After an encouraging 2019/20 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks want to take another step and establish themselves as NBA title contenders. In order to do so, the Mavs are reportedly open to trading any player from their roster except stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

In a recently published piece on Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend detailed Mavericks’ offseason plans and reported that the team’s No.1 goal is to acquire a third star to play alongside Doncic and Porzingis. In order to do so, Mavs are ready to talk about all of their players aside from the duo and would even consider taking bad contracts.

It is unclear which players Mavericks might target, but the chances are that good players in bad situations, like Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, are at the top of their list.

Townsend also reports that Dallas will look to strengthen the team in other ways. The first is free agency, where they are expected to pursue power forwards Danilo Gallinari and Jerami Grant. Mavs already attempted to trade for Gallinari before the February trade deadline, and there is a mutual interest. Grant, on the other hand, reportedly favors remaining with Denver Nuggets but might change his mind if he receives a big-enough offer.

Mavericks are also interested in landing a lottery draft pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They have assets to do so, owning a No.18 and No.31 pick at the moment.

It appears that this will be one eventful offseason for Dallas Mavericks. If they managed to go through with their plans, expect the Western Conference road to NBA Finals goes through them in 2020/21.

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Dallas Mavericks’ future seems really bright. They not only have two of the most exciting young stars in the league in Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis but can also get one max free agent in the summer of 2019. And as it turns out, Mavs already know who they want to get to pair with Doncic and Porzingis.

According to New York Times‘ Marc Stein, Dallas plans to pursue Charlotte Hornets’ All-Star point guard Kemba Walker and Milwaukee Bucks’ All-Star small forward Khris Middleton.

“Shooters, athleticism and veterans are said to be Dallas’ priorities to supply the budding star tandem of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis with some been-there wisdom.” – says Stein in his weekly newsletter. “But league sources say that the Mavericks intend to fling themselves into the chase for Khris Middleton and/or Kemba Walker with gusto in hopes that they have a shot at one of them.”

Despite the cap space and great situation, Mavericks might face an uphill battle to get either Walker or Middleton.

Walker is a face of the franchise in Charlotte and Hornets can offer him more money than any other team. On the other hand, if he was to leave, the 28-year-old would have lots of other suitors that might be in a better situation to win right now than Dallas.

Middleton, on the other hand, is in a great situation with the Bucks as he is part of the team that is already a title contender. The only way that he might think of leaving is if Milwaukee isn’t willing to give him a max deal.

Stein previously reported that Mavericks are interested in Orlando Magic’s All-Star Nikola Vucevic, but now states that Walker and Middleton would be their preferred targets as they are a better fit with team’s young stars. Another player who is rumored to be on Dallas’ radar is Philadelphia 76ers’ Tobias Harris, who would also be a great fit with Doncic and Porzingis thanks to his shooting.

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New York Knicks has announced that they have acquired guard Emmanuel Mudiay from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team deal involving Dallas Mavericks as well. In exchange for Mudiay, the Nuggets received Devin Harris from the Mavericks and a 2018 second-round pick from the Knicks, while the Mavericks acquired Doug McDermott from the Knicks and a second-round pick from Denver.

The New York Knicks general manager Scott Perry previously said that the team would love to get a young, athletic player and they have achieved just that with Mudiay. The former seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft lost his starting place in the Nuggets line-up this season, but still has a significant upside and will work well with the young Knicks core. Also, he is likely to get more minutes, especially since the Knicks have said goodbye to the playoff hopes after their star player Kristaps Porziņģis suffered a season-ending injury.

With Devin Harris, Denver Nuggets received a solid backup for their starting point guard Jamal Murray. Mudiay was a burden for the team on the offensive end, being the league’s third worse shooter considering the minutes he played. Prior to this trade, the Nuggets offered Mudiay and one second-round pick to Memphis Grizzlies for Tyreke Evans.

Finally, with Doug McDermott, the Dallas Mavericks will get a backup for Harrison Barnes on the wing. McDermott is known as a 3-point specialist, which will surely come in handy to the Mavs and he could end up playing more minutes than he did in New York.

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After an encouraging 2019/20 NBA season, Dallas Mavericks want to take another step and establish themselves as NBA title contenders. In order to do so, the Mavs are reportedly open to trading any player from their roster except stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis.

In a recently published piece on Dallas Morning News, Brad Townsend detailed Mavericks’ offseason plans and reported that the team’s No.1 goal is to acquire a third star to play alongside Doncic and Porzingis. In order to do so, Mavs are ready to talk about all of their players aside from the duo and would even consider taking bad contracts.

It is unclear which players Mavericks might target, but the chances are that good players in bad situations, like Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, are at the top of their list.

Townsend also reports that Dallas will look to strengthen the team in other ways. The first is free agency, where they are expected to pursue power forwards Danilo Gallinari and Jerami Grant. Mavs already attempted to trade for Gallinari before the February trade deadline, and there is a mutual interest. Grant, on the other hand, reportedly favors remaining with Denver Nuggets but might change his mind if he receives a big-enough offer.

Mavericks are also interested in landing a lottery draft pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. They have assets to do so, owning a No.18 and No.31 pick at the moment.

It appears that this will be one eventful offseason for Dallas Mavericks. If they managed to go through with their plans, expect the Western Conference road to NBA Finals goes through them in 2020/21.

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Dallas Mavericks’ future seems really bright. They not only have two of the most exciting young stars in the league in Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis but can also get one max free agent in the summer of 2019. And as it turns out, Mavs already know who they want to get to pair with Doncic and Porzingis.

According to New York Times‘ Marc Stein, Dallas plans to pursue Charlotte Hornets’ All-Star point guard Kemba Walker and Milwaukee Bucks’ All-Star small forward Khris Middleton.

“Shooters, athleticism and veterans are said to be Dallas’ priorities to supply the budding star tandem of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis with some been-there wisdom.” – says Stein in his weekly newsletter. “But league sources say that the Mavericks intend to fling themselves into the chase for Khris Middleton and/or Kemba Walker with gusto in hopes that they have a shot at one of them.”

Despite the cap space and great situation, Mavericks might face an uphill battle to get either Walker or Middleton.

Walker is a face of the franchise in Charlotte and Hornets can offer him more money than any other team. On the other hand, if he was to leave, the 28-year-old would have lots of other suitors that might be in a better situation to win right now than Dallas.

Middleton, on the other hand, is in a great situation with the Bucks as he is part of the team that is already a title contender. The only way that he might think of leaving is if Milwaukee isn’t willing to give him a max deal.

Stein previously reported that Mavericks are interested in Orlando Magic’s All-Star Nikola Vucevic, but now states that Walker and Middleton would be their preferred targets as they are a better fit with team’s young stars. Another player who is rumored to be on Dallas’ radar is Philadelphia 76ers’ Tobias Harris, who would also be a great fit with Doncic and Porzingis thanks to his shooting.

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New York Knicks has announced that they have acquired guard Emmanuel Mudiay from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team deal involving Dallas Mavericks as well. In exchange for Mudiay, the Nuggets received Devin Harris from the Mavericks and a 2018 second-round pick from the Knicks, while the Mavericks acquired Doug McDermott from the Knicks and a second-round pick from Denver.

The New York Knicks general manager Scott Perry previously said that the team would love to get a young, athletic player and they have achieved just that with Mudiay. The former seventh overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft lost his starting place in the Nuggets line-up this season, but still has a significant upside and will work well with the young Knicks core. Also, he is likely to get more minutes, especially since the Knicks have said goodbye to the playoff hopes after their star player Kristaps Porziņģis suffered a season-ending injury.

With Devin Harris, Denver Nuggets received a solid backup for their starting point guard Jamal Murray. Mudiay was a burden for the team on the offensive end, being the league’s third worse shooter considering the minutes he played. Prior to this trade, the Nuggets offered Mudiay and one second-round pick to Memphis Grizzlies for Tyreke Evans.

Finally, with Doug McDermott, the Dallas Mavericks will get a backup for Harrison Barnes on the wing. McDermott is known as a 3-point specialist, which will surely come in handy to the Mavs and he could end up playing more minutes than he did in New York.

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