TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

Then the Mavs do NOT have junk for assets. They have players you would basically never part with. 

Just because nobody wants the players YOU don't want either doesn't mean the Mavs have no assets and a bunch of junk. 

If it was just Luka and junk then everyone on here would be willing to trade anyone but Luka. But they aren't. Because the Mavs actually DO have good players and assets that the league covets.

I agree with this, but they aren’t young assets with offensive potential. That’s the problem. They are role player assets who are very attractive for contending teams that have all of their offensive talent in place. Hence, it is tough to move them in deals that result in a better Mavericks team. 

If the Mavericks were trying to blow things up, I feel like they could rack up picks by selling off those players one at a time. If Royce O’Neill is worth a first round pick, then DFS is worth two, no question. So is Kleber, probably. The problem is that the Mavericks don’t care about picks, even when they should. 

The guy who might have been useful in a trade to bring the Mavericks another talented piece that they need was Jalen Brunson. I suppose THJ or Dinwiddie might be useful to that same affect (to a lesser extent) but Dallas currently NEEDS them on the court. 

It’s not impossible, just really, really difficult. I definitely agree that Dallas has good players. I believe that is your overall point.