NBA Trade Deadline: Four Contracts the Dallas Mavericks Could Absorb

With ESPN’s latest report around the Dallas Mavericks willing to take on money with draft pick compensation, here are four names that could fit the criteria.

The Dallas Mavericks might be pushing for the playoffs this season, but building for the future is the main agenda on their minds.

With the recent acquisition of DeMarcus Cousins by New Orleans, the playoff chances for the Mavericks took a bit a hit on Sunday as now many people around the league view it as a two-headed race between Denver and New Orleans for that final eighth seed.

So if Dallas thinks they won’t be making the playoffs (or even if they do), could they finally entertain trading off Andrew Bogut and/or Deron Williams?

So far, all had been quiet on the Dallas front from national media up until this tweet from ESPN’s Marc Stein on Monday night.

How much money is Cuban willing to take on in order to get another first round pick? Is first round picks the only thing they are seeking or would they take on a contract for a second rounder? Is this because of their lack of luck in free agency or just a desire for draft picks? Considering their draft history, would it be worth taking on a bad contract?

Many questions surround that report and what it actually means, but here are four players on larger contacts that teams could consider attaching a first round pick to in order for the contract to come off their books.

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