2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SamStetz]

For now, I am against a Drummond trade. I could talk myself into it if one happened depending on the trade package, but I just think that with the limited trade assets we have they are better spent on a wing. Memphis has been adamant about being able to find a trade for Iggy without him ever touching the buyout market. If the Lakers decide to trade for Iggy knowing it is the only way they would be able to get him, what do they have to offer? I doubt Pope allows for a trade AWAY from a contender to Memphis, same with McGee and Rondo who can also veto trades. From there it gets harder for the Lakers to build a deal for Memphis. Bradley, Cousins, and Cook fall just under $1,000,000 short of working, so adding either Dudley or Daniels would make the trade legal, but what does Memphis want from there? They would have to cut/trade three of their own players just to absorb three new players that frankly they have no use for. Enter Dallas and Danny Green.

Dallas: receives Danny Green
LA: receives Iggy
Memphis: receives Lee, Utah 2nd (via DAL), DAL 2021 2nd

I would try to hold onto the GSW 2nd (maybe that changes as we approach February). There are many other wings out there to target, but if the Lakers are determined to get Iggy, this makes the most sense for Memphis because of the value they receive, Dallas because they aren't acquiring a rental, and the Lakers because they don't lose some of the little depth they have. I personally cannot see the Lakers trading Green, but he is a player I would keep my eye on if the Lakers get serious about trading for Iggy.