DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[DanSchwartzgan]

If you're getting Rubio with no pick swap, then what the hell are the Mavs giving up?

DFS/Wright. I wouldn't include #18 without the pick swap, myself, but I might include 31. I can't say that I'm 100% confident the Mavs wouldn't include #18, however. I hope not.

I think Rubio, along with Dan's Milsap idea above, makes the team A LOT better.

If the deal does include the pick swap it's a no-brainer. No hesitation.

If the Suns are giving up Rubio, their starting PG, it's because someone else is playing PG for them. I would assume that's CP3, or they snagged Hayes or Haliburton at 10. Point being, I'm not sure how available Rubio is if they don't get Paul.

This is the sort of thing that is pissing me off about this offseason (or, more precisely, about *last* offseason) - just because we decide we'd like to see a given player in Maverick green doesn't mean that the other team will cooperate in making that happen.

I agree Phoenix needs to come away with a PG in all of this.  If not Paul, I think they are a strong candidate for VanVleet (as I wrote on the prior page).  They can currently generate $18mm in room, but that won't get it done.  But, add the $4mm from a Rubio for Wright/DFS deal and they are there.  Now we have two paths for Phoenix to replace Rubio at PG without using their pick for Hayes or Haliburton.  BTW, why would Phoenix, who thinks they are a playoff team now, want to turn the PG job over to a rookie?

Dallas certainly isn't paying 18 for the privilege of giving up DFS/Wright for 2 years of Rubio.  At worst we keep 18 and at best we swap it for 10.  If Hollinger and Nate can't agree on whether #10 would be involved in a deal for Paul, how are we supposed to?  BTW, NBA.com runs a consensus draft among the top sites.  Consensus 11 is Vassell and consensus 12 is Nesmith.  If you want those guys, you probably need to get to 10.