Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

I wonder if the Bucks could be convinced to trade A.J. Johnson for Exum or Dinwiddie and a future 2nd. Maybe at the trade deadline?

G: Kyrie/Exum or Dinwiddie/Hardy
G: Klay/Grimes/Johnson
F: Luka/Naji/MelvinMav
F: PJW/Maxi/O-Max
C: Lively/Gafford/Blight

Or perhaps, Hardy + future 2nd instead of Exum/Dinwiddie, if the Bucks can be convinced they need a scoring guard to backup Lillard.

I'm interested in Johnson for the future. He could be groomed as a 3&D SG, who also drives well to the rim, and who might be able to function as the POA defender. He can learn a lot from Klay for this role. Once Klay is retired, Grimes and Johnson might be able to cover the SG position by themselves.

Don't the Mavs already have a 3&D SG on the roster who has already been proven (at least more so than AJ Johnson) in Grimes? 

AJ is 6'4, 167lbs. Grimes is 6'5 205lbs. I'd rather just give minutes to Grimes than take a swing on an unknown. Especially since we're giving up proven vet depth for it.