![]() ![]() A pick (or two) and a flyer on a 21-year-old defender like Green is worth considering. ![]() If they balk at the lottery protection, maybe adding a future second-rounder could seal the deal. But the Hawks have decent depth on the wing, and there may not be many teams willing to surrender a first to get him. Reddish is well shy of his prime and has made serious strides since he was drafted. The right protections on that pick could make it work, though.ĭallas has a checkered draft history, particularly outside the lottery, so losing a future pick from that area in the draft wouldn't be a huge issue. And while Reddish wouldn't instantly fix the Mavs, he'd almost certainly help more than Green is now.įor the Hawks, this might actually feel like selling low. That's a pretty significant ask for someone who's never had an above-replacement-level box plus/minus and is posting an above-average three-point percentage for the first time in his career. ".but those teams believe Atlanta seeks a first-round draft pick for Reddish, sources said." "Rival teams are expressing interest in Hawks swingman Cam Reddish ," Charania wrote. The Mavs are in the bottom third of the league in points per 100 possessions.Ī proven, needle-moving floor spacer would probably help, but they don't have the trade assets to go get someone like that (unless they want to get dramatic and move Kristaps Porzingis, who's supposed to be a spacer himself). Instead, Dallas could fix its sights on 22-year-old Cam Reddish, who may be available for the right price. And for an offense that is so heavily reliant on Doncic's drive-and-kick game, that inefficiency has been a backbreaker. Right now, Dallas is 28th in the league in three-point percentage and over two percentage points below the league average. Or, at least, they're nowhere near as effective from deep as they've been in the past. Even when they were a fairly impressive 9-4 on November 15, they had a negative point differential that may have been a sign of things to come.Īnd as their record has slid closer to that indicator, it's tough to avoid what we may be the biggest reason why: The Mavericks can't shoot. 500 for much of the season, have been one of the league's bigger disappointments. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, who've hovered around. The Deal: Josh Green and a lottery-protected 2025 first-round pick for Cam Reddish And it looks like we may get a little action on that front this season.īelow, you'll find some potential deals based on their reporting. O'Connor, Charania and others have reported on various trade scenarios in recent days. ![]() With that on the horizon, it should come as little surprise that there seems to be renewed activity on the Ben Simmons front.Ī few days after ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that trade discussions revolving around the Philadelphia 76ers multi-time All-Star were heating up, The Athletic's Shams Charania listed the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers as possible suitors.Īfter months in a stalemate, it seems like there may finally be a resolution to this situation. It isn't the only one that could be wrapped up between December 15 and the February trade deadline, though. And on December 15, a number of trade restrictions for players who signed new deals this offseason will lapse.Īs The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor noted, over 80 percent of the league will be tradable starting Wednesday. We're well into the regular season, when stats start to mean something and contenders are separating themselves from the field. It's the most wonderful time of the year, and that's a phrase that carries some extra weight for NBA fans. ![]()
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