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Even better, they have space.  I think Charlotte meets all the criteria of a third team.  1.  They need a center.  2.  They have a clean 2023 pick.  3.  They have excess at PG and Rozier is on his final year.  4.  They have cap room.  

Charlotte has $20mm in space if you assume they keep the hold on Graham and the other logical options on their roster.  I can use almost all of that up by sending KP and JRich for expiring Rozier, PJ Washington and one other minor contract (I like Duffy client Jalen McDaniels).  They also send out the 2023 in a way that assures Dallas of having a pick that year.  

Portland could use Rozier in a backcourt rotation with McCollum and Simons.  PJ Washington fits well in a front court rotation with Nurkic and Covington and there is room in this deal to move on from Derrick Jones Jr., Sign Norman Powell in the $18-$20mm range and still have $8-$10mm in cap space.  Portland has expiring and tradeable vets in Nurkic, Rozier and Covington if they decide to tear it down at the deadline.  Or, they can retain those guys and try to be 6th-8th seed in the west.  Washington and the picks provide the "hope for the future" element that is needed in a deal like this.  This is three picks, a useful but expiring PG and a young PF with upside in Washington and Milwaukee.  Jrue cost Milwaukee RJ Hampton, two picks, George Hill and Bledsoe.  This isn't that far off.

Dallas obviously ends up with Lillard, the DJJr. salary dump for a year and Jalen McDaniels to be a backup forward.  We stay over the cap and retain THJ, WCS and can use the MLE.

With posts like these I'm starting to get excited. 

It makes a lot of sense. DAL also has a young PG that has shown promise in Brunson (* though not nearly the level of prospect of say a Brandon Ingram that was the core of the AD trade). 

What would be the final framework of the deal? 

POR: Washington/Roizer/Brunson/ 2023 (CHA)+2025+2027 FRP w/ pick swaps in 2024+2026? 
CHA: KP+JRich
DAL: Lillard/DJJr/McDaniels

Another angle I think if we're looking for a creative 3rd team could be either GSW or OKC. OKC has a glut of picks that they can never truly foster. They also already have some interesting prospects. I can see them trying to move Kemba quickly to a better situation, even if they have to attach a couple of picks/players to do so. 

OKC: KP/JRich
POR: Kemba/Bazely/Brunson/ with all the picks as above but OKC provides 2023. 
DAL: Dame/DJJr

Only thing that throws a wrench here is if POR is trying to save money, which they wouldn't be able to do with Kemba.

I do think GSW could be a very willing 3rd team because of their interest in KP too but as to building a quick framework I'm not sure of.


Quick edit: In the Harden deal the Nets traded 3 FRP (2022+2024+2026) with 4 pick swaps (2021+2023+2025+2027). If the Mavs can get a 2023 FRP unprotected they could match the 3 picks and 4 pick swaps frame works easily.