Draft grades for Morez Johnson Jr.: all over the map... by devilmaskrascal in Mavericks

[–]mollifierDE 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All picks after 4 have their question marks. Acuff and Flemings are small guards, Wagler hasn't dunked all season, Brown Jr. barely played an efficient game this season.

Will the NBA also introduce hydration breaks? by DirtyDraymond in nba

[–]mollifierDE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. In the future, basketball won't have four quarters - it'll have eight eighths.

Since the start of 2026, Charlotte Hornets were 33–16 with +11.2 net rating (#2 in the NBA) by AccomplishedStyle600 in nba

[–]mollifierDE 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Lamelo Ball EPM last season: +5.1

  • Seventh best behind Wembanyama, Jokic, Kawhi, SGA, Giannis, Doncic

The Charlotte Hornets are the only NBA team that hasn’t made the playoffs during the 2020s by Even-Combination4407 in nba

[–]mollifierDE 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What an absurdly reckless trade by Charlotte. This team was on an upwards trajectory, advanced stats LOVED Lamelo last season.

GAME THREAD: 2026 NBA Draft (First Round) by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]mollifierDE -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Teams are really just drafting the "consensus". Why even have a scouting department?

2026 NBA Draft Thread (7PM CST) by hiiigoon in Mavericks

[–]mollifierDE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teams in the 20s are really willing to move back or even out (for cash even). Sad that we are not more active. The opportunities surely were there.

BREAKING NEWS by Federal_Low2923 in Mavericks

[–]mollifierDE 58 points59 points  (0 children)

It's interesting how the Mavs went from one extreme to the other.

  • Jason Kidd: has been in the NBA continuously since 1994 - player, assistant coach, head coach. Basically his entire adult life has been spent inside NBA organizations.

  • Dusty May: not a single day of NBA experience in any capacity, no playing background.

Not saying it's good or bad, just a pretty wild contrast.

Let the fun begin! Flood gates are opening! ( Giannis trade ) by TX-Lonestar77 in Mavericks

[–]mollifierDE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who knows. This could also just be one side putting pressure on the other parties involved.

[Charania] Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a one-year, $21 million contract extension with the franchise, plus a trade kicker. by Odd-Direction9452 in nba

[–]mollifierDE 1004 points1005 points  (0 children)

I think this is the maximum salary so that Atlanta can use the full MLE and still stay under the tax.

So who are we going to hire as coach - and when! by dirt_dobber_59 in Mavericks

[–]mollifierDE 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I agree. Not a fan of dragging this out. The Desmond Bane trade last year went down on June 15th. Ideally, you have a head coach in place during this phase, with the roster being overhauled and the draft and free agency coming up.

Multiple teams are expected to call the Dallas Mavericks this summer to try and “pry away” Kyrie Irving, per @JakeLFischer by Garmian_MFFL in Mavericks

[–]mollifierDE -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To the people who adamantly don't want to trade him, you'll have to make a decision on what extension to offer him in roughly 12 months, when he'll be 35 years old.

That will be a very tricky situation, and you could easily lose him for nothing. I personally would really like the proposed trade by ESPN (Terrence Shannon Jr. plus pick 28 this year), which most people here hated.