(05-04-2023, 01:10 PM)F Gump Wrote: My point was that the idea of a simple one-for-one swap is just being floated, not reported.
I don't think we will have anything reported soon. We don't even know which pick (if any), Mavs and other teams will have in 2023. Besides, Irving is a free agent and little to nothing can be reported before start of FA, or a team risks a penalty.
However, we have McMahon saying Mavs like Ayton. We have plenty of rumors how Durant likes Irving. We have a Phoenix guy saying how an Ayton for Irving trade would make sense, because Phoenix obviously doesn't like Ayton a lot. So plenty of smoke to play around with fantasy trades.
While Irving for Ayton might be complicated and needs additional pieces, it is far from impossible to execute. I for one, would love to see something creative involving one or more other teams bringing additional pieces to the table as we all know Mavs have a bunch of holes to fill. Like Miami did a bunch of moves to execute the Butler SnT.
I don't understand why one would stop being creative if a thing seems difficult...