2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[Kammrath]

New on the forum, Mavs fan from Slovenia.


First of all, watching Dallas throughout the first and second season of Luka i think the biggest job Dallas already did. In the first season with trading with Knicks. This season provides that Dallas have done the core of the team and that Luka is a guy who could and will lead Dallas to the contenders for the title.

Also work in the first two seasons of Luka in Dallas shows, that Dallas si looking for a longterm succes and they will build step by step.
This season and a playoff wins are also good experience for a team and also shows what are Dallas biggest strengths. System in the team and the fantastic chemistry between the players. 

That system and chemistry which Dallas have also shows that this team is capable to do every player better than in other teams, that also ''no name players'' (Seth, Burke, DFS) have fantastic value for the team and a players who didn't succed in other clubs in that system could be fantastic 3-4 option (Hardaway jr). That strengths will also be important facts in upcoming trades & FA.

So core of the team for the next season:

Porzingis - Powell - Marjanović
? - Kleber
DFS - ?
Hardaway jr - Curry - Burke
Luka - Brunson

Resign Burke this offseason 3 years - 15 mil. 

So under a contract for a next season we stay with Jackson, WCS (if he opts in), Wright and a draft picks from this year as a assest. That mean that we should be looking for players who are or on a bad contract or didn't succed in other teams and a teams want to get rid of them or a player have problems with health or something.

One of interesting players could be Julius Randle. They were news that New York is open to trading him and the will not be many interesting clubs. Yes, he is not Aaron Gordon, but he got potential and if he could be traded for a nothing (Wright, Jackson, WCS and picks) i think we should tried. Maybe also with a 3 team trade.

I know he was disaster in New York, but similar things were talked also about Hardaway jr. who is playing well in Dallas. But he got potential and Dallas could provide them a system where he never played for. In that system with Porzingis as a rim protector and a player who plays in offense outside the rim, with a team with a lot of shooters and a team where he could be often alone on the shoot i think he could be very valuable player.

If that trade could happen team for next season should look:

Porzingis - Powell - Marjanovic
Randle - Kleber
DFS - FA (players like Crowder, Bazemore 1 year deal).
Hardaway - Curry - Burke
Luka - Brunson

So before 2021 FA and with possible Hardaway resigning (per around 15 mil.) we will have around 110 mil. of cap space. 
I think it's 2021 FA is way overhyped for us. First, Giannis will stay at the Bucks or he will sign for a teams like Warriors, Heat, Lakers or others. Other star, Oladipo i think is not good fit for Dallas and not worth max contract. 

So even if we extend Hardaway i think we will have close to 20 mil. cap space for 2021 free agency and we should be looking for a players like Kelly Oubre, Josh Richardson (player option), maybe Otto Porter Jr., Barton (player option), Gordon Hayward as a small forwards or a Kendrick Nunn, Devonte Graham as a guard for that final piece from which Dallas will become real contender for a title.

Welcome to the board!