Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

[F Gump]

A combination of the Mavs, Warriors, Bulls and Hawks trade:

Mavs get #4, Giddey, P. Williams, Kispert, Hield and Moody
Bulls get #11, #23, Klay, Martin and Horford
Warriors get #30 and PJ
Hawks get Gafford

The Mavs take on a LOT of bad money, but end up with #4. This is how they can get Wilson and a guard at #9.

Interesting proposition. As for DAL, ATL, and GS, I would think ALL of them would definitely be thrilled at this deal. 

At 1st glance, I would think CHI would not consider giving up 4. Does this really offer CHI the sort of things they would be pursuing? Aren't they more or less where the Mavs are, looking for talented pieces to add and not all that worried about cap payroll? OTOH they might be getting back enough value for 4 where they have to think it does enough that they have to say yes - for 4 they get back 11, 23, so they still get considerable draft value ...and they also get off WILLIAMS plus Giddey (if they have remorse about Giddey's deal) with a chance to wash it out with mostly expiring deals (129M outgoing, some of it really bad, with only 43M incoming). Thought-provoking proposition for CHI.

I can see various ways to tweak this, if needed, but I think the hinge points would be #4 and Giddey.