Should the Mavericks consider trading for Noah? Not if it means giving up anything significant.
The Mavericks are off to a surprising 8-4 start this season, but not everyone has bought into the team's playoff prospects. Count ESPN's David Thorpe among that group.
On Zach Lowe's podcast this week, Thorpe questioned whether the Mavs had enough interior defense behind an aging Dirk Nowitzki to keep up that pace for 82 games.
He floated an interesting idea for Dallas to add help in the middle -- a trade for the Bulls' Joakim Noah.