Trade & FA 2023-24: Sexton On the Market? | ORL Likes Hartenstein?

[mvossman]

I think DFS would be a very useful contributor, a significant upgrade from THJ on both ends of the floor. (There are others I like too, and I don't see any of them as likely starters, but rather strong rotation contributors.)

It takes something to get something.

I see value in having a pick each year. It would be hard to find minutes to develop more than 1 new player in a season, with this roster. Mavs have 2 picks in 2025 and none in 2026, and 2026 BKN 2nd may be early in rd 2.

While 2025 should be a better draft class than 2024, it's not considered especially special or deep past the top 10. So far. But it's too early to know what it will look like when it's about to happen - kids can develop, but can also regress from expectations.

I would rather have a pick than not, but don't think a pick in the mid-20s is necessarily one to be hoarded.

The time to improve is now, when on the cusp of title(s), rather than wait for a low pick to develop, if you have a choice at solid talent.

If you have a better idea, share it. Do you want to keep THJ around for another year?

I would rather have DJJ on this team at the full MLE than DFS at his current contract, so I think the DJJ situation is a higher priority.  I feel like losing DJJ while sending out draft capital for an aging player (like DFS or Bogdan) is heading in the wrong direction.

While I agree that signing DJJ to 1 + 1 tax MLE would be ideal, there is a very good chance that does not get it done.  At that point we have to shed some significant cap to retain him.  Assuming Dorian has any trade value at all, it should be at least as expensive to trade Timmy for him as would be to simply dump Timmy.  In the case where we need to make room for DJJ, I would rather do that then trade for DFS.