2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[Scott41theMavs]

Of course they would.

No way they trade Horford for Powell, Wright and Jackson. Not only they basically don't really save much money, they also receive long term overpaid role players that don't help much their win now situation. It is much better for them to pack Horford with as many picks as it is necessary for a win now piece like Hield, for example.

Or if saving money is a priority, they can ship him to cap space team like Detroit with a couple of picks attached.

It's about getting out of an enormous albatross. Delon Wright is a better player than what we've seen this year. It's that he doesn't mesh well with Luka, Brunson, and Carlisle (shame on the MBT for not being able to see that in advance). His contract won't look like the mini-albatross it is now when he's on another team, and should be fairly easily tradeable by his new team if the Mavs trade him. Powell is indeed an albatross, but a far more bite-sized one than Horford.

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Re: trading THJ - when does he have to exercise or opt out of his player option? Is it before or after the draft? Before or after the start of free agency? He can't be traded until he opts in, and becomes a UFA if he opts out. It's bad news if he can't be traded on draft day.

Worst-case scenario in any event is if the Mavs give him any extension which is within the $5 mil per range of his current deal. If they can manage to extend him for $14 mil a year or less - preferably $12 mil a year or less - then it might be okay to keep him. Best-case scenario is that we can indeed trade him in the upcoming shortened offseason and do indeed do so. I'm afraid they've grown attached to him and will insist on Powelling him (insert banghead smiley). THJ, with his defensive shortcomings, is a bench player on a properly-structured Luka-KP-led team, and should be paid accordingly if he stays.