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

[SleepingHero]

That is just not true. Dan did a calculation a couple of times. You get to get rid of two of those guys to get to max cap space. So two out of Curry, Maxi, Wright and Powell need to be gone completely. We have 84 mil of guaranteed salary in 2021, not counting the rookie deals we might get (let's say add 3,5 million if you sign both #18 and #31). And of course not signing any long term money in 2020.

If the cap is 109 mil, and the Mavs have the exact same roster as we're working with today (so not counting the 2 picks in this years draft), the Mavs team salary going into 2021 free agency will be $87,791,007 if they renounce everyone and x4 roster holds at 900k. Stretch waiving Powell would leave us with 4,432,050 of dead money, plus an additional 900k empty roster hold, which puts the overall team salary at $82,042,932. Giannis max will be $32,700,000 if the cap is 109 mil. Which means the Mavs need to have $76,300,000 in space. $82,042,932-$76,300,000 is $5,742,932 that needs to be cleared to have enough room for Giannis' max. 

Wright's contract- 8.5 mil
Maxi's contract 8.7 mil
Seths contract 8.2 mil. 

So I don't know what you're talking about. Even if you added 3.5m for the 2 picks (that are almost surely going to be traded), the Mavs would be barely 1 mil away from getting there. If a 2nd round pick is standing between you and Giannis, its a pretty easy choice. 

Either way, this is moot and missing my overall point. It doesn't matter what the Mavs booksheet is going into 2021. Cap space is something that can always be created. If the Mavs are 10 mil off of getting Giannis, you're telling me they couldn't find a trade partner for Maxi and Seth to get Giannis? Time and again we see all these big time free agents go to places that have to carve out space by shipping off role players. Mavs have a lot of value role players on controllable contracts. Things that many teams would love to take for free, and are a small cost in comparison to the ultimate prize of Giannis. As long as the Mavs don't bog themselves down with incredibly risky contracts the likes of CP3 and Westbrook, they can easily find trade partners if Giannis commits.