Latest NBA Trade Rumors: Mavs 'Fielding Offers' For Wings; Could Be Sellers at Deadline

With less than two weeks until the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks have some big questions that need to be answered. DallasBasketball.com brings you the latest trade rumors.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 30, 2023

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The NBA trade deadline is 10 days away, and the Dallas Mavericks have already been linked to several players in rumors over the last month, including Zach LaVine, Fred VanVleet, D'Angelo Russell, Bojan Bogdanovic and many others.

The latest trade intel involving the Mavs comes from the Action Network's Matt Moore, who suggests that Dallas, in addition to 'fielding offers' for its wings, could become sellers at the deadline instead of buyers.

The Mavericks have been fielding offers for their wings in an effort to upgrade. Tim Hardaway Jr. is the name most commonly mentioned, there were

reports that the Cavs and Mavericks

had mutual interest in a Caris LeVert-Hardaway Jr. swap.

But there have been some indications that Dallas may look to shed salary instead of looking for upgrades. How Luka Doncic would receive that in the short term would be something to watch, even if it opened doors for the Mavericks in free agency later.

Utah might be able to offer the Mavericks both sides: short-term upgrades on expiring contracts, and Utah can absorb money.

That last part about the Utah Jazz is interesting, because if the Mavs do decide to become sellers, Utah has some intriguing young players and picks that could entice Dallas to give away veterans on team-friendly contracts. Collin Sexton, Malik Beasley, Jarred Vanderbilt and Jordan Clarkson are some intriguing names to monitor there.

With just 31 games remaining, the Mavs have a 26-25 record, which is good for seventh-place in the Western Conference at the moment. Dallas is just 2.5 games back of the third-place Sacramento Kings, but they're also just 2.5 games ahead of the 13th-place Los Angeles Lakers as well.

With a tough schedule on the horizon, it's time for the Mavs to sink or swim. This next stretch heading toward the deadline could determine the direction Dallas takes.

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Published Jan 30, 2023

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.