2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

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So Mavs give up nothing and get the best player in the trade.

FYI - Covington isn't the best player in that trade. He's a streaky 3D wing. Valuable, yes. But c'mon.

That aside, in this scenario, the Mavs leverage their supposedly super valuable TE making the Wolves deal for Paul possible financially. 

I'll point out Paul is the same age as Jason Kidd was when the Mavs traded for him. The result was a championship. So think about that before you dismiss a future Hall of Famer. Paul would easily be the Mavs second best player ... and don't look now but he's fit in extremely well in OKC and having a really solid season. He has that rag tag Thunder team at seventh in the West, two and a half games above the Wolves with KAT and Wiggins playing well. Think about that. 

For the Wolves, Culver, Dieng and Covington for Chris Paul is a steal. OKC would probably also want draft considerations.

For context, the Kidd deal was Devin Harris, Jerry Stackhouse, Devean George, Dasagna Diop, Maurice Ager, two first round picks and cash considerations --> Nets.

Would the Mavs add the GSW pick to the deal to get Covington, I think so.

So a revised deal might look something like:

Chris Paul --> Wolves
Lee, Dieng, Culver, GSW second (Dallas), first round pick (Wolves) --> Thunder
Covington --> Mavs

From a basketball standpoint, that's a solid deal and if Paul's contract weren't so onerous I'd pull the trigger. But Paul's contract obviously makes this deal extremely unlikely.