2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[BigDirk41]

If the Mavs want to make the playoffs a trade is a must. Until the players start performing, we would be losing value trading right now. I really don't know the answer right now. Everyone other than Luka is underperforming. Yes Brunson, Jackson, Lee (only as a expiring) and Seth have trade value. DP isn't tradeable. THJ isn't tradeable except for CP3 which I'm ok with at this point. Wright may or may not be tradeable currently. He clearly would be if he starts playing like he did last year. Maxi should stay unless needed in a trade that clearly makes us a better team. DFS is untradeable other than a throw in. He's shooting under 30% on 3's. Those type of wings rarely get any time now especially on good teams. I would say that DFS shouldn't ever start, but what are the other options?Right now Jackson and KP are the only players with decent 3 point percentages. I do think Jackson should start at the 2, but that's just my opinion.

Bottom line we are going to have to take back some bad salary to get a good player unless we include Brunson or Jackson. My complaint this off-season and it hasn't changed is that you don't spend big money on bench players. You spend money on stars or sure starters. You develop role players. Tons of players on the cheap can come in and give you 6-8 points on 20 mpg. You don't pay 8-9 million a season for a player like that. This off-season was handled very poorly.

I don't think we are a playoff team without a trade so the upside of that is we will have a lottery pick worst case. I don't know the magic fix, but we need more true starters.

You could trade Jackson, THJ + 2nd round picks right now for Adams if OKC was ready to make a move right now. Jackson would be the prize + some cap savings. At the TDL you could trade Powell, Lee + Jackson for Adams to give OKC a center back in return + Jackson and more cap savings.

I'd be good with that. Adams would make this team a LOT tougher and physical. I think the Knicks exposed how to beat us with physicality. We need to toughen up.