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I personally don't want to give up Maxi for Ayton. I think that minimizes the improvement because of his unique defensive abilities and 3 point shooting.

Seems crazy to think people wouldn't give up Maxi for a C with stats like Ayton has.
But I'm with you on this.

Mavs traded DFS for offense-only Kyrie and the wheels came off.
I'd expect the same thing happens if you trade away Maxi with an offense-only C like Ayton.

Yes the Mavs have Omax and Lively, both known for their defense, but it would take time for them to contribute. It would be unwise and unfair to expect them to be good NBA calibre defenders on day 1.
The same goes for Richaun. Mavs shouldn't expect him to be a contributor after his disastrous year with the Kings.

Trading away Maxi means, there's going to be no front court player who could defend (GWilliams doesn't count -- still not with the Mavs and too small).
If the Mavs plan on trading for Ayton, they'd better be sure Maxi isn't included on a deal, or at least, have a front court player above 6'9" who's an established defender.