2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SleepingHero]

Now to Dallas...As you can see, he does talk about a path to bigger dollar players (if THJ doesn't take his PO).  But, he then goes on to talk about it being more likely that Dallas is limited to the MLE.  


"Dallas Mavericks ($23.3M) — The Mavs are a real wild card here. I’d put the odds of Hardaway opting out at less than 50-50 but not zero, especially if he has a strong finish and playoffs. If both Hardaway and Willie Cauley-Stein opt out of their option years, the Mavs would be looking at $23.3M in room — that’s if they have the 19th pick in the draft. The Mavs could get to max territory by trading Justin Jackson or trading their first-round pick for a future pick.
The Mavs obviously would be in a strong position in the market here, given their rosy future and warm, tax-free market. However, it’s not much of a market at the guard spots — if they can’t get Hayward or VanVleet, their best move is likely just re-signing Hardaway.

Hmm...

I wonder how good of a shot the Mavs have with Anthony Davis. I mean if all we need to give up is THJ/Lee/Jackson to get the space for Davis, that should be really enticing on paper. I mean if you're Davis, who do you want to hitch your wagon to? 36 year old Lebron? Or Luka+KP and the incredibly deep team of the Mavs?

Obviously it'd never happen because I think AD wants to be on the Lakers for more than basketball. But still, a guy can dream.