Official Mavs 2020 Draft/Free Agency Thread

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Do people really think there's value in giving up a player (Wright) and trade assets to essentially just save some money when we're not really creating substantive cap space.

It’s all about NEXT off season, 2021.

And, having cap space that off season isn’t all about Giannis, or even signing anyone. There are other ways to use the space, and that’s the team’s one and only chance to have significant space before Luka signs his rookie max extension.

Wright wasn’t even in the rotation by the end of the season, so that contract is a problem. I’m sure they’ll look at trading him for a player who they think can help now first, but that might necessitate the inclusion of #18 or another asset and ultimately, they might decide the prize isn’t worth the price. In that set of circumstances, I think they’d still like to get the contract off of their books.