2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[omahen]

 It is more about the timing that is best for team building.

I totally agree that we are probably not in a position to pay so many assets for anyone as it really depletes our options. However, regarding the timing, I don't think it makes such a difference. Lets say Jrue is our target and we really want to have him. We have the following options:
1. Trade 2020 (as proposed)
2. He opts out and we sign him as FA in 2021
3. He opts in his final year and we trade for him in 2021

If he opts out, we need to create cap space to sign him. This basically means we need to let THJ go and this is a price to get Jrue. We can also assume he will cost vast majority of our cap space. Another thing is, he will definitely be locked in for 4 years, as he will look for this kind of contract at his age. We do keep our picks, Maxi and Wright in this case. Still, we would only replace one starter with another and we can assume some or all of those assets will be needed for the fourth starter.

If we trade for him in 2021, we can assume price will be same as it is now. So we are not really gaining anything by waiting a year. 

Trading for him immediately allows us to keep THJ and we basically have 4 excellent starters. A definite obstacle becomes Powell contract, as we just can't afford to pay this much for one role player in this kind of scenario.