutely. He's surpassed all of our wildest dreams as an offensive player. He'll probably be in the MVP conversation before his rookie contract is up.

Sounds like the Mavs and Raptors are really trying to work something out for AD. Nothing imminent but they are trying. I actually think this could be beneficial for both. I like what the Raptors have going, they just need another legit bona fide superstar to truly compete in the East.

The past few days I have been having a lot of fun with basketball reference's player comparison tool and comparing Flagg to other legends' rookie seasons. It's quite favorable to our guy, typically.

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LAND HOOO!

****ing A

Whoa.

If one of those first rounders is this year...

Dallas is receiving a 2026 Thunder first-round pick and a 2030 protected Warriors first-round pick in this deal from the Wizards along with second rounders in 2026 (Phoenix), 2027 (Chicago) and 2029 (Houston), sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/t5Qqtkl0Is

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 4, 2026

Picks are uninspiring but dumping all the salary is great