Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

Yes, Nance wouldn't be taking minutes from Gafford/Lively.  He'd be replacing Maxi.

I would say they're a push on switching defense, Nance is the better scorer and much better rebounder.  Maxi hasn't been near the league average of 37%3pt since 2020-21; he is no longer a stretch 4 and was unplayable for stretches in the playoffs.

As you pointed out, availability is a huge difference.  Maxi has averaged missing 42 games the last 2 seasons.

IMO Nance is an upgrade.  I wonder if ATL would bite at Maxi + 2SRPs?  May take away the sting of giving up 4 SRPs for Bey.

Ah I see. We differ on the perceived impact of Nance vs. Maxi. I just don't think Nance is that much of an upgrade over Maxi at all. His contract is more expensive (11.2 vs. 11). 

In terms of role, Maxi is our lone "stretch" 5. It may be stretch to call him a stretch 5, but he still attempts 3s at double the rate than Nance does, and has hit at a better percentage rate given the volume difference. And somehow, Maxi always seems to step up come playoff time and turn into a 40%+ 3pt shooter. Nance isn't that type of guy, attacking more in the low post and off PnR's.

Defensively I still think Maxi is more versatile than Nance today. 

Finally the Mavs don't have 2 2nds to send in a trade if I remember correctly.  They only received the better of Philly/Denver's 2025 2nd. So in order to facilitate a Nance deal it'd have to be that 2025 2nd OR Hardy.

Both of which I'm not really excited about, given that Nance isn't that much better than Maxi, if at all.