ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

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Trade Idea:

Mavs get Devonte Graham+Theis
Pacers get THJ+Mavs 2nd rounder
Pels get McConnel

Mavs get a ballhandler who can shoot, career 36% from 3 and 45% this season so far. Theis recently has surgery and isn't playing, will take time for him to be back thus avoiding a log-jam at C early on, and when Theis does come back (and the Mavs make the playoffs), he's a big who can shoot and will have more value than both DP and McGee in the play-offs (McGee can be traded on January 15, but Theis probably still isn't available by then). Graham is an underwhelming choice, but on this Mavs team, he automatically becomes the 3rd best ballhandler (who can shoot). It's reasonable to expect his scoring average to go up from his current 6 points per game.

For the Pacers, yes the Pacers have Heid, but if they have any plans on tanking, Heid and Turner should be on the way out. THJ should be a good a tank commander as any. Now if the Pacers do plan on competing, RC probably is that one coach who can make use of THJ and make him a better player. Either way, McConnel is already the team's third string PG and Theis isn't going to play anytime soon. THJ and the second round pick from the Mavs might have more value than both McConnel and Theis in the long run. 

For the Pelicans, McConnel averages one point less than Graham in roughly the same minutes. Both are third string PGs on their respected teams with Graham getting some burn at SG. McConnel's advantage over Graham is that he is more of a pure point guard. New Orlean's best passers are Zion, Ingram and CJ, none of which of course, are PGs. The young PGs in NO are more like combo guards who for the moment, are all mediocre passers. McConnel would be the best passing PG on the team. And of course, McConnel is 9M cheaper over 3 years compared with Graham's.