TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[dirkfansince1998]

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.

This. Would add that contract size and length also matters. DFS´s value probably increased because of his extension. Maxi on the other hand is expiring. Same for Wood. THJ and Dinwinddie are hard to judge. I guess it is up for debate if they are positive/negative assets.

Looking at "star" player packages the Mavs just don´t have enough to get into the conversation. They cannot send out four first round picks. They don´t have young lottery picks (at least non without a bust label...sorry Frank) on the roster.