Dallas Mavericks
With Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis, the Dallas Mavericks are trending in the right direction, but they are still a couple of pieces away from being a real threat in the Western Conference. One of the major pieces they need to add is that third, high-level player on the wing.
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TJ Warren checks all of the boxes for what the Dallas Mavericks need and with him only having one-year and $12.6M left on his contract entering next season, Warren would be the picture-picture player for the Mavs to add to their roster.
Tim Hardaway Jr. is set to become an unrestricted free agent and Josh Richardson has a player option for next year that he could decline, which means the Mavericks will be in dire need of a key talent on the wing. Not only did TJ Warren emerged as a high-level scoring option last year for the Pacers, but he is more than capable of being an elite-level defender as well.
He has the size, stature and length to be a factor defensively on or off-the-ball and at just 27-years-old, Warren could be entering the best years of his career. The Mavericks is projected to have about $21.1M in cap space entering the offseason and with a MVP-caliber talent in Luka Doncic, all they need to do is add more talent to their roster.
Giving up a couple of young players and a possible draft pick for TJ Warren is well worthwhile in my opinion for the Mavericks.
