Trade & FA 2024-25:

[RGP1981]

Luka | Exum | VetMin - DSJ/Wright/Mclaughlin/Beverley/Dinwiddie/Payne
Kyrie | Grimes | Lawson
Deni | DJJ | Omax
PJW | Maxi | Morris
Lively | Gaff | Powell

*Grimes is a career 37% 3PT shooter on 5 attempts per game. Good defender.
*Deni is a 6’9 SF with a pretty complete game. Averaged 15/7/4 this year and good defense. Also a 37% 3PT shooter.

I really like the idea of adding Deni Avdija and Quentin Grimes. Grimes is a shooter who can defend. Avdija makes the rotation of mobile forwards (PJW, Avdija, DJJ, O-Max) look a whole lot better. He can play alongside Luka and PJW... yet also effectively replace Luka in the lineup when Luka is sitting, and frees up Maxi to spend more time as the third, floor-spacing Center. Lots of positives there.

If the Mavs can add those two while keeping most of the other guys you have listed (especially DJJ... I don't care about Powell or Morris), I think they'd be a lot better suited to taking on and beating a team that is as loaded as the Celtics.

Of course though, the whole team still has to put in major work during the off-season to get stronger, quicker or fitter.