The Pistons and Mavericks could be future trade partners
Would the Pistons or Mavericks do this and does it matter?
In the grand scheme of things, this is hardly a trade that is going to move the needle for either team.
The Pistons would get to take a flyer on a young big with potential and would have to take on Trey Burke’s contract for their trouble.
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The Mavericks would get to clear around $5 million of cap space for next season, which means they could potentially have around 13 million off the books for next season, which they could use to re-sign Jalen Brunson or grab another mid-priced veteran contributor.
Josh Jackson is not having a great season, but he would give the Mavs more depth this season behind Reggie Bullock and Dorian Finney-Smith, and Jackson would give a boost to their defense, which could use it.
Like I said, this is hardly a blockbuster deal but it represents the type of trade the Pistons should be looking for when it comes to Josh Jackson, who is on the final year of his deal and recently lost his spot in the rotation to Hamidou Diallo, who has been playing well.
I would love to see the Pistons use Jackson’s contract to try and land a project big to develop behind Isaiah Stewart. Dallas has one but it’s unclear if they would need or want anything the Pistons have to offer.
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