(01-05-2021, 01:03 AM)Mavs03 Wrote: I'm not surprised. Victor is my #1 target in the 2021 offseason. Would love to trade for him but the way he's playing his price might be too high. Having Victor, J-Rich, Maxi, and KP on the floor together...defensively...would be unreal. We could bring DFS off the bench to stabilize our 2nd unit from a defensive perspective.
Mavs chance of signing VO in the summer will be almost impossible, if they want to keep J-Rich. There doesn't appear to be cap room for both.
So the only avenue left is an in-season trade, predicated on the idea that Indy might be willing to trade him for appropriate value if they think they won't be able to (or won't want to) re-sign him in the summer.
If there's a way to build up THJ's value, he's one obvious piece going the other way, since he and VO are a salary match for trade purposes and play the same position. That offers Indy a replacement, too, that they might be able to re-sign for much less than the max salary VO will be asking. But then what can be added that might satisfy Indy? Their price is said to be sky high.