TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[SleepingHero]

My only issue with Levert is his health.

Trading THJ for him in an almost 1-1 swap is a highway robbery for the Mavs. Levert is barely 2 years removed from being one of the main pieces in the Harden trade that netted the Rockets Oladipo. 

He'd be a great fit here. 

I'm curious whether the Cavs would be interested in something slightly larger that reduces their payroll and cashes in on their expiring assets.

THJ+Oubre Jr.+ PJ Washington to Cavs
Love+LeVert to the Mavs
Bertans+McGee+Picks to the Hornets.

Cavs get their shooter and LeVert replacement(s) in THJ and Oubre. PJ replaces Love. Both are expiring so if it doesn't work they aren't stuck.

Mavs get their THJ replacement AND big man replacement who can stretch the floor.

Hornets kind of get the shit end of the stick here eating 2 bad contracts, and the only realistic way I see this deal getting done is somehow finding a way to get Hayward thrusted on someone. So a revised version is:

THJ to the Cavs

LeVert+Hayward to the Mavs

Bertans+McGee to the Hornets 

Mavs new rotation

Luka/Dinwiddie
LeVert/Bullock
Green/Hayward
DFS/Maxi
Wood/Powell

The Mavs lux tax payment balloons to nearly 64 mill with this deal (almost 33 mil extra than what we're currently paying), which alone makes me skeptical Cuban signs off. But the team basically turns it's bad-middling players into 2 rotation guys with health issues. It also frees up a lot of luxury tax room in the future given that Hayward is off the books only a year after this one and LeVert is an expiring. 

Maybe Cuban eats a bad tax this year, and then goes cheapskate?

I do think that team on paper solves a lot of issues and fixes the ball handling/creation quite easily. Our new bench mob is lead by Dinwiddie and Hayward, which should be more than enough (*as long as he is healthy).