Felton would be a terrific player to have on this team. If this went down I would take a cautiously optimistic approach to the Mavs future.
All that would remain would be the trading of Kidd's contract, getting some value for Howard (which Stein has said we're trying to do from EVERYONE), and possibly making the Bass + Stack combo something decent. If all of these moves are accomplished on top of Diop for Felton these events would, undoubtedly, restore even the most pessimistic Mavs fan's faith in our FO and franchise as a whole.
If we're trading away Kidd we're 'probably' taking the approach of not trying to win a title this season... and if that happened in addition to this trade, would that mean Dirk would become available (for a young upcoming star) as well? Any trade involving him would be done with great hesitation and I doubt it would happen this year if at all... but if the front office is rebuilding they need to get some value out of their most coveted player. Of course, 'rebuilding' is speculation at this point... as is the trade. Let's just keep hoping something goes right for us.
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