• the 2026 first should be pick 18 btw

• Pels get a young guard to join rotation, and two expiring deals to free up a bunch of cap as well as a 1st in this stacked class and 2 future firsts

• Mavs give up a swap worst with the spurs which is almost a 2nd most likely and a future first as well as retaining their 2027 pick in return

• Hornets make sure to get a proven center to start their playoff window (would take a guy like Steinbeck for shooting upside with pick 14 to pair beside him. gafford would play similar level ball that he did next to another ball dominant playmaker in Luka now with LaMelo)

• Mavs retool their roster and take a hopefully good contract for a rising star with good defensive upside and positional versatility next to coop and Kyrie

Mavs Lineup: PG: Kyrie, Nembhard, Johnson SG: Burries (Pick 9), Christie, Middleton SF: Murphy III, Marshall PF: Flagg, Washington, Reed (Pick 29) C: Lively, Bagley, Powell

• cut and waive Looney 3 x $2.67M

• cut and waive Martin 5 x $3.9M