05-26-2024, 12:32 PM
(05-26-2024, 10:34 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Yes, it was completed July 6th. OKC didn’t have cap room to take Bertans until the new season. It would be exactly the same as the Utah idea except the picks are in different drafts. Since the trade wouldn’t be final until after the draft, there wouldn’t be any restriction on trading the 2025 pick.
In that case Utah is certainly a viable option. They have 29 and 32 depending on if Mavs like something in this year draft. San Antonio is next with #35 and #48. Rest of late firsts or high seconds are on teams that are unlikely to have cap space. Mavs would get a nice TE and they could use part of it, depending on the other moves and on how much is left after they resign DJJ. Perhaps some team would value shedding a useful 5 mil or so player (or demand less compensation)
As Mavs I would definitely bet on myself that 2025 pick would be around #25. The trade partner would be betting that something goes wrong for Mavs and pick ends up much better for them.