2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

If something were to happen there, I wonder if it might be part of a larger deal where Siakam goes to GS and Canadian Wiggins with some GS youth goes to Toronto.  Why hasn't this already happened?  Moses Moody isn't eligible to be traded until after Saturday.  Maybe Wiseman goes also and GS retains Kuminga.  In that version, Toronto needs to unload another deal to match salaries.  They are now in full-on youth movement and won't need Boucher a year from now as they have Wiseman, Birch, Achiuwa and Barnes at the big spots plus Anunoby and Wiggins can both log minutes there also.

I'm thinking Terry goes to Toronto's youth movement.  GS is down a center and a return of Willie for a year might have value.  That doesn't get you Dragic, but maybe Dallas kicks in $5 million and Dragic takes a $5 million cut.  

You can include Dragic in a deal, but it is more complex.  Such a deal aggregates Dragic with Siakam and that can't happen until October.  Or, you can break it into separate deals (Willie to GS in the first deal that nets us Boucher and Powell, Burke and Terry in a second deal for Dragic).  

Dallas wouldn't have to use the TPE as Boucher and Willie are a trade match at 175% pf Willie's salary.  We pick up $7mm in salary and are still under the tax by about the amount of the TPE.  GS drops about $7mm in salary and a ton of LT.  Toronto is doing a three for six in the second version, but has the roster slots to do that by dropping some of their non-guaranteed guys.  Interesting side note.  Willie, Burke and Boucher are all represented by the same agency.  Interesting note number two...Wiggins and Powell were both on the Canadian Olympic roster which was coached by Nick Nurse.

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Mavs essentially turn all of their dead money into 2 serviceable players *(ok Powell isn't dead money but he's about 6 mil overpaid). It's almost too good of a scenario that I think it's so out of this realm in terms of actually happening. But your logic is sound and it seems realistic from all perspectives. TOR gets some solid prospects in Wiseman/Moody and fast forwards their rebuild (don't know how they feel about Wiggins but if they get off of Dragic they're still saving money). Warriors get their 3rd (4th?) star that they need to revitalize their team. Mavs get the playmaker they've been angling for while revamping their books. 

This sets them up beautifully as the roster would look like:

Luka/Dragic/Brunson
THJ/S.Brown/Green
DFS/Bullock
Kleber/Boucher
KP/Boban/M.Brown

Gives the Mavs 2 open roster spots as well. They're definitely thin at the C position, though if Moses Brown and Boucher step up they should be more than fine. Perhaps they sign one of the guys they worked out recently in Thomas/Stephenson/Monta and give the bench more firepower (read chucking).

All in all love the idea.