2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SleepingHero]

Honestly, at this point I think the Mavs should wait till the offseason and package their first, GSW 2nd, UTA 2nd, and the Miami 2nd along with THJ Brunson and maybe Jackson and go ALL in trying to get Beal.

Imagine this team with Beal, instead of THJ?? Beal is a true SG, and can hit it from anywhere. He's one of the most lethal spot up shooters in the league and doesn't make boneheaded mistakes. 

It'd have to wait until the offseason, during the draft. But THJ (who'll be an expiring deal), Brunson, Jackson, a first, and 3 2nds is a really strong deal for a rebuilding team. 

In the meantime, I think trying to turn Lee into Iggy is the smartest move and wouldn't cost any of the above assets,

Wizards can get much better deal than this IMO.

Thats fair. Miami comes to mind as a team that would be willing to fork out multiple picks for Beal, but the fit would be incredibly awkward with Butler. Knicks maybe? 

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A follow-up on Curry and fake trades - who says no to this?

Curry + DFS for Robert Covington. 

Robert Covington is an elite 3D player but the issue is that the Wolves might still be a couple years away from being good. DFS is younger and fits more in their window. Curry is an elite shooter and might start for them. They don't have a lot of playmaking guards. 

Mavs would have a Luka, KP and Covington as their core going forward. They still have picks and things to make other moves. In 2021 Mavs still have those 3 and a max slot to chase a big fish like a Giannis (the holy grail of FAs). Mavs will have the most compelling case for a max FA than they have ever had. 2 young stars in their prime, a 3D specialist and likely multiple playoff appearances. Giannis has been a pipedream but imagine what a team looks like with a Giannis/KP front-court and Luka. By then the LeBron is old, the Clippers are older, the Warriors are older. The Mavs would be the favorite to win multiple titles.

I don't think Giannis will leave because I think he wants to do it on his own, not join a super-team but you never know. The Bucks will be older with aging, highly paid Middleton, Bledsoe, Lopez on the books.

Mavs would still be a good spot for other FA's and may not need a star with the core they have.

I think the Mavs take 1 step forward, and 2 steps back with that trade. RoCo would be fantastic here, but giving up our best 3 point shooter, and best defender to get him doesn't make sense to me. Even if RoCo is a good 3pt shooter and defender, the whole idea is to add that to this team, so if anything it'd be a net neutral trade, but we get rid of some serious scoring punch from our bench and move it to the starting lineup.