Dallas Mavericks Receive: C Mo Bamba

Orlando Magic Receive: F/C Maxi Kleber, G Tyrell Terry and 2022 second-round pick

Mo Bamba would be the centerpiece of this NBA trade scenario going back to the Dallas Mavericks. This would be an opportunity to ‘buy-low’ on a player they were high on in the 2018 NBA Draft but instead opted to make an aggressive move to trade up for Luka Doncic.

While Bamba has been injury-prone, he still has potential. Many frontcourt players have flourished playing as the pick-and-roll partner or relief option near the basket for Doncic. Imagine what an athletic big man who stands at 7-feet tall with a 7-foot-8 wingspan could do?

Perhaps most intriguing of all is that Bamba will end up being a restricted free agent as opposed to unrestricted when his deal expires. This will enable the Mavericks to retain him without fear of him putting up big numbers with Doncic all for him to leave.

The Mavericks would not have to break the bank for an NBA trade scenario of this nature. The Magic already have Wendell Carter Jr. as a potential building block at the five, who they acquired in part of the Nikola Vucevic deal with the Chicago Bulls back at the NBA trade deadline.

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Maxi Kleber and Tyrell Terry could be the players going back to Orlando. The Magic would also get a bit of draft capital that they could be able to flip in another deal, or see if they can manage to emerge as key contributors going forwrad.

Let’s take a closer look and see how this NBA trade scenario centered around Mo Bamba would impact both the Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic.