Cyber Monday Trade Deals for the Dallas Mavericks

By Isaac Harris

Nov 28, 2016

Feb 13, 2015; New York, NY, USA; World Team guard Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves (22) talks to World Team center Gorgui Dieng of the Minnesota Timberwolves (5, center) and U.S. Team guard Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves (8, right) after the game at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) celebrates with center Jahlil Okafor (8) after a score against the Washington Wizards during the second quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

5.) Nerlens Noel or Jahlil Okafor

The Philadelphia 76ers are surprisingly not the worst team in the league and Joel Embiid is taking the league by storm, but trade rumors are always swirling around the Sixers.

Nerlens Noel is almost set to come back to the team in what will be one of the more crowded front courts in the league. Noel will join Embiid, Dario Saric, Ersan Ilyasova, and injured, first overall pick, Ben Simmons in the front court.

With all the young guns up front in Philly, along with the fact that Philly has almost $17 million in cap space, matching up salaries with the Sixers wouldn’t be the issue. Assuming Simmons, Embiid, and probably Saric are not going anywhere, that would leave Noel and Okafor as possible candidates.

What Philly would want back for one of their young big men is uncertain, but one would assume it would be a player who would step directly into the starting unit.

Whether it would be a pick, veteran, or a multiple team trade, Dallas could show interest in obtaining one of the young centers to be a cornerstone for the years to come.

*I have previously written about Dallas and Willie Cauley-Stein from Sacramento that you can read HERE. He would have naturally made this list.

Next: Is a Cauley-Stein Trade Possible for Dallas?

With Dallas sitting at 2-13 on the season, I expect everyone except Harrison Barnes and Dirk Nowitzki to be available come February.