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To me, Powell, OMax, and Hardy are all roster clogs in any event. I'm hoping they can find a non-obnoxious (i.e., obnoxious would be having to attach a second) trade for one of them - preferably one of the younger two - to at least be able to retain BWill.

Oh, for sure, but it has been widely implied that O-Max will be the guy moved, and that makes sense to me. He has no chance of succeeding here now with the glut of forward talent the Mavs have, and it's plausible that teams still want him. I'm not predicting they'll be able to move him for free, but of the three I find that he's the most plausibly moved, so I assume he'll be the easiest/cheapest to move. And, again, he has NO path to playing time this season. 

Powell and Hardy could both be useful here this year in a pinch. If the team finds itself needing to care whether they have Jones or Powell in the game then things have gone very, very wrong and it won't matter, anyway. If you tell me there's a Gafford trade lined up then I might prefer having Jones around to audition for an ongoing 3rd center role that could potentially last past this season. In that scenario, I prefer him to Powell. But, if I'm the Mavs and I'm keeping Gafford for another year or two, I think I'd prefer having Powell's veteran leadership and experience to ensure the best results this season, AND because his deal coming off the books at the end of this season, anyway.

I don't think they'll just cut Brandon Williams, though I suppose we won't know until we know.