2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SleepingHero]

Are we sure Hartenstein is playoff eligible?

That's a good point. Isn't usually if a player is on a team after March 1st and is waived they're not elligble? Because that would disqualify Hartenstein. 

But to be fair these aren't normal circumstances at all. I mean the NBA is allowing teams to sign free agents in the last week of June before playoffs. 


Even if Hartenstein isn't available, there are still some names of bigs that would be an interesting add. One name that caught my eye was Jordan Bell. He was a great hustle guy and is quite athletic. And has all the tools all the former successful Carlisle reclamation projects had. 

Another one was Pau Gasol. Now I doubt he has anything left in the tank. But there are a lot of reasons why it makes sense. The Mavs love veteran leadership, and Pau has more than enough of that. Been on multiple championship teams, an all-star, all-NBA. Not to mention he speaks spanish, and is one of the most famed european players to ever play in the NBA, which should mean he'd click incredibly well with Luka, Kristaps, Boban, and JJ. I doubt he would ever see the floor, but since he can actually play and for all the reasons above, he still makes more sense to bring than injured Courtney Lee.