2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[JamesConway]

use the MLE to create another asset. As of now I think all of Seth, Maxi and Delon are on decent to good-deals.

This! I think it will be really difficult to get one or two starter types with the contracts and assets we have. There are not many terrbile deals left in the NBA and even so we don't really have the contracts to trade for them without giving up valuable role players and assets. Do we really gain that much by selling "half" of bench and rare picks we have for a starter? Unless we strike lucky with someone looking to get rid of some contract.

If there is no trade for starters, I would go with a younger player for MLE - hopefully he will floorish in the right role and increase his value.

However, my dream scenario would be:
1. THJ, Wright, JJ for Horford and Richardson (plus #22 pick perhaps?). 
2. trade #18 for Kennard
3. sign enforcer/defensive specialist for MLE. Jones Jr. for example

Luka, Brunson, #31
Kennard, Curry, Reaves
Richardson, DFS, MLE
Horford, Maxi, vet min
KP, Powell, Bobi

This team would be incredibly deep, able to play tough defense or stellar offense, you name it. I would also love to give a shot at Harris, but I doubt Denver would be interested in any Wright/JJ combinations plus pick(s) and I am not really willing to trade core pieces for him.  Without the trade, I would do (I don't believe Kennard would be that cheap):

1. draft 3-D wing for #18
2. trade #31 for #34 and #36 and draft back up PG and back up C
3. sign Hernangomez or Saric for MLE. Wood also, but I really don't believe Detroit wouldn't match anything up to 15 per
4. trade Wright for Snell
5. trade JJ for a second rounder or cash considerations

Luka, Brunson, #34
THJ, Curry, Reaves
DFS, Snell, #18
Hernangomez, Maxi
KP, Powell, #36, Bobi

Generally speaking I'm on board with a move for an overpaid guy later on, it just wouldn't be Horford to me due to his imperfect fit with KP. But I'm hopeful that a move like that will be in the cards for us 1-3 years down the road after we've used up all our other assets (2020 draft pick, 2020 MLE, 2021 caproom).

I'd go crazy by then. At that point we're hopefully locked into Luka + KP + at least a 2021-FA stud and it's all about how deep Cuban's pockets are.

We're talking maniac stuff like the Joe Johnson-brooklyn trade or acquiring CP3