Dallas Mavericks Free Agency Day 1 &2: Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry, Dwight Powell + more!

Will and Jaren cover the so far fairly underwhelming start to NBA free agency for the Dallas Mavericks, one in which they are poised to cash in on a window towards championship contention after the reliving re-signing of Kyrie Irving at the figure of $126 million over 3 years with a player option in year 3. Jaren and Will talk about how the Mavericks were smart to get Kyrie back at a realistic figure that still gives them flexibility, but also doesn’t risk losing Kyrie by “hard balling” him. After talking about the importance of retaining Kyrie, Will and Jaren talk about how it is now quintessential to the Maverick’s being that they build a championship ready roster, or at least one that is in the upper-sphere of contenders given Luka and Kyrie are on contracts that will end around the same time and the Mavericks have very few limited draft assets and young players to expend in future trades (or at least ones they’d be willing to give up). Next they talk about the other moves the Mavericks made such as bringing back sharpshooter and 3-level scoring veteran guard Seth Curry for 2 years using the bi-annual exception. They talk about Seth’s fit and how this could bode credence to the fact that the Mavericks will be making a trade involving Tim Hardaway Jr. soon given his contract as well as their logjam at guard. Barring their welcome back to Seth, they talk about the Mavericks retaining Dwight Powell at 3 years for $12 million and how it is a very respectable figure for him to re-sign on if it is in an off the bench, sort of mentor role to Dereck Lively where he can contribute within the margins, but they do preface that will end up being a pretty bad move in terms of the complete lack of asset management if Powell is the last big man added to this Mavs roster. They touch up on the Mavericks signing Dante Exum to a veteran minimum contract and talk a little bit about what he could potentially bring to the table as a flyer if he pans out, essentially playing the Frank role, before they get into the cap logistics the Mavericks could use going forward to still be able to use their full MLE as well as how they can do that in tandem with making other trades. Despite the offseason not being over, Will and Jaren reciprocate the sentiment that most Mavs fans have of desperation and despair given the Mavericks have let a lot of guys slip off the board but they do talk about the moves they can still make as well as multiple targets not just in FA, but in trades as well the Mavericks could look to to build a holistic roster featuring better wing defense and rim protection, but they do preface to be cautious given the failures of the past regime as well as Nico Harrison having not proved himself in the free agency sphere of things during his tenure in Dallas as of yet.

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