Speaker 1: What is up, Fellowsiko's i'man family coming at you with
the one, the only, the certified, fantabulous Grant Hughes. We
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Deadline Primer series. The Dallas Mavericks are the final team
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Before we dive into the Dallas Mavericks trade deadline vitals,
how sad are you right now?
Speaker 2: I was just gonna say, you don't. You don't seem
particularly mournful about this being the end of the Deadline primers.
Speaker 1: I love this stuff. I'm tired, this is this was
a lot. This was a lot.
Speaker 2: I'm tired. I did like half of them. I don't
know how. You don't know how you did all of them?
Speaker 1: Well, the Mavericks Grant chars. I guess there are semi
interesting team. I don't know, do you want to take
us through their trade deadline vitals?
Speaker 2: Though, would have been a little more interesting if Anthony
Davis said not bunked his hand.
Speaker 1: I have some questions about that, by the way, but
let's go through the trade dead my vitals.
Speaker 2: We'll get to them. You're gonna just are you gonna
just ask them? Is that I'm just asking?
Speaker 1: I'm just asking questions. Man.
Speaker 2: So Dallas at the moment, about one point two million
below the second apron. They're seventeen million into the tax.
They're currently slated to be fifteen and a half million
into the tacks for twenty six twenty seven. That's four
point six below the second apron. Again, talking about twenty
six twenty seven, we have put our heads together and
it does appear that if D'Angelo Russell picks up his
player option that will put them into the second apron.
Speaker 1: That s which is just hilarious, But that's.
Speaker 2: D'Angelo Russell, real power broker right now, can really make
some decisions that affect the marriage future. They do have
their own first rounder this year. They do not, however,
control their first rounder again until twenty thirty one, so
they can trade twenty thirty one or twenty thirty two,
should they so desire. They also only have two seconds,
so rough draft pick situation. Uh, they own the Lakers
twenty twenty nine first, Not sure how they got that
one that's unprotected. Seems like there should be a few
more of those, but there aren't a couple of notable
trade exceptions, like is there statute of limitations on? Just
take talking shit about the Luca trade? Should we stop? Should?
Should we decide?
Speaker 1: Right now? I just feel horrible for MAVs fans so
and Nico's not there anymore, so we're just talking shit
to Dumont, which I guess is so all of our
ire is directed at Patrick Dumont. Now, MAVs fans just
letting letting you know, flat out perfect.
Speaker 2: A couple trade exceptions eleven million for Maxi Kliba that expires?
Oh man, is that too? Is that date? Right? Is that?
Does that expire? Probably when you're gonna listen to this
two two twenty six.
Speaker 1: The MAVs might make a move by February second.
Speaker 2: Clock's ticking. Four point three million dollars for the Quinn
Grimes that expires the day before the trade deadline. Do
you want to talk about Anthony Davis. Let's let's get
into him.
Speaker 1: So what is the what to you? What should they accept?
Like what does it take to move Anthony Davis? But
I do want to add a leg to that question
and ask there was the report that he was gonna
need surgery and potentially and then all of a sudden
he didn't. If you're a team, I understand they're gonna
have access to medicals, but I would be unless you're
planning on doing what the Raptors did with Brandon Ingram
last year was we don't want him to play anyway.
But if you're a team that needs Anthony Davis to play,
I'm sorry that initial shops report has me scared shitless.
Speaker 2: As does his entire recent history, like healthwise, right, Like
I think maybe maybe the calendar would be like, well,
how much does that change your overall assessment of Anthony
Davis just because it is now an absolute given that
he will miss significant time And you can't even endpoint
like what part of the body will cause that time
to be missed, because it's just like it's it's everything
And have we.
Speaker 1: Ever seen have we ever seen anyone like this to
where his chronic injury is are injuries themselves. It's not
like the same injuries over.
Speaker 2: Well when you've read too and seen if you like
when he was playing like he's he's a little heavier
and and and that might that's one, it's not helping
avoid injury. And two it's like, yeah, it's hard to
get in shape if you're always hurt. So like maybe
that reverses, who knows, But that's just to say, like
what is his value? What should they be willing to
take back. I'm of the mind that they shouldn't trade
him at this deadline, like unless okay, you still want
to do.
Speaker 1: Extra work this week, Well that's emergency podcast.
Speaker 2: Number one, sure number two? Like you, I just think
because you alluded to it, like potential suitors have to
weigh like so many variables and have so much uncertainty
priced in with him as But actually, if your team
that's like we need him for the playoffs this year,
which kind of it should be that type of team
because right, oh, you're interested in the out years of
that contract. I that's hard to believe. So I think
the kinds of offers they're likely to get with this
hand uncertainty thing hanging over the whole process just probably
won't be that good, and so like, isn't there a
scenario where like the correct answer to what is Anthony
Davis's trade value is I don't know, expiring money, and
like just just because there's value in getting off of
those next two years, the twenty seven twenty it's a
player option, but sixty three million, he's picking that up
and then you don't have to deal with like the
extension stuff.
Speaker 1: Like I just.
Speaker 2: I don't think the best offer you're gonna get at
this trade deadline. I think it's hard for the offers
to get worse if you wait. So I would be
inclined to not move him unless I'm getting back not
bad money, like actual like give me a young player,
give me a pick.
Speaker 1: So I was saying, it's two first round picks and
you're and no bad money, Like does that as the Mavericks?
Do you do you think that you can do better
than that? If he cut like this offseason. Let's say
he does come back and it plays well, because it
seems look and I will say, we do need to
divorce what they're gonna trade him for from the Luka
Doncics trade. That shouldn't people, It should be part of
the analysis, Like, look at how ridiculous the Luka Doncis
trade tree is at this point, but the Mavericks can't.
You're no, so you can't get you're not getting the
Desmond Bay package for Anthony Davis at this point even.
Speaker 2: Oh god, no, no way kidding me. So well, okay,
so let's just use that hypothetical two firsts not bad money.
That's that's the broad strokes of what you're saying. If
that's on the table at this at the deadline, do
you take that because you don't think better offers are coming.
That's better than I would have thought you would put
out there as a hypothetical. I might, Well, it's like, man,
you got Cooper flag, You've got carte blanche to just
like we're reorining around this new guy.
Speaker 1: Well, I think though you said it when you were
going through their trade deadline, vitals is not having your
own first round pick again until twenty thirty one also
kind of dampens that a little bit too. So yeah,
and do you want to see like you and by
the way, the other thing that's part of all this.
So let's let's get to this is are we even
sure that Dallas wants to sell, because when you start
to they own their pick this year, So in theory
it should be sell or shut guys down. They're eleventh
in the West as we're recording this, four losses out
of the plan. I guess if you're looking at teams
in front of them or you maybe you're worried about
Golden State post Butler falling off, Could the Blazers fall off?
Who knows what happens with the Clippers? So maybe they
should are you are you of the mind no, they
should be sellers here or is it? Oh, you know
since basically the turn of the calendar they've kind of
been hovering around like yeah.
Speaker 2: But I think in the interest of consistency, this is
a situation where we would counsel like every team to
sell as like, and the the reasons are one, you
have Flag. Nobody's gonna be mad if you if you
just like, it's this season's a win. You got Cooper Flag,
he looks fucking incredible, Like that's great. The other thing
is just the pick situation, like you won't do this
going forward. This is the year because this is this
is the pick you control, So if you're gonna like
it'd be different if they were in eighth or something
and it was like, oh, you're gonna have to really
lose on purpose to fall out of the play in
mix to try to improve this. The fact that they're
not in now and the fact that they would have
to like I don't know, maybe you're what are you
going to rush Kyrie Irving back to like just because
you know, I don't think so. I think I I
just have him not play. I would have Anthony Davis
not play or trade him and I would just be
happy to finish eleventh or twelfth or whatever, like can
they get this? Well? Maybe? So I think you have
to sell. I just look. Also, everybody wants Naji Marshall.
A lot of teams want Daniel Gafford, like you got
you've got pieces.
Speaker 1: Teams want here here you go. Who is the most
non valuable or non a d trade ship on the Mavericks.
Speaker 2: Isn't it Marshall. I'd just be just the number of
teams that come up that could use a NAUSEI Marshall like,
I think I think, well Max Christy might be more valuable.
Speaker 1: That's so would you consider moving Max Christy I think
you can get two first round picks for him if
you can get I just want to point out that
Max Christie is very cheap next year, doing really well
on defense, shooting the hell out of the ball on
the season, but then he has that player option and
as the MAVs or you could, you could just he's
not going to extend off this deal. That's not happening.
Speaker 2: He's too cheap.
Speaker 1: It's just something I'm more open to. I understand that
it's like the MAVs maybe if they want to be
good right away, but you don't want to be too
expensive right like you don't want to have to pay
Max Christie before you pay Cooper Flagg that you know
what I mean?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think if if Dallas believes that Max Christie's
value in including like contract stuff has peaked in his
age twenty two season, I would be surprised. So I
think I think you you hold on to Max Christie.
He seems like a very very nice fits as a
core piece next to Flag. And if you've got to
pay him what the market says he's worth going forward, great,
you'll have him through his early to mid twenties. I
think I think he you hold on if you're getting
too good first, you definitely have the conversation. But I
think I'd rather hold on to him. I just think
he's he made so much sense.
Speaker 1: So if he's not considered a trade chip, I do
think the answer is probably nausey Marshall and he would
I know the reports have said they want a first
round pick for him. I think he'd be more likely
to get you on if he was shooting the ball
better or was just trusted more as a shooter in general.
Do you think they get a first? Like, I'm trying
to figure out the team because there are a bunch
of teams that so here's one of the teams. It's
a little complicated, but like the Knicks have the Wizard's pick,
which would be number thirty one right now? Does that
it's like close to a first plus it's additional seconds in.
Speaker 2: Some ways better because you're way more flexible in terms
of what you can do contract with the second round.
Speaker 1: You might prefer the twenty third pick first.
Speaker 2: Maybe yeah, I don't. I think Marshall could get a first,
but it's not gonna be like a premium first. You know,
there's sort of gradations of first round picks. I would
think he'll get some some version of a first but
not like, oh, this might be the twelfth pick or
tenth pick. It won't be a lot I'd be surprised
if it was a lottery pick.
Speaker 1: I'm just I don't even see the team that I
think would give up this year's first round pick for him?
Speaker 2: What about not to derail us? But I don't think
he's available, but like, and the injuries are a huge concern, Like,
is Derek Lively someone they might just be ready to
kind of pull the ripcord on? And who's someone might
Rebuilder might invest in him? Right as like.
Speaker 1: A or what about Indy.
Speaker 2: That's fun? I'm in, I'm in. I'm into that great
for him.
Speaker 1: What if Indiana said, like they'll do Benic Mathern, You're
gonna have to figure out, this is benc Mathn and
their twenty twenty seven pick for a lot that almost
feels I think you can make the case as a
pacer saying that that's an overpay for the pacers.
Speaker 2: Well, Lively, yeah, you have. You just have no idea
if he's ever going to be You don't like to
see foot injuries plus all the other stuff. He's had
in early career for a big guy, the upside play
might be worth it if you don't actually think, which
Indy probably doesn't. Matherin is like a guy that's gonna
be around long term. But but yeah, I don't know
how much Dallas should be interested in Matherin for that matter.
But I don't want to just shoot down I like
Lively to Indy. I think that makes I say intrigued
by that.
Speaker 1: If you're the Mavericks, do you need so? Then the
question functionally becomes just with the Pacers, do you need
more than their twenty twenty seven first round pick to
move on from Derek Lively?
Speaker 2: I mean if the answer is yes, is it like
Abbie Smith or something?
Speaker 1: Well, he can't be traded? Oh right, more's Jaris Walker
or Ben She Like, you're not getting Let's.
Speaker 2: Trade Nies Smith for for PJ. Washington, the two guys
that can't be moved.
Speaker 1: Let's be trade.
Speaker 2: Let's mock that up. Hey, I would give us that one.
Speaker 1: Well, well, I mean the other thing that would you
do to? Like what if the Jazz, I know they
have Walker Kestler, But what if the Jazz said, hey,
we have Minnesota and Cleveland's picks in twenty seven and
twenty nine, so you're gonna get one of like you
get Cleveland and Minnesota's pick in twenty seven and twenty nine.
For Darrek, I don't even know if the jazz happen,
but just as a like, that's a baseline of where
you think those will be bad first, although maybe not.
The twenty nine is so far out at this point.
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's interesting. Not to answer the question, I
if I don't think Christy should be a trade ship,
so it feels like it's Marshall, But I think you're
right to point out that, like, is there really a
first out there for him? Maybe not, It's just his
name comes up constantly, like for because he's just like
he fits on most teams, maybe not as a starter,
but as someone you could squint and see a starter,
but definitely like a heavy use rotation piece, right, like
that universal fit kind of argument.
Speaker 1: So let's talk targets needs. What do you think is
their biggest need? Knowing that it's tough because we don't
know if Davis is going to be on this team.
Kyrie is still going to be on this team, But
do you view him as that he's not your ball
handler of the future. Do you think that that's a
Ryan Nemhard. I think that's still their biggest need to
make is kind who is going to be our primary creator?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's so it's it'll be different than
coming into this year when the need was so great
that Cooper Flagg was playing point guard like that. You know,
I think if Irving is back and you do, you
do believe that? I mean, this is the whole idea
of like ownership wants to see Flag with Davis and
Irving for a while to just sort of really make
some decisions. Is like, I don't know, I can sort
of use my imagination and suspect that be pretty good
until it isn't when Davis can't stay on the floor.
Speaker 1: And look, that's the whole issue here is that it's
very tempting. Because I drank some I thought I think
I still took their under. But I had talked about
coming in the season, why can't this team just win
fifty games on the back of its defense and they
get Kyrie back and it's Flag, Davis and Kyrie that
look great and lively too, But how many of those
guys can stay healthy. There's one of them, of the
flour I named that, it's Cooper Flagg, right.
Speaker 2: Right, backcourt has to be an issue. I mean, like
you don't want to go nuts with it, though, if
like if you do think that Kyrie is going to
be back and fully healthy next year. There's thirty three
thirty four minutes per game at the point, and maybe
you think nem Hard can get the other dozen or
so and you're good there, and flags ball handling role increases,
maybe not to the level it was to start the season,
but like he's showing lately that like your offense at least,
just even if all he does is generate offense by
pushing in transition. Like, Okay, there's another ball handler. But
what they do not need are bigs. What they do
not need are sings. They've got, They've got wings. I mean,
maybe you make a wing argument. If Marshall gets traded,
then sure, I was gonna say, got to be a
back court.
Speaker 1: They don't have a Max Christi is their only reliable
three and D wing. Yes, if you want to throw PJ.
Washing in there, so you could make the case they
need like someone along those lines, but it's not their
top priority.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you focus on the back court because
like again me saying that, well, the ball handling need
is diminished, conserving will be back. It's like, yeah, well
he's in his mid thirties and it's coming off with
torny acl Like do you really want to bank on
you know, a ton of minutes and games from him?
Like that's the other thing. How many games will he
play next year? If even if he's healthy, It's like
they're gonna load. He's gonna play sixty something tops, Like, so, yeah,
it's got to be a backcourt situation.
Speaker 1: It would be cool. They would be maybe as part
of a Naji Marshall trade. My guess would be the
nick say no but Deuce McBride. What makes a lot
of sense here. He's not gonna run your offense. But
as a floor spacer at that position, I think if
you're gonna get somebody like actively there, I don't view
them as a buyer. Even if they're not selling, you're
not gonna go out and try and get I'm not
giving up a first round pick to get Cam Spencer
because this team just hasn't isn't At that point, it's
can you take on maybe someone who has a distressed
like stock and go that route.
Speaker 2: You want, you want to take a crack on Cam
Thomas just just because.
Speaker 1: Oh no, no, no, not that, no ask an answer
on that. To do any of like that would be
more so geared towards this season though, But what does
it cost to like maybe Malik Monk, is it just
matching salaries that Sacramento wants?
Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think he's a good contrast to someone
like calling Sexton that we're talking about they need a
ball handler in a guard And it's like, is this
a team that should be in the business of a
rental or of a guy that's got Like what's if
you're if if as we've established they're probably they probably
should be seller. They probably should be trying to maximize
this pick, Like do you care how far out like
is someone whose money is on the books next year
appealing to you.
Speaker 1: Or I guess if you're worried about the apron second apron,
for sure, just figure in a.
Speaker 2: Weird spot where it's like, Okay, we don't want money
for next year if we can avoid it. We're also
not necessarily trying to win, So what's the point in
giving up assets for someone who's going to expire at
the end of the seat, Like, who are we talking about?
I mean what we're getting to is like maybe that
this is a team that just like other than maybe
trying to see if Marshall can get you a real
first Like I don't know if you're not going out
hunting for anything.
Speaker 1: Right, I'm with you, but I have two targets, like
two like they're not players but agendas for them. Okay,
can you find a new home for Klay Thompson? Is
that contract movable?
Speaker 2: Is ah Man? Yeah, I think it's movable. I think
like the veteran experience, the shooting, you know you're getting
it's not what it was. You're not getting like you're
not getting major assets for him. You might just get
a slightly shorter deal that's of similar size but not
nothing great, right, Like you're not getting a bad fake
first to you, And I don't think for him at
this no, no, no.
Speaker 1: I was just wondering like would port would Portland take
him for Tybole and Williams and then can you send
out D'Angel Russell in that trade or is that Portland's
like why do we want all this money on our books?
Speaker 2: Past the next season? Can can you can you rest
control of the franchise, this future away from D'angela Russell
by trading him so he can't control it.
Speaker 1: Your second apron is what would it cost for like
Utah to just take Clay Thompson into that John Collins
trade exception?
Speaker 2: Oh? I mean you're gonna have to give a couple seconds,
I think, don't you.
Speaker 1: Right, Like, I'm just wondering you, like, would Washington? Washington
could do it too? Would Washington do that? How much
does it take?
Speaker 2: Brooklyn's cap space has got to be pretty close to
Thompson's number two if you want it to just.
Speaker 1: Here's another two years left on this deal, right.
Speaker 2: Yeah, but they've just rehabbed mpj's value to a crazy degree.
Maybe goes over there and you're like, I had no
idea he had these kind of playmaking chops who saw
Clay Thompson getting six assist a game? Look at this?
Speaker 1: Would you sign up for a Warriors reunion? Uh?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I probably would. I'll be honest.
Speaker 1: That's gonna cost you that cast you Moses Moody then though, Right,
it's like Moody and healed to get the Clay you.
Speaker 2: Could do it with and that well, Dallas should one
hundred percent do that.
Speaker 1: Kaminga to the Bulls. There has to be other Cominga
to the Bulls, Herder to the MAVs and Klay Thompson
to the Warriors. Did I just do it or we
don't do it?
Speaker 2: Do it? I was just gonna stay like, well, shouldn't
Dallas be a team that should want Kaminga? The the
contract flexibility? He will probably make you worse for the
rest of the season, but he'll do cool stuff. Uh
and maybe, well that's.
Speaker 1: So you think the Warriors would do it for two
seconds and they I think they have to send Dallas
would have to send out more money somewhere, but two
seconds and Clay for Kaminga like that Clay to Compton contract.
The Warriors have it set ups that they're just everyone's
off the books in twenty seven right now. Klay Thomps
is not off the books in twenty seven.
Speaker 2: I don't know. Buy him out? Is he gonna want
to be there when and.
Speaker 1: The money is still on the books, I don't know,
So he'll decline the player option retire. Okay, My last
question here, Ken, and this should be target. Do you
think there's any way they could get back their twenty
twenty seven pick that's oh to Charlotte. I have a scenario.
I'll throw it out there if you would like.
Speaker 2: I want to try to guess what you think so well,
I certainly think it should involve Daniel Gafford going to
Charlotte or maybe Lively, but just to give Charlotte another
big in case you don't think Diabaate or Calbrenner actually starters,
which I don't know. Maybe the jury's still out on
both of those. I don't know. How are you getting
how are you getting that pick back? I'm curious.
Speaker 1: So Daniel Gafford is involved? Yes, so the Mavericks would
be sending Daniel Gafford Max Christie to Charlotte, and then
Charlotte sends the pick back, and then I don't know
if that's even enough for Charlotte. Would you have to
include Nauji Marshall? Do you consider giving up the Lakers
twenty twenty nine first to get that back?
Speaker 2: The only problem is Charlotte might be in a position
where it's like, twenty twenty seven, man, we're gonna be
a playoff team. Who care? We don't need it? You
know like that that or no, sorry, this is Dallas's
pick going back, so that doesn't okay, forget I said
any of that.
Speaker 1: So let's say what is Charlotte? Is there any money
that Charlotte?
Speaker 2: Charlotte Charlotte. Well, okay, so here's the logic. It's a
little bit like well the Rockets, could you know, it's
the Rocket's Brooklyn trade all over again, where it's like
that pick has so much value to the MAVs unless
you think Flag is gonna just make it so you're
you don't need your lottery picks anymore to get that
pick back, the Hornet should be able to ask for
a ton, right, like isn't isn't the same situation as
Brooklyn get trying to get its twenty seven swap back
from Houston.
Speaker 1: Yeah, so all right, so here's the ask then, Colin
Sexton in pact Conaton. There could be if the Charlotte
Hornets really want to get off of Miles Bridges or
something that could be in there. But Colin Sexton in
pac Conaton to Dallas, along with that twenty twenty seven
pick for Daniel Gafford, Nausei, Marshall, Max Christie and the
Lakers pick.
Speaker 2: Man, I mean, Charlotte should do that immediately. Really well,
I mean you're get we've just established you really like
Max Christie and the other getting Yeah, go ahead.
Speaker 1: I was gonna say. The other thing too, is the
Mavericks aren't going to be bad unless they have that
pick back. Well, most likely, right, you might you maybe
get they'll get a You're probably gonna get nothing more
than a late lottery pick. That's what you could argue get.
But for the Mavericks, it's, oh, we have the ability
to get a top five pick if.
Speaker 2: We want right right right, right, right right right, And
and just like I guess, having Flag there is kind
of like he's been so good and he's so promising that,
like we it would be disappointing if you got that
pick back and you're like, we are shutting it down.
We want another high lottery guy. Oh okay, But the
flexibility is nice, like because what if somebody, what if
you have an injury hit season and it's like Flag
and a bunch of nobody's and you have nothing to
show for it at the end of the year because
you didn't get that pick back. But man, that's a
lot that's a lot to give up. But if I'm Charlotte,
that is the kind of ask I'm making where it's like,
I want your best young player not named Cooper Flag.
I want a starting caliber center. I want the wing
that everybody wants, and I want that other first. Like that,
that's that's what you should ask for.
Speaker 1: And do you know what's weird too, is that nobody
so with Christy be the only one who gets you
standalone first round pick value. I guess you're giving up
the equivalent of here, what three first rounders to get
one back.
Speaker 2: Which that's not crazily above market, but it feels a
little above market.
Speaker 1: Maybe you could get it done without nausei Marshall or
or maybe would you prefer to give up Lively instead
of Gafford at this point, I don't think so. I'd
rather get on the swing on Lively.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it'd be interesting who Charlotte would rather have, just
because you're the upside of Lively potentially is still high.
I would imagine Mavericks fans are like, what are you talking?
We don't need that. We're gonna be good. We have
Cooper Flag, Kyrie's coming back, like Anthony Davis.
Speaker 1: I'm just if they wanted to. It's not I understand
that Cooper flag just might be too good. But having
control of that twenty twenty seven pick opens allsort. You
could see what if Kyrie Irving's trade value over the summer,
then you don't have to you don't have to feel
like you have to take back as much for Anthony Davis.
So just a scenario, and maybe maybe it's less if
it's the Lakers pick. And like straight up, if it's
the Lakers pick and Max Christie to get that pick back,
do you have to do it? Or is that even
still too much?
Speaker 2: I think that's still a conversation if you're Dallas. It's
like I think for Dallas, oh man, that's it's just
what do you think Max Christie's gonna be? That's all
it is, because clearly that pick is so much more
valuable to you than the Lakers pick. Like it's not
it's like a joke. Yeah, I don't know if I'm Charlotte.
Speaker 1: If I'm Charlotte, I need a minimum of three of
the Lively Gafford, Max Christie Lakers pick, Naujie Marshall, I
need a minimum of three of those.
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, it's weird because it's an asymmetrical deal because
that pick is so much more valuable to the MAVs
than it is to the Hornets, and it's not that
valuable to like anybody else, right, like, just because of
what we're talking about. I don't know. Those are those
dynamics are fascinating. I think if I'm Charlotte, I might
posture like I needed all of that stuff. But if
you're offering me that Lakers pick and Christy and like
just Lively or just Marshall or just Gafford, I would
think pretty hard about it.
Speaker 1: Oh, I would still do it if I was Charlotte,
because if you got.
Speaker 2: That pick, Dallas is gonna try to be pretty good,
and you might be talking about a pick that's like
nineteenth or twentieth or even worse than that.
Speaker 1: You know, my spy, I think my spicy take, I
think this is not enough. I might do it for
Mack Christy and the Lakers pick alone.
Speaker 2: Yeah, but you wouldn't say that you would not have
negotiations with that.
Speaker 1: But yeah, I don't think this team needs to be
in a rush to trade Anthony Davis that. I don't
think they should be making any type of I know
buying for next season is popular, but if you have
to attach anything like now you're dealing out first round
picks like I'm not even touching if it means getting
your own pickback, sure touch Look at the Lakers pick,
look at Max Christy. Other than that, maybe they shed
some money just because they're so close to the that
or maybe they want to shed off money for next year,
which is why if you could move, it might be
easier to move Gafford or Naji Marshall for an next
firing contract. But if you could get off the D'Angelo
Russell or Clay Thompson contract, that's a big deal.
Speaker 2: Yep. Move them for a second, and then you just
then at least you know where you're going to be
for certain relative to the second apron next year. Yep,
without having to do anything else.
Speaker 1: You ready to take us out of here? Sir?
Speaker 2: We did it, We did it, run and now we
go nuts for the actual trade deadline and a couple
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Speaker 1: Dall future Dallas Maverick as well.
Speaker 2: It was a deep pull. I've I've just wiped that
from my memory and apologies to Jared Allen.