Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment

[Smitty]

I put this list together because we talk about adding guys via MLE or TPE and wanted to see who those guys actually were.

UFA's that could be potential gets with the MLE:

Guards              Wings                Bigs
McCollum          LeBron             Vucevic
Simons             T. Harris          M. Robinson
Sexton             Hachimura         Landale
C. White            K. Ellis              
Grimes             Middleton*                
Dosunmo          Kuminga (TO)             
Gillespie                                                                                   
Alvarado (PO) 


RFA's that could be potential gets:
J. Ivey
P. Watson
B. Mathurin
T. Eason


Trade options with the TPE or MLE:
Josh Hart $20.9M
Monk $20.2M
Curuso $19.5M 
Nembhard $19.5M 
Dort $18.2M (TO) 
G. Allen $18.1M
Strus $16.6M 
Schroder $14.8M
Lavert $14.8M
Moody $12.5M 
Isaiah Joe $11.3M
Nesmith $11.0M
McConnell $11.0M
A. Black $10.1M

Knowing the names now, who and why should the Mavs prioritize this summer?

A player to consider - Collin Gillespie, PG, PHX
Has much of the traits the Mavs need, except he isn't big
Will be UFA this summer, coming off a low salary, uncertain how much he will command
Mavs can obviously offer MLE (15.1M) but also have avenues to offer more if PHX is not committed to paying him (via SNT)

Is he gettable?

He’s on the list!