DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

[StepBackJay]

That would make sense but if we dump Wright we could probably spend MLE this summer and still have a max space in 2021?

Why are you so eager to dump him and spend assets to do it? It will be much much easier to do it next season, when he is expiring. This year you trade him, if you can. If not, you wait.

That's a good point but here is my rebuttal.

1. The Mavs don't want to waste a year with a guy who doesn't fit.

2. His money could be reallocated on an MLE player that DOES fit without compromising 2021. I promise the Mavs will not keep wright AND spend the full MLE on a player. Even though they could move Wright the next summer to free up space they have been so conservative for many years with future dollars. This summer they have the ammunition to dump him fairly easily. For example they may rather trade down from like 18 to 25 or something to dump Wright and then use 25 for a cheaper contract or flip it again for something else.

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This seems to say (and MacMahon confirms) the Mavs are not going to compromise the ability to offer a MAX free agent in 2021.

That would make sense but if we dump Wright we could probably spend MLE this summer and still have a max space in 2021?

The Mavs cannot worry about 2021 capspace. Everyone saw Luka's interview. You have to build a team for next year to avoid rightfully pissing off Luka, but you have to do it in such a way that every non-Luka contract can be traded in the summer of 2021 to create room if need be. That means, THJ, Wright, and Powell have to go by any means necessary, and zero of the contracts brought in 1) are overpays if they extend past 2021, or 2) extend past 2021 if they are overpays.

I don't disagree that the Mavs *shouldn't* worry ab 2021 but we all know they will clear a max slot. This is the Mavs, it's what they do. I am pretty sure they can upgrade the roster this summer AND also keep that slot open for their delusional Giannis dream.