Besides some fine-tuning toward the tail end of their roster that likely won't be concluded until the end of training camp, the Dallas Mavericks' 2025-26 roster is practically locked in at this point. With the dog days of the NBA offseason vast approaching following Summer League, fans are constructing their own rotations and lineups of what they think their team will do next season, and this has been exactly the case with Mavericks fans this summer, especially since Dallas' roster is so intriguing.
A large point of contention between fans is over whether Dereck Lively II or Daniel Gafford should be Dallas' starting center next season.