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

[SleepingHero]

So if the Mavs made a near max offer for Tobias last summer after Kemba fell through, how has their thinking changed?  Or has it changed?

https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-rumors-pla...as-harris/

I think the difference between a near max offer and a max offer is the key here. The Mavs signed everyone last year to the exact dollar amount necessary for a max slot of Giannis' pedigree for 21'. For a team that was planning ahead 2 1/2 years, I doubt they'd have thrown such a huge contract at Harris without some caveats.

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I went through The Athletic top players (from Tier 4A to 1A) to check who might be available for Mavs this and next offseason.

61. Oladipo: might be available
60. Harris: might be available
59. SGA: no way
58. Covington: only asset Houston has. I think the only chance for us if they tear it down or trade him to a tanking team
57. Tucker: same as RoCo, I think they are overvaluing him in this evaluation. Might be available next year as FA
56. Vucevic: I wouldn't trade for him, even if he is available
55. Smart: no way
54. Brogdon: no way
53. Aldridge: I think he is available. He is better then our Wrights and perhaps Powell, so if there is nothing better...
52. Nurkic: no way
51. Wall: no way
50. Ingles: I think he is declining. Utah would not let him go cheaply
49. Hayward: 2020 trade, SnT or 2021 FA
48. Dragic: I think he stays in Miami 99,99 %. I would bring him for MLE, but he will certainly get more. Dallas is not there yet to overpay a vet as final piece of the puzzle
47. Van Vleet: His fit next to Doncic is intriguing, but I think he is overpayed at 20 per
46. Sabonis: no way and bad fit
45. Rose: I think he could be had relatively cheaply in 2020 or as FA in 2021. I don't think he is a particularly good fit and we have back up PG (Brunson)
44. DeRozan: same as Aldridge
43. Fox: no way
42. Green: we could get him, if he is traded to a tanking team. He is in same category as DeRozan or Aldridge for me
41. Gallo: possible SnT, questionable fit due to his lack of defense. Interesting as scoring punch from the bench. 
40. McCullom: no way (Portland would demand way too much)
39. Lopez: no way and bad fit
38. Ingram: no way
37. Zion: no way
36. Trae: no way
35. Westbrook: Houston can have him
34. KP
33. Klay: no way
32. Brown: no way
31. Ja Morant: no way
30. Siakam: no way
29. Irving: no way and no thank you
28. Draymond: no way (I would run away if they would be shopping him - a signal he is done)
27. Mitchell: no way
26. Booker: no way
25. Beal: no way
24. Lowry: Would be a great fit, but I doubt it is worth trading for him. Possible as FA in 2021
23. Middleton: no way (if Giannis leaves, a trade might be possible - he would be a good fit)
22. Kemba: no way
21. KAT: no way
20. Jrue: might be traded, but seems too expensive. Possible as 2021 FA
19. Jamal Murray: no way
18. Simmons: no way
17. Adebayo: no way
16. Gobert: possible trade or 2021 FA (I think he is a bad fit)
15. George: we don't have the pieces for a trade, might be FA in 2021
14. Tatum: no way
13. CP3: too expensive for us at this point (unless SnT for Lee in excess of 20 mil would be accepted...)
12. Embiid: no way (even if they trade him, we don't have the ammo)
11. Butler: no way
10. Lillard: no way
9. Jokic: no way
8. Doncic
7. Davis: no way
6. Curry: no way
5. Durant: no way
4. James: no way
3. Kawhi: might be FA in 2021
2. Harden: no way
1. Giannis: 2021 FA


So if we exclude the "no ways one", we can split theoretically available ones into following groups.

Possible 2021 FA: Oladipo, Hayward, DeRozan, Aldridge, Lowry, Green, JRue (PO), Gobert, George (PO), Kawhi (PO), Giannis, Tucker, Rose
Possible 2020 FA: VanVleet, Hayward (PO), DeRozan (PO), Gallo
Realistically available by trade: Harris, Tucker, Hayward, Rose, DeRozan, Aldridge, Lowry, JRue, Gobert
Might be available by trade if other things happen: Covington, Green

Great work. And considering the smoke signals of the Mavs wanting to move up in the draft, and being fine taking on big salary if its for a star, there are only 2 teams that fit that. Spurs, and Celtics. Maybe the Mavs are trying to grab either Hayward, DeRozan, or Aldridge. I'm for any one of them as a 1 year trial.