While "we would do an extend-and-trade at numbers we can live with" seems like an obvious answer from a team with interest, I have a hard time envisioning how such a team could land a successful negotiation, because I don't think he would like the numbers.
The big obstacle there imo is that he has a PO for 52M. But he probably doesn't make sense to a team to extend at more than 60-70M for 2 years (and 2 years is the max length on an extension). I'm thinking that if he is hearing that, he doesn't opt out.
OTOH if he does opt out, he can get 3 years, and I can see the team that trades for him wanting to give him a 3 yr/100 m offer on a new deal -- but getting from here to there where he goes to a team whose extension numbers made him mad, so he did opt out, and then reupped with them after all, and everyone is happy would be tricky. Lots of ways for feelings to get hurt when it comes to messing with "my money".
ALL of that will factor into how aggressive the offers might be.
In any event, I see no way for Mavs to be involved. Too much salary to match.
The big obstacle there imo is that he has a PO for 52M. But he probably doesn't make sense to a team to extend at more than 60-70M for 2 years (and 2 years is the max length on an extension). I'm thinking that if he is hearing that, he doesn't opt out.
OTOH if he does opt out, he can get 3 years, and I can see the team that trades for him wanting to give him a 3 yr/100 m offer on a new deal -- but getting from here to there where he goes to a team whose extension numbers made him mad, so he did opt out, and then reupped with them after all, and everyone is happy would be tricky. Lots of ways for feelings to get hurt when it comes to messing with "my money".
ALL of that will factor into how aggressive the offers might be.
In any event, I see no way for Mavs to be involved. Too much salary to match.