MacMahon: Mavs to explore trade market for Davis, „plotting to pivot to the future“

[DanSchwartzgan]

A 20 year old number one pick has massive value, even if he doesn't have the upside of most number one picks.  I think a trade with Atlanta is more likely to include Trae Young than Risacher.

I saw another Atlanta proposal from a guy on YouTube.  It was more in line with the folks who want picks as the main compensation of an AD trade.  The deal was KP, NAW and two picks.  One would be in 26 and one would be in 27.

Don't hold me to this, but I think Atlanta has 2 picks this year with a convoluted mess of swaps and protections.  One pick is the best of NO and MIL.  It would be #2 right now.  I doubt they give that up, though they might give it up with protections.  Atlanta also gets the least favorable of their own and the SA pick but there are swaps on swaps that tie Utah, Minnesota and Cleveland into this (and not in a favorable way for Atlanta).  This pick is likely in the 20's.

Assuming they make a pick of some kind in 2026, they could also trade the 2027 they own, which is the better of the NOP and MIL picks with protections.  Atlanta might get nothing if both picks land in the top 4.  So, there is risk to that pick not being very good as well.  I think the key to such a deal with Atlanta would be to try to get the better 2026 pick with protections of maybe 1-4 and if it doesn't convey, Dallas gets the other 2026.  Then, on the 2027 Dallas gets an unprotected 2029 from Atlanta if neither of the NO and MIL picks convey in 2027.  Something like that might yield two picks the next two years in the mid to late lottery, but might also yield a 2026 pick in the 20's and an unprotected pick in 2029.  It would certainly add some intrigue to the draft lottery.

FWIW, I would kind of like a NAW/Christie rotation at the two...especially if you could move Klay for value.