Nico Harrison Is Ready To SHOCK Everyone...

Nico Harrison is ready to shock everybody, and with this trade proposal that's floating around Mavs space right now, shows that Nico Harrison could spin the block on the Lakers, revisit Rob Pelinka over the summer, and try to get back more over the summer than what we got back in February. And with the current state of things with the Dallas Mavericks, we are dealing with a lot of injuries, a lot of players in and out of the lineup, we could end up forfeiting the rest of this season if things don't get better, and to fix that for next season, Nico Harrison will definitely have to find players who can stay healthy, help produce, and help us win games right away so in this video we're going to take a look at an article that highlights the trade proposal who's going out who's coming back should we even make this trade and how realistic is it anyway but how's it going everybody my name is Marcel Martin this is Mavericks digest bringing the latest news on everything Mavericks related and before we get started with today's video as always make sure you check us out on Spotify the link is in the description below if you don't want to watch all of our videos but you still want to listen to them check us out on Spotify and we'll upload there every day after we upload on YouTube but as we all know the Dallas Mavericks are dealing with injuries and it doesn't seem to stop and in yesterday's game against the Houston Rockets it was reported that Dante Exum suffered a broken bone in his left hand tonight per Shams Exum is out indefinitely this was then followed up by another report showing that Dante Exum will be re-evaluated in about four weeks but in about four weeks the season will be over if not close to being over so there's really no point in Dante Exum even being back he's been dealing with injuries in his hands for the past year got injured over in the Olympics got injured right before the start of the season and now he got re-injured again and the Dallas Mavericks are slowly but surely reaching that limit of players before we have to start forfeiting games and it was reported just yesterday the Mavs are at risk of forfeiting games due to injuries and NBA salary cap rules per Bobby Marks we went into yesterday's game with only nine healthy players now with Dante we only have eight healthy players if someone else gets injured that could be wraps for the Dallas Mavericks we'll have to start forfeiting games until someone comes back and as far as NBA salary cap rules goes that's why we can't get anybody on a two-way contract that's why we can't get anybody on a 10-day contract I'm sorry we only have $50,000 available and we need $120,000 for a 10-day contract the Dallas Mavericks are both broke and broken but like I said there is a trade proposal floating around that shows that the Dallas Mavericks can make a big move over the summer to try and fix things over in Dallas for this upcoming season as we are currently dealing with injuries that's something that you want to get ahead of for the next season so the article by Noah Weber over there at the Smoking Cuban a good friend of mine Noah put out an article saying grade the trade Mavericks strike back at Lakers with wild blockbuster proposal and the article goes as follows breaking down a Mavs Lakers mock trade that would change everything it would change everything in this mock blockbuster trade between Dallas and Los Angeles the Mavericks get their revenge on the Lakers as Harrison pulled off a major move that addresses a major area of need but it costs two elite role players so the Dallas Mavericks would receive Austin Reeves and Jared Vanderbilt but the Lakers would receive Clay Thompson and Daniel Gafford in this mock trade proposed by Bleacher Report's Greg Schwartz the Mavericks land Austin Reeves and Jared Vanderbilt while the Lakers land Clay Thompson and Daniel Gafford this offseason as things stand now this trade would not work between Dallas and LA due to the Lakers cap situation but they could somehow get a third team involved in order to help this deal go through as they did for the Doncic trade so if we want to get Utah involved for another three-team deal where they have no idea what we're doing sure we'll send you a little second round pick but let's say that the cap situation is different and we can actually make this trade happen is this something we should do and honestly I would have to say no although getting back Austin Reeves would be huge for the Dallas Mavericks we get another scorer someone that can create for himself and is an elite role player honestly one of the better role players in the league would only help us even more now that we know that we're gonna be without Kyrie Irving for at least 8 to 12 months Austin Reeves could easily slide in that position and help us out until Kyrie comes back however I'm not okay with giving up Daniel Gafford who has been phenomenal for the Mavericks ever since we got him last season and in this season yeah he started off a little bit slow didn't look like the Gafford that we all knew that we all knew but once when Derek Lively went down with his injury earlier earlier this year Daniel Gafford stepped up immensely was a force was one of the best centers in the league and he was amazing for the Mavericks until he himself went down with injury so I'm not all for getting rid of him right away especially for Jared Vanderbilt I don't think that really fixes anything obviously the prize of this trade will be Austin Reeves so if we have to get Jared Vanderbilt then that's what you have to do but also Klay Thompson and I'm not on the train of getting rid of Klay right away unless you do have a nice upgrade that wouldn't cost too much then you definitely do that Klay Thompson is from Los Angeles his dad works for the Lakers his favorite team was the Lakers he he had a choice between Dallas or LA before he chose Dallas just last summer and with Klay Thompson only having two years left on his current deal he will be 38 years old by the end of his contract why not send him somewhere that he may actually want to be with instead of the Mavericks where things look like a dumpster fire and all and everyone knows that Klay Thompson most likely won't get a contract after this one he'll most likely retire but overall i don't think i like this trade but it could be what the Dallas Mavericks need you can look at it many different ways but the article does continue saying grading the trade for the Dallas Mavericks the Mavs looked unstoppable in the three quarters that Davis played in his debut before getting injured but the roster as currently constructed doesn't have enough guard depth and shot creation to be a true championship contender their number one priority needs to be finding another scorer who can create his own shot and play both guard spots this summer and that's exactly what they get with Reeves and I agree that is what you get with Austin Reaves he definitely fixes and addresses that issue that we currently have we do have guards we just don't have the best guards we have Kyrie Irving and then after that you got Spencer Dinwiddie you got Dante Exum you got Jaden Hardy you do have Brandon Williams but it really just stops right there obviously you have Najee Marshall too he's a he's the knife the Swiss army knife so you can kind of slide him into that one spot two spot maybe even three spot but when you get Austin Reeves you don't need Jaden Hardy you don't need Dante Exum or Spencer Dinwiddie he replaces those three players right away with his offense and his defense it isn't the worst but it definitely adds to the offense that we definitely need obviously Nico says that defense wins championships this team when fully healthy is a is one of the best defenses in the NBA but you still need offense to win games and Austin Reeves definitely addresses that issue the article continues by saying this season for Lakers Reeves is averaging 18.9 points 4.4 rebounds 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 44 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from downtown his addition next to Irving in the backcourt would give them another dominant one-two duo to pair with Davis down low and the team's offense would no longer be a problem Reeves ability to run the one when needed would be key during during Kyrie Irving's absence due to his ACL tear and has and he has proved that this is a role he can tackle this year in LA while an Irving Reeves backcourt could be defensive could have defensive limitations the Vanderbilt addition would more than make up for it sure i know Jared Vanderbilt is known for his defense however i think the defenders that we currently have are a lot better than Jared Vanderbilt when you got PJ Washington when you got Najee Marshall as well but if we're giving up Clay Thompson who at times his defense doesn't look like the best sure you are getting an upgrade in that sense you can argue that Austin Reeves is in this current season more off more of an offensive threat than Clay Thompson so yes but then you're giving up Daniel Gafford and that's where i really have an issue with but like i said some people will look at this as the answer that we need while some people feel like we're just giving too much we're just allowing ourselves to be fleeced by Rob Pelinka and the Lakers once again but the article finishes up by saying this year Vanderbilt is averaging 4.3 points 5.5 rebounds 1.2 assists and one steals per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and a career-high 33% from downtown on 1.2 attempts per game. Dallas' defense would become even more scary with Vanderbilt on the roster, as his defensive prowess, tenacity, hustle, and rebounding would be perfect fits in Dallas. This type of move would put heavy pressure on P.J. Washington, Davis, and Dereck Lively as the backline defenders, but this would be a role they are more than capable of picking up the slack when needed. Losing Gafford would be hard, but considering he was in some trade rumors earlier this season and the Mavericks already have Davis and Lively, he may end up being expendable. And that's one of the worries that I know a lot of people have. After we trade away Luka Doncic, it's really hard to tell what is it that Nico Harrison wants to do? What will he do next? It feels like I don't know Nico Harrison at all. Everything that he's done prior to February, I felt like I knew the direction. I knew what he was trying to do with his team. I could see the vision. Now I have no idea. Even though this is a mock trade proposal, who's to say that this isn't something that Nico Harrison is exploring? We did have a bunch of rumors prior to the trade deadline that Daniel Gafford was coming up in trade rumors and trade talks, but who's to say that any of that was real that could happen again over the summer? Like I've been saying a lot lately, the Dallas Mavericks will have a very, very hard summer. A lot of executives have already said after the Luka trade, they feel like they can't trust Nico or the Mavericks, which could limit our options when it comes to trades or even free agents in the summer. Who wants to come to Dallas after they just traded away their best player in Luka Doncic? But it is a business. Some players know that, and we can still land good free agents we can still make trades happen it's all about having a gm who knows what he's doing and so far Nico Harrison has proved it you can make the argument that february kind of negated all of that you let me know in the comment section down below but to wrap up this video we got to go to the final segment of the video, guess that Maverick um he likes to party he's very inconsistent he may be gone over the summer but he's ours and we drafted him and he's currently on the team so let me know who you think this is in the comment section down below but that's all i got for you guys today thanks for making it far to the video make sure to check out our twitter and discord links in the description below consider becoming a channel member we are doing giveaways every single month on this channel only way to enter our giveaways is to become a channel member of any tier but till next time y'all take care drink water peace