Trade & FA 2024-25:

[KillerLeft]

Assuming that Grant is going to cost at least THJ + Green/Kleber + 1st I would rather have Thybulle. THJ for Thybulle is a legal trade. Mavs probably need to throw in all available seconds or a pick swap but I think in hindsight the Blazers wouldn't have matched the Mavs offer last summer. Would be happy to cash in on his remaining value.
Would clear space for DJJs contract and offer the opportunity to use Green/Hardy/1sts to search for another scorer/creator.

Yeah, I got really excited when I saw the Portland rumor, because my first thought was about Grant.

Then, my second thought was about DeAndrea Ayton, and that excitement turned to terror in an instant.

Then, I remembered the Thybulle thing, and it’s very likely that he is what this rumor is about, if it’s true. VERY likely. My take on Thybulle is well documented around here, so I wouldn’t love it, but I would like it a hell of a lot more than Tobias Harris. As a bench player, I’m not sure he can really hurt you that badly. Worst case scenario is he gets played out of the playoff rotation, just like Hardaway did. No harm no foul there (unless you give up a pick or Hardy or something stupid). And, he probably makes your defense a little bit better during the regular season as he eats innings. Who knows, maybe he will shoot better than I think, just like Jones did, but he is definitely not a solution to what got the Mavericks bounced out of the finals, that’s for sure. Still, I don’t hate it as much as I hated penciling him in as the starter at the three last season when that offer went out.