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[Mavs2021]

Went through all the updated rosters. Short thoughts and one trade/move per team, the Mavs could be interested in.



...to be continued.

Sixers

So let´s get to the complicated stuff. I think ultimately Lillard will be headed to the Heat and we might get in on the action to fix our frontcourt. You know the inevitable J. Grant is coming with Portland, so....

Suggested trade:

Lillard + Bullock + McGee to Miami
Herro + Grant to Sixers
Lowry +  Jovic + THJ + two Miami 1st round picks + one Philly 1st round pick to Portland
Harris + Reed (RFA-MLE with a no matching guarantee) + a 2nd round pick from Philly + a 2nd round pick from Miami to Dallas

Suns

I´m kind of expecting a Kyrie for Ayton trade next summer, if the Mavs and Suns seasons don´t end well. There seemed to be some buzz that their new salaries barely match up. If the Suns lose their patience before that it´s...

Suggested trade: Ayton for Holmes + THJ.

Blazers

Well duh.  I wanted to do the obvious Jerami Grant trade, despite the new contract. Then I looked at Nurkic again. I actually find the 51/3 tolerable. I have no problem with the dinosaur perception either. He impacts the game on both ends imho and is a nice complementary player to Lively and Powell. For the last three years he has been a 13/10/3 guy with a block and a steal. What freaks me out is the < 40 games per season average over the last four years.

What tipped this in favour of Nurkic is that we can possibly keep THJ and the 2027 1st round pick for a separate deal.

Suggested trade: Bullock + McGee for Nurkic.

Kings

Another team who has done the business early. If we were not loaded in the back-court, Terrance Davis as an irrational confidence guy might hold some interest. Might have read that he signed elsewhere anyway, so...

Suggested trade: N/A

Spurs

They will probably tank. I doubt that a 2nd round pick would be enough for the Spurs to even pick up the phone on a minor trade swap for Osman or Z. Collins. Since Spurs still have capspace, they cannot be leveraged. Hesitant to do another N/A, so here comes the ugly....

Suggested trade:

Hayward + Z. Collins to Dallas.
THJ + Holmes to Charlotte.
McGee + unprotected 1st to Spurs.

Raptors

Another team who has conducted their business early. I don´t think they expected the GTJ opt-in and it probably messed up their plans a little. Therefore...

Suggested trade: Sign Barton for the remaining MLE.

Jazz

I don´t think they can tank again. This is just a good team already. I loved their draft. I think Ainge values Kelly Olynyk as a leader and player. So we are reaching into the ugly category again. Or do we have another case of perception vs. reality?

What do you think are the career numbers of Collin Sexton, especially the shooting numbers?

Would you have guessed: 46/38/82  . .Me neither. Now guess what he shot last season: 51/39/82.

Now the real problem is the fit with Hardy, BUT WHAT if the Mavs banked on further improvement by 25 year old Sexton and completed a complex two-step process.

Suggested trade:

Part 1:

THJ to Nets (large TPE) 
Sexton to Dallas
TPE to Utah

Part 2 (next summer):

Ayton to Dallas
Irving to Phoenix

Wizards

Only straight up trade that makes any sense involving our unprotected 1st is

Suggested trade:

Kuzma S&T + Gafford for Bullock + Holmes + McGee + unprotected 2027 1st. We keep THJ for a separate deal.

As for the depressing outlook commment. Keep in mind that you can sometimes combine two trade ideas with our assets.

So for example, one possible outcome woud be

Wizards trade: Kuzma + Gafford
Hawks trade: Bogdanovic
Denver trade: Cancar
MLE rest: Jordan Nwora for a TPE + 2nd round pick 

40.0 Doncic
38.9 Irving
22.8 Kuzma
18.7 Bogdanovic
12.4 Gafford
11.0 Kleber
4.7 Green
4.5 Curry
4.0 Lively
3.7 Powell
3.0 Nwora
2.2 Cancar
2.2 Omax
2.1 Exum
1.7 Hardy
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171.9 with a 15th spot open.

Doncic/Hardy/Exum
Irving/Bogdanovic/Curry
Green/Nwora/OMax
Kuzma/Kleber/Cancar
Gafford/Lively/Powell

Still a little offense happy, so you have to bank on Omax making an impact immediately, but he´s an older rookie. We have seen Crowder step in from Marquette immediately. Then there is always the trade deadline, but this roster is at least talented enough to keep you in the play-off race till you can make further roster adjustments.