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NBA Insider reveals Mavericks' best package to upgrade at trade deadline

Will Miller
Will Miller

The Smoking Cuban

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The Dallas Mavericks will get four days of rest after Friday's game versus Golden State was postponed, so it'll be a great opportunity for the squad to collect themselves given all the recent injuries woes they've been dealing with.

Even if the Mavericks are at full strength, their defensive issues pertaining to length and physicality are still of dire need, as it’s been one of Dallas’ most prominent holes all season. Basketball is more or less position-less in today’s NBA, but for lack of a better term, Dallas needs a player who fits the mold of a modern day defensive stopper at the power forward position.

There are a lot of avenues the Mavericks can take to address this issue, but the best and most imminent solution would certainly come via trade. There are a plethora of small/power forwards in trade rumors at the moment, and one NBA insider potentially revealed Dallas’ best package to trade if they hope to acquire one of them in their frontcourt.

NBA Insider reveals Mavericks' best package to upgrade at trade deadline

When you take into consideration cap logistics, the Mavericks have about $25.5 million in aggregate salary between Josh Green, Jaden Hardy, and Grant Williams.

This is certainly an enticing package and gives Dallas enough leniency to shoot for some pretty solid names on the trade market, but Dallas would certainly be reluctant to part with one of their younger role players in a trade as we’ve heard, not to mention three of them.

The way this Mavericks season is starting to pan out, Dallas might be able to trade Hardy, Green, and Williams and end up faring better in the end given they get a good enough player in return. Dallas would also have to rely on the buyout market or some of their back-end depth stepping up if this scenario occurred, as they’d create two open roster spots in a theoretical three-for-one trade.

Dallas would also be reluctant to give up any draft capital unless necessary since they are already dispelling a lot of their young assets in this trade, so only time will tell if Nico Harrison wants to go swinging for the fences.

For more on the Dallas Mavericks ahead of this trade deadline, stay tuned as we’ll have you covered.

Will Miller

Will Miller

Will Miller is a senior contributor and is in his second year with The Smoking Cuban. Will has been following the Dallas Mavericks for over a decade and is currently working on getting a Bachelors in Science in Sports Journalism from the University of North Texas, as he is also covering sports for the North Texas TV station. While Will is opening up his coverage to cover other sports for UNT, basketball and the Dallas Mavericks are his true passion and he hopes to continue writing and producing Mavericks related content as his career continues. Will has very solid in-game analysis and knowledge about the intricacies of the game, and has a very broad understanding about the NBA as a whole. Going forward Will is looking to be more expansive in his coverage of the Mavericks beyond writing as well. Outside of writing about the Mavericks, Will enjoys hanging with friends, going to the gym, and watching other sports and live events.