TRADE: DM to CLE | Markkanen + Sexton + Agbaji + 3 1sts + 2 swaps to UTA

[cow]

I'd wager that's a deal-killer. Period.

The issue is that the Mavs want to load up a package of picks for a star, and then trade them in a bunch (like they did with KP). However the caliber of possible players from UT are nowhere near good enough, even if they would be helpful in some way at the present time. So trading a pick would delay their pursuit of such a trade, or perhaps even kill it.

The Mavs might still look for lesser trades, but ones that won't cost them a FRP.

Agreed.  If we owned '23, it might be a different story but I don't think we are going to handcuff ourselves again when we are so close to flexibility, especially for the 3rd tier players that you breezed past in the playoffs.  

Also, never trade with Ainge.