Mavs Trade Talk: Could Dallas Swing Deal for Hield or Ayton?

The Dallas Mavericks open up training camp next week, but could more roster moves happen via trade before then?

Dalton Trigg | Sep 22, 2023

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With training camp less than a week away, the Dallas Mavericks' roster is official set ... for now at least. After a long summer of trade speculation regarding the Mavs' reported pursuit of another veteran starting center, none of those talks have come to fruition.

On today's episode of the Mavs Step Back Podcast, we discuss the latest trade rumors involving the Mavs, including their reported interest in acquiring Indiana Pacers sharpshooter and DFW native Buddy Hield, and whether or not they can renegotiate their 'underwhelming' offer the Phoenix Suns for Deandre Ayton.

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For Hield, a straight-up swap for Tim Hardaway Jr. and a second-round pick would make the most sense for Dallas, considering Hield is on an expiring $19 million contract and could potentially walk away for nothing in free agency next summer.

As for Ayton, it was previously reported by Marc Stein that the Suns' biggest issue with the Mavs' draft-night offer for the former No. 1 overall pick had to do with taking on JaVale McGee's albatross contract. However, McGee has since been waived, so perhaps the Mavs have a cleaner path to making an Ayton deal happen now ... if they're willing to relinquish some draft capital or a young player like Josh Green or Jaden Hardy.

You can listen to the entire episode below. As always, thanks for tuning in, and be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts!

Published Sep 22, 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.