TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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I hate to keep beating this dead horse, but the opportunity staring Dallas in the face is the tear-down going on in UTAH. Bogdanovich already slipped past them, but Clarkson and Conley are still up for grabs. 

These are players used to playing on winning teams who know and can do things that contribute to winning that can help the Mavs immediately and potentially speed up this process in ways we'd never see. 

There are always players available in trade, but a team that perennially finishes with a higher seed than your own deciding to blow themselves up and just shoot their experienced players out in any direction actually doesn't happen every year.

Imo, it's a great chance to get a little older (in the good sense).

I'd love Clarkson but it's a tough match.  He's expiring so you'd probably need to be willing to invest long term if you are going to give up an asset to get him.  I like his on court skillset much more than THJ but let's call them similar players so his new deal would probably look a whole lot like what THJ's contract.  I also think Utah could get a FRP for him from a contender.  We don't really have one to offer easily.  And if you get Clarkson, I think you need to move Tim.

Conley would be useful as well here but salary matching is going to be tough.  If Utah wants to get rid of Conley, they probably don't want long term salary back.  That rules out THJ.  You could do Powell + Bullock but I don't think the Mavs want to ditch Reggie.  Maybe as you approach the deadline and if Wood isn't working out, you flip Wood + Powell?

I'd love either or both, I just don't see a path that satisfies both sides.