What the Dallas Mavericks can do this offseason
- ›Can add an outside free agent up to $5.3M via the Non-Tax MLE.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching is available.
- ›Draft capital: 3 extra incoming picks, owes 10.
CapTax1A2A
Non-Tax MLE$5.3MBi-Annual$5.3MMinimum$3.9M
Projected record
34-48
Projected net rating
-3.6
Current baseline
34 wins · -3.6 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
C+
50
Defense
B-
55
Spacing
C+
48
Playmaking
D
30
Rim protection
A+
89
Perimeter D
B-
56
Rebounding
C+
47
Defensive core +2.2Defense +1.3Connectors +0.6Thin playmaking -1.2No shot creation -0.6
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
59Kyrie IrvingST35y33m
47Marcus Sasser26y12m
45Max Christie23y3m
SGShooting
49Naji MarshallST29y15m
49Klay Thompson36y22m
45Max Christie23y11m
SFSmall F
55Cooper FlaggST20y34m
49Naji Marshall29y15m
PFPower F
56Santi AldamaST26y28m
51Moussa Cisse27y12m
48Olivier-Maxence Prosper24y8m
CCenter
51Moussa CisseST27y10m
58Daniel Gafford28y22m
54Dereck Lively II22y16m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
47P.J. Washington45Morez Johnson Jr.44Caleb Martin44Jett Howard42Sergio de Larrea41Zaccharie Risacher40Tobi Lawal
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (18)
59PGKyrie Irving$39.5M
47PFP.J. Washington$19.8M
49SGKlay Thompson$17.5M
58CDaniel Gafford$17.3M
56PFSanti Aldama$17.0M
55SFCooper Flagg$14.5M
41SFZaccharie Risacher$13.8M
44SFCaleb Martin$10.0M
49SFNaji Marshall$9.4M
45SGMax Christie$8.3M
44PFJett Howard$7.3M
54CDereck Lively II$7.2M
45CMorez Johnson Jr.NO-TRADE$6.8M
47PGMarcus Sasser$5.2M
42SGSergio de LarreaNO-TRADE$3.2M
51CMoussa CisseNO-TRADE$2.3M
40SFTobi LawalNO-TRADE$1.4M
48PFOlivier-Maxence Prosper$1.0M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 prot 1-2’28 swap w/ OKC’29 → HOU’30 swap w/ SAS’31 kept’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’27 2nd · from CHI’29 1st · from LAL’29 2nd · from HOU
Full ledger — 3 in, 10 out
in 2027 — second round draft pick from Chicago
in 2029 — first round draft pick from L.A. Lakers
in 2029 — second round draft pick from Houston
out 2027 — first round draft pick to Charlotte
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Washington or Detroit
out 2028 — first round draft pick from to Oklahoma City (swap, Oklahoma City incoming)
out 2028 — second round draft pick to L.A. Clippers
out 2029 — first round draft pick to Houston or Brooklyn
out 2029 — second round draft pick to Brooklyn
out 2030 — first round draft pick to San Antonio, Minnesota or Charlotte (swap, San Antonio incoming)
out 2030 — second round draft pick to Brooklyn
out 2031 — second round draft pick to Detroit
out 2032 — second round draft pick to New York