DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[Kammrath]

https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2020/11/draf...ixers.html

The [b]Mavericks[/b] have made the No. 18 overall pick in this year’s draft available as they search for immediate help, according to Jeremy Woo of SI.com.


This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that the Mavericks will likely be active in trade talks this offseason. A previous report suggested that Dallas would like to upgrade its roster prior to the 2020/21 season rather than waiting until 2021 to make a splash, once the team can open up some cap space.

The Mavericks don’t have a ton of expendable assets that would interest potential trade partners, having surrendered a pair of future first-round picks when they acquired [b]Kristaps Porzingis[/b] in 2019. But the team does have the 18th and 31st picks in the 2020 draft, which will be of interest to teams looking to add young talent.

• Expect Florida State big man [b]Patrick Williams[/b] to be drafted ahead of his former college teammate [b]Devin Vassell[/b], says Woo. Williams’ “raw skill set” and potential upside are viewed favorably by teams, Woo adds.
  
  
• While it’s widely known that Golden State and Minnesota have interest in moving down in the draft, there are plenty of other lottery teams viewed as trade-candidates too. Woo says the [b]Bulls[/b] (No. 4), [b]Cavaliers[/b] (No. 5), [b]Hawks[/b] (No. 6), and [b]Suns[/b] (No. 10) are all worth keeping an eye on.