Wood You Consider Spending Over the First Apron

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

Great thread and post Dan!   

The Mavericks entire Luka era and relevance as an NBA contender or not for the foreseeable future hinges very heavily on how they manage the current CAP and talent predicament they have placed themselves in.  

Cuban and company not only can't afford another epic fail like the Brunson Blunder but they really need to score on a solid double or triple if not a home run to make up for the loss in roster value.  Has no one in their office called you to consult yet on the cap moves? 

The CLE trade sounds solid. 

 Allen, yeah, good stuff @chaparral. 
Not even sure how practical or feasible Ayton acquisition is but there is a part of me that is intrigued still with Ayton's potential if he were featured with Luka.  

I can see some similar potential in Luka/Ayton to Jokic/Murray dominance which is much more offensive dominance supported by smart hard working defense than it is based on a great defensive big man anchor.

Ayton/Luka is positively nothing like Jokic/Murray.  Luka is tremendously more like Jokic than Ayton is.  A much more comparable pair is Luka/Kyrie.