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

[StepBackJay]

What if we thought of LaMarcus as a cap clearing measure and combine a couple of the ideas above.

I proposed similar idea a while ago with both DeRozan and Aldridge. DeRozan as starter, Aldridge as first big from the bench. Resign them for 10 mil in 2021 and bring in Giannis. Who says no? 

Aldridge is not good defensively, neither is DeRozan. They are both good players in their own right but Mavs don't need to just get talent, they need to find either a 3rd star or role players that serve a specific role on the team. DeRozan and Aldridge don't do that. Not sure I follow what we'd be sending to match salaries but I am pretty confident Mavs would not do any kind of deal that would result in those two being sent to the Mavs.

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I like that idea a lot. I would go one step further. 

DAL trades: Wright+18+31 to NYK for Randle+'23 DAL 1st. Mavs get their big bully type dude that has been an offensive nightmare off the bench his last 3 years, AND get to remove their shackles on trades. Maybe NYK would be dumb enough to throw 38 in there too.

This is a meh trade to me. Why do the Mavs want Randle for 1 year? He is redundant with Powell who is already our buckets big off the bench going forward (hopefully). Randle can put up a lot more points but gives you nothing defensively. Mavs need defense in their starting lineup.