TRADE: Davis, Hardy, DLO, Exum to WAS | Middleton, filler, 2 FRPs, 3 SRPs to DAL

[mvossman]

Most simple way Mavs probably looked at this is that they still got Kyrie, Washington, Lively and Gafford. 

They replaced THJ/Green with Christie/Thompson. 
They replaced  DJJ/Kleber with Marshall/Middleton/Bagley.
They replaced Luka with Flagg +1st round pick.
They still have a MLE to play with.

So how much worse has it really gotten than the NBA finals team?

I´m not underestimating Luka here, but I can also understand why they did not make another move, unless it was a complete no brainer. It´s also easier to sell Kyrie and the other vets on the tank, when they know there will be a chance to "compete" next year.

The biggest issues the Mavs have are the health of Kyrie, Lively and Gafford.

To be fair, Kyrie will be in his mid 30s and probably not in his prime like 24, and it will probably take a few years before Flagg is playing at 24 Luka level.  I still think a lot of these guys need to be traded for younger better fitting parts if possible.  I could see there being a lot of activity in the offseason.