Dallas Mavericks

Golden State Warriors Receive: G/F Tim Hardaway Jr., F Dorian Finney-Smith 

Dallas Mavericks Receive: F/C Draymond Green 

With this deal, the Warriors get the closest thing to a Green replacement that we have them landing in this piece. 

Granted, Finney-Smith is not as impactful as Green. Still, he is a similarly versatile defensive wing forward. Moreover, he’d actually improve the Warriors’ spacing, and who knows? In the Warriors’ developmental system, Finney-Smith could make strides toward Green’s level of defensive impact. 

Of course, he’s not the only player the Warriors are landing here. Grabbing a strong floor spacer like Hardaway Jr. won’t hurt either. All told, the Warriors improve their depth here at the cost of a core player. 

Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks have two major incentives to land Green. Firstly, his defense could allow them to start the offensively gifted, defensively limited Christian Wood.

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Secondly, they could use his secondary playmaking behind Luka Doncic. All told, he’s a sensible target for the Mavericks. 

Even if sending him to a conference rival sounds unthinkable to the Warriors.