2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

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Not ready to engage in a Giannis fantasy just yet. Call me if/when he becomes a FA in 2021 (which might not even happen).

And continue filling the team with easily tradable assets until that point. 
Powell is probably our hardest to move contract at the moment which is an amazing position to be in. That's not a bad contract. 
NO MAX CAPSPACE CHASING. Just open up that space or do a sign and trade when we need to.

I might lose my sh*t if we let valuable rotation players walk for nothing while simultaneously missing out on upgrade trades just to chase a dream

I'd love for the Mavs to take that approach but I don't think they will. I believe they have every intention of keeping open a max space slot for 2021 unless they land a 3rd star in lieu of a max FA. The good news is that for now they can keep the guys they have and still tinker some while preserving that max slot. If THJ opts in (which I believe he will), he is not someone you need to resign in 2021 unless you miss out on a FA. You can get a RoCo type provided there is some outgoing salary. One reason why I think Wright would need to be in the deal is to offset some future salary (and bc I think he would be a talent fit for the Wolves). My best scenario is that you keep your core in tact, with RoCo and a max slot in 2021 while still being to even add more talent to the bench on short term deals. Mavs are really in the driver's seat. A lot of this is due to having a lot of value contracts and Luka on a rookie deal.