Dallas Mavericks fans were disappointed when the team fell in the draft lottery to the 9th pick, ending the hope of adding an elite talent to pair with Cooper Flagg. There is still a lot of talent down the board, as the 2026 class is seen as one of the best and deepest in recent years, but it's a lot easier to buy into the hype if a team were to end up with someone like AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson. The Mavericks could always trade up. It'd be breaking a trend of Masai Ujiri, as he's never really been one to trade up or down during the draft. He will move players for additional picks, but rarely does he move around the board. That could change, as Marc J. Spears of Andscape and ESPN has reported that the Mavs, along with the Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies, and LA Clippers, have met with Dybantsa this week at the combine. That is every team inside the top 9 of the draft.…