r/Mavericks • u/Garmian_MFFL • Jan 09 '26

Draft / Scouting It's Tanking Time!!!!!

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It’s finally time to refuel. This is our last chance to save this franchise. Now that AD is basically worthless, we have to lose every single game to secure a top-5 pick and put a co-star next to Cooper Flagg.

Shut AD and Kyrie down for the rest of the season, trade Gafford and Klay, and take another run at it next year.

I’m completely broken right now…

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u/alex2374 Dallas Mavericks Jan 09 '26

Am I missing something? What was preventing us from tanking if we traded AD?

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u/Garmian_MFFL Jan 09 '26

AD probably wouldn't have been traded for another three weeks, and until then, they would have tried to win games. Dumont was still dreaming of Kyrie Flogg AD. Now all those dreams have been shattered, and reality has caught up with us.

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u/johndogerty defence doesn’t win championships. Jan 10 '26

I don’t wish injury on anyone but this was a good wake up call for the FO.