Dallas Mavericks supporters are clamoring for a trade. That is in large part because Luka Doncic pushed them into contention for home court in the first round of the crowded Western Conference.
Virtually the only way the Mavs can make a trade is by using the remaining balance on their trade exception that they created in the trade for Justin Jackson. At the time they had made the largest exception of this sort in NBA history, at $21.3 million. The Mavs agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Grizzlies to add Delon Wright over the offseason, who after signing a new deal with Dallas left the team with $11.