Trade & FA 2023-24: Sexton On the Market? | ORL Likes Hartenstein?

[F Gump]

Our 2025 and THJ for their #32 feels like something Utah would do.  The future first is more valuable to them than a third pick in this draft and THJ can be a placeholder for that space until the TDL or later depending on what happens with LM.  Dallas gets another 2nd rounder (possibly at a reduced rate, though at that level in the 2nd they often use part of the MLE to sign a second).  You also move all of THJ’s salary (unless you try to do a trade or S&T for someone like Kris Dunn to use some of that space).  

The deal would have to be held over to July 1st just like they did last year with OKC.  There may be other similar possibilities, but that was the only one I had time to look at.

Interesting idea.

Re pick 32
1 Mavs contract choice would not be limited to 2-year minimum. If they prefer, there's a new 2nd-round exception that allows for 3 or 4 year contracts, with the 1st year able to be a bit bigger and more flexibility of guarantees and options in ensuing years.
2 I have to think that, considering the weakness of this draft, the Mavs' desire to have that pick would greatly depend on who is there. If the answer is "no one we like," then I would think they would do something else. There's no value in wasting payroll on a player you don't want. An empty slot is better.

Also, I'd expect the outgoing 2025 pick to have significant protection (because it will be acquired with an imputed value of a low 1st), with a default to a future 2nd.