NBA Season 2025-26

[Who]

As foreshadowed during the preseason, offensive rebounding is way up, with teams grabbing about 31% of their own misses per NBA.com. That would be the highest rate in nearly two decades.

Not just the Celtics then.

[Goldstar88]

With the Mavericks being the biggest topic around the league this week, the discussion quickly shifted to the question looming over whomever is tapped to replace Harrison as the lead executive: What does the future hold for Davis and Irving less than three months until the February trade deadline?

The belief, from sources I spoke to, is that the Mavs moving on from at least Davis, if not both stars, was the optimal strategy. Those moves would help maximize the 2026 first-round pick in a loaded 2026 draft class -- the only selection Dallas controls the rest of this decade -- to reposition the franchise around 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. "Absolutely," an Eastern Conference executive said when asked whether trading the two veteran stars was the right path for Dallas.
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[Donoghus]

With the Mavericks being the biggest topic around the league this week, the discussion quickly shifted to the question looming over whomever is tapped to replace Harrison as the lead executive: What does the future hold for Davis and Irving less than three months until the February trade deadline?

The belief, from sources I spoke to, is that the Mavs moving on from at least Davis, if not both stars, was the optimal strategy. Those moves would help maximize the 2026 first-round pick in a loaded 2026 draft class -- the only selection Dallas controls the rest of this decade -- to reposition the franchise around 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. "Absolutely," an Eastern Conference executive said when asked whether trading the two veteran stars was the right path for Dallas.
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Good luck Mavs fans.

[slamtheking]

With the Mavericks being the biggest topic around the league this week, the discussion quickly shifted to the question looming over whomever is tapped to replace Harrison as the lead executive: What does the future hold for Davis and Irving less than three months until the February trade deadline?

The belief, from sources I spoke to, is that the Mavs moving on from at least Davis, if not both stars, was the optimal strategy. Those moves would help maximize the 2026 first-round pick in a loaded 2026 draft class -- the only selection Dallas controls the rest of this decade -- to reposition the franchise around 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. "Absolutely," an Eastern Conference executive said when asked whether trading the two veteran stars was the right path for Dallas.
ESPN

Good luck Mavs fans.

If they move both Davis and Kyrie to big market teams to help the league's ratings, I think there's a high likelihood they get a top 3 pick in this draft no matter how far up in the lottery they have to jump.  just a feeling

[Celtics2021]

With the Mavericks being the biggest topic around the league this week, the discussion quickly shifted to the question looming over whomever is tapped to replace Harrison as the lead executive: What does the future hold for Davis and Irving less than three months until the February trade deadline?

The belief, from sources I spoke to, is that the Mavs moving on from at least Davis, if not both stars, was the optimal strategy. Those moves would help maximize the 2026 first-round pick in a loaded 2026 draft class -- the only selection Dallas controls the rest of this decade -- to reposition the franchise around 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. "Absolutely," an Eastern Conference executive said when asked whether trading the two veteran stars was the right path for Dallas.
ESPN

It is either that or trade Flagg.  One reason they had to ditch Nico is he would not be able to trade Davis because he would need a Luka-sized return, which he is not getting.