Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

I think for the Nets, Gafford and Maxi are just salary.  They would want at least one first and probably a young player, I think.   I think Johnson is going to have a lot of suitors.

One name that has perked up in my head recently is Marcus Smart.   If Memphis makes a trade for a Cam Johnson type player, I wonder if Dallas could be a third in that trade.  It would probably take our first, but I am not sure Brooklyn wants more firsts in this draft.   I am not even certain Smart is still good, but I am just looking for someone who causes fits for other teams.

I was just trying to throw out the general frame work of the Mavs sending out Maxi+Gafford, and getting back Cam.

I think plenty of teams would be happy to be the 3rd team getting Gafford in this hypothetical and could pony up guys that are more attractive to the Nets. 

Either way, just as a hypothetical, does that even make the Mavs better? We all of a sudden are back to Powell as our main backup center. Is Cam Johnson worth that?


And with Marcus Smart. I’ve always really liked him, but I just don’t see how he fits anywhere on the roster. 6’3 guard that can’t really shoot. He’s a great defender but he’d also somehow cost Gafford+Maxi. Just don’t see it.