https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2020/11/5...contention
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2916...-nba-execs
Zach Lowe on Mavs:
• A Luka Doncic-Antetokounmpo pairing would be a nightmare for the other 29 teams. Is Antetokounmpo willing to give up being the undisputed face of the franchise and lead ball handler -- to become a little more Anthony Davis, and a little less LeBron? Few know. But the Mavericks are slated to have cap room and hold a bunch of tradable role players should they need to open more.
Other teams report the Mavs are already chasing that elusive "third star" in trade talks. I'm sure that is true to some degree. Acquire a very good player now, and you can trade that player -- or Kristaps Porzingis -- for Antetokounmpo in the offseason if Antetokounmpo picks Dallas. But I'm skeptical the Mavs will find anyone now via trade who fits that description.
• Several rival executives have pitched the Mavs as a trade destination for Rudy Gobert, who is eligible for a supermax. I get the thinking -- a rim-running center to stabilize Dallas' shaky defense -- but I can't get there. Devoting $65 million combined to Gobert and Porzingis when the latter needs to play a good chunk at center is not optimal.
And let's say the Mavs snare Gobert and then need some means of acquiring Antetokounmpo via sign-and-trade. Do the rebuilding Bucks want Gobert? They would almost certainly prefer Porzingis, but that leaves Dallas figuring out how to fit Antetokounmpo and Gobert on offense -- or finding a third team for him. (There's also the small matter of whether Dallas has much Utah would want.)
• Would Oladipo work for Dallas -- a player who can help this year's Mavs without compromising cap space? Dallas holds the No. 18 pick and all those very useful role guys on friendly contracts.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3022...-offseason
Zach Lowe seems to have same opinion about Mavs chances of getting Jrue:
I don't see a Dallas trade that is worth New Orleans' while unless interest overall is tepid, at which point the Pelicans might as well keep Holiday.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2916...-nba-execs
Zach Lowe on Mavs:
• A Luka Doncic-Antetokounmpo pairing would be a nightmare for the other 29 teams. Is Antetokounmpo willing to give up being the undisputed face of the franchise and lead ball handler -- to become a little more Anthony Davis, and a little less LeBron? Few know. But the Mavericks are slated to have cap room and hold a bunch of tradable role players should they need to open more.
Other teams report the Mavs are already chasing that elusive "third star" in trade talks. I'm sure that is true to some degree. Acquire a very good player now, and you can trade that player -- or Kristaps Porzingis -- for Antetokounmpo in the offseason if Antetokounmpo picks Dallas. But I'm skeptical the Mavs will find anyone now via trade who fits that description.
• Several rival executives have pitched the Mavs as a trade destination for Rudy Gobert, who is eligible for a supermax. I get the thinking -- a rim-running center to stabilize Dallas' shaky defense -- but I can't get there. Devoting $65 million combined to Gobert and Porzingis when the latter needs to play a good chunk at center is not optimal.
And let's say the Mavs snare Gobert and then need some means of acquiring Antetokounmpo via sign-and-trade. Do the rebuilding Bucks want Gobert? They would almost certainly prefer Porzingis, but that leaves Dallas figuring out how to fit Antetokounmpo and Gobert on offense -- or finding a third team for him. (There's also the small matter of whether Dallas has much Utah would want.)
• Would Oladipo work for Dallas -- a player who can help this year's Mavs without compromising cap space? Dallas holds the No. 18 pick and all those very useful role guys on friendly contracts.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3022...-offseason
Zach Lowe seems to have same opinion about Mavs chances of getting Jrue:
I don't see a Dallas trade that is worth New Orleans' while unless interest overall is tepid, at which point the Pelicans might as well keep Holiday.