TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Mavsfan12]

I wrote this in the draft thread by mistake, but a 3-team trade where the Mavs end up with Murray might end up being and even better situation.

Knicks get Brunson 
Mavs get Murray 
Spurs get 2 NYK picks, 1 Mav pick, and salary matching.

Not sure if it's legal though and I don't have the time to do the math. Another name that should be much cheaper is D'Angelo Russell. His defense really turned around this year, and there has been an established history of teams going on to win a championship when they take 1 key player off the Wolves.

Does SA even need to get salary matching?  Dallas doesn't need to send anything out - they are sending out JB.  NY has capspace to take in JB.  Now, SA may want talent, but they won't need it for matching purposes. IF we are losing Jalen, I would be amazed if we could luck into something like this.  I would more than like Murray at 35M the next two seasons over JB at 50M + 2years.  Especially if the cost was just one FRP.  You do that every damn day. It solves issues across the board - in the lineup, the defensive capability of this team, and in terms of cap space for the next 2 seasons.  It even helps in rebounding, as Murray is the best rebounder at guard besides Luka. You drop off a little on the offensive end, in terms of shooting, but that is where the Mavs have more available talent to backfill - especially at guard with THJ standing by and JHardy developing in the wings.  Murray more than makes up for that with his superior distribution and ability to push the ball for easy buckets in transition - both things this team could use!