How A Trade Between Dallas Mavericks & Golden State Warriors Could Look
Figuring out landing spots for Kristaps Prozingis is difficult because of his contract. There aren’t going to be many teams willing to take on a deal of that size, let alone fit it into their salary cap situation. But, the Warriors can make it happen.
Golden State can use Andrew Wiggins to facilitate a deal for Kristaps Porzingis, as their contracts are almost identical. Porzingis is owed about $100,000 more than Wiggins, so swapping them as centerpieces of a deal will work financially.
Dallas also has a trade exception worth just under $11 million from the deal that sent Josh Richardson to the Boston Celtics earlier this offseason. The Warriors also have three smaller trade exceptions, all of which are $2.25 million or less.
Someone such as Kevon Looney could also be used in the deal going back to Dallas. While extremely unlikely, if Golden State did want to move on from Draymond Green, he could be used as the centerpiece of a deal salary-wise as well.
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In Wiggins, the Dallas Mavericks would be getting a 3-and-D wing that would fit in well alongside Luka Doncic. Wiggins, who came to Golden State with a less than stellar reputation, has morphed into a two-way wing. His continued development would give Dallas a nice building block alongside Luka Doncic.
Why is this a deal that the Golden State Warriors would do? We examine that as well.
