Trade & FA 2024-25:

[SleepingHero]

That's what I'm hoping. That is definitely what it sounds like. If they can send Hardy and some other salary matching with a pick or two I would be fine.

FGump and Smitty have already done a lot of the legwork for a potential Durant trade and really it'd take:

Gafford+Klay+Martin+Naji+Hardy. That gets you right to 54.4 mil. Durant is right at 54. PHX can't take back more salary, so the Mavs would probably have to do OMax+Powell instead of Naji or Martin. That gets you to roughly ~52 mil. 

Now if Kyrie takes a deal just enough to keep the Mavs under the 2nd apron, then I believe this would be a legal deal. A lot to give up, but KD is still KD.