2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SleepingHero]

Now that he's distanced himself from his father, I wonder if Lonzo would be a good fit here? Good defender, good secondary ball handler and distributor, picked up his 3% very well this year (37.5% on 6.3 att). Only real complaints I have looking at his numbers is his TOVs, FT% and overall FG%, which are all pretty dang bad. 

He'll be 23 to start next season so he fits our timeline. That also says he's still developing which is good to mold him with our coaching staff still. If he's available for somewhat cheap (seems he'd be easier to pry from them than Jrue would be, esp if his team has a problem with him, which is a red flag though) and passes some type of inquiry on why this report came out I think I'd be all for that. Those who are looking to add Dunn, I'd think they'd be all over this too

I'd be all over trying to add Lonzo for the right price. He seems like the perfect guard to lead the 2nd unit off the bench, while at the same time being perfectly suited to play the off ball role and be a secondary playmaker. He can't really score consistently, but his playmaking is well documented and he can defend well. 

And one of his biggest assets is his size (pun intended). Him being 6'6 means the Mavs shortest person on the court theoretically would be Lonzo. I don't know what the Pels would even want, but the Mavs do have a replacement guard in Wright that is locked up on a much cheaper deal. I wouldn't go all out trying to get him but it'd be an interesting avenue. 

There are some legit worries however. Lonzo naturally comes with a lot of drama. His dad, his reality tv show, etc. Mavs historically do not like guys like that. Lonzo also has a QO of 14.5 million. I don't think he's worth anything more than 10-12 a year. Who's to say Lonzo doesn't just take the QO and then wield the power of veto for any trade? Risky stuff.