"... a three team deal will be needed for Mavs to make something happen."
I haven't tried to follow the discussion details closely, but my general observation in reading this is that bringing in a 3rd team is often proposed as a Magic Solution when a team's offer isn't good enough, but that's rarely realistic.
A 3rd team DOES work when there's plenty of value, yet the exact players aren't quite a fit.
Otherwise, they make a deal much harder, because there are more teams wanting to win the trade and get extra value, and yet the 2-teamer didn't work because neither team wanted to add extra value to make it happen.
I haven't tried to follow the discussion details closely, but my general observation in reading this is that bringing in a 3rd team is often proposed as a Magic Solution when a team's offer isn't good enough, but that's rarely realistic.
A 3rd team DOES work when there's plenty of value, yet the exact players aren't quite a fit.
Otherwise, they make a deal much harder, because there are more teams wanting to win the trade and get extra value, and yet the 2-teamer didn't work because neither team wanted to add extra value to make it happen.