Reading this piece below. Two main points where I see potential for Mavs
1. Minny will explore to trade #1 pick. My side note - NYK might be desperate to move up
2. Describing what Minny needs: "Someone who can block shots, is mobile enough to play on perimeter and can make shots from 3point line". Maxi is literally a definition of this guy.
So assuming we like someone in the draft, for example Vassell, and NYK trades for the first round pick, I would do this trade:
Kleber, Wright, #18 for
Johnson, #8
The trade clears cap space for 2021, Johnson is a good enough enforcer for a season to replace Kleber and Vassell is the future 3-D starter. Minny gets a guy who would fit great next to Towns and a solid back up PG.
https://theathletic.com/2013965/2020/08/...n-preview/
1. Minny will explore to trade #1 pick. My side note - NYK might be desperate to move up
2. Describing what Minny needs: "Someone who can block shots, is mobile enough to play on perimeter and can make shots from 3point line". Maxi is literally a definition of this guy.
So assuming we like someone in the draft, for example Vassell, and NYK trades for the first round pick, I would do this trade:
Kleber, Wright, #18 for
Johnson, #8
The trade clears cap space for 2021, Johnson is a good enough enforcer for a season to replace Kleber and Vassell is the future 3-D starter. Minny gets a guy who would fit great next to Towns and a solid back up PG.
https://theathletic.com/2013965/2020/08/...n-preview/