2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Mavs2021]

Here's my latest late night proposal trying to put together some of the recent trade ideas:

CHI: JRich+ Maxi Kleber
NYK: Jalen Brunson+ 2025 2nd round pick (DAL)
DAL: Lauri Markkanen+ Mitchell Robinson+ 2023 FRP (Least favorable between NYK and DAL). 

Mavs get their 2023 pick back that can free up it's use in trades. Borrowing Dan's idea where NYK can choose to swap the least favorable between the two picks and get a 2nd for their troubles. NYK also gets Brunson who they've been angling for at least a year and a half. Mavs swap a young prospect for another with Mitchell Robinson who had a down year filled with injuries but fits a great alongside Luka.

Mavs also go to Chicago and offer them a suitable cost controlled Lauri replacement along with some backcourt defense they've been looking for. Mavs get Lauri in a SNT.

No way do the Knicks give up on Robinson.

I also have a hard time seeing the Bulls taking on J-Rich. Maybe if we take Aminu, preferably Young or Satoransky (who had some good line-ups with Markkanen).

Otherwise THJ might be an option for them, if they strike out on the Ball/Schroeder front. Then we can look at getting some asset for a THJ/Kleber package beyond a guarantee that the Bulls don´t match. For example the 38th pick this year. Petrusev is projected 39th and foreign bigs are usually value in the 2nd round.

So make it....

Bulls: Kleber/THJ
Mavs: Markkanen/Young/38th pick

Knicks: Brunson + 2025 2nd round pick+ 2023 swap rights for Knicks.
Mavs: 2023 Mavs pick

Funny enough now that Carlisle is gone, maybe we bring back UFA Noel.  He is the kind of free-roaming mobile PF/C, who might be useful next to Porzingis.