Trade & FA 2024-25:

[LukaMVP]

If we traded out THJ+Green+Maxi+Lawson for Grant+Grimes AND want to resign DJJ to the full MLE, we'd be about 5-6mil over budget depending on if the last roster spot is a vet min or a 2nd round pick. 

Grant's contract is just a bit too expensive. If DJJ accepts a 5.2 TP-MLE, then we're in business. 

Roster:
Luka/Exum/Hardy
Kyrie/Grimes/#58 pick
Grant/DJJ
PJ/OMax/Morris
Lively/Gafford/Powell

That's a pretty scary squad.

unless DJJ is as much of a mavs fan as most people here are, he isn't gonna accept a significant payout just to stay here imho. some pundits thought we could sign him for vet min for another year so we would have early bird's rights to pay him good money next year, but it's not likely. just think about it on his behalf and it's quite understandable: I accept a pay cut so mavs can sign a good player to start over me, so I'm also accepting a reduced role here along with the paycut, and a reduced role would probably mean less $ next year. that would feel like double kicks in the balls imho.