It'd take a little magic, but this would be a huge addition for the Mavs
Free agency will be starting in a couple of days now that the draft is over, which means the rumor mill is heating up. While the Mavericks have made their interest in re-signing Derrick Jones Jr. known, they also want to improve their wing depth and could be looking to do that in the form of a conference rival.
In his two seasons with the Nuggets, Caldwell-Pope has averaged 10.4 PPG while shooting 41.5% from 3-point range and has often been the leading defender against the opposing teams' best guards. He'd be a match made in heaven for the Mavericks even at a smaller 6'5". He's had life easy playing alongside Nikola Jokic and it could continue being easy alongside Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
At 31 years old, Caldwell-Pope is likely looking for his last big contract before his career enters its twilight stages, and could be looking at a 3-year, $75 million contract that few teams wouldn't be interested in. For the Mavericks to match that salary in a sign-and-trade, they'd likely have to send out Josh Green, Maxi Kleber, future draft capital, and possibly Jaden Hardy, which there's no guarantee Denver would be interested in entertaining that deal.
The Mavericks still have to trade away Tim Hardaway Jr. at some point as well, as they'd like to move off his $16 million expiring contract sooner rather than later to make re-signing Derrick Jones Jr. possible. Teams can begin negotiating with free agents on June 30th at 5 p.m. CST, then ink can start hitting paper on July 6th.Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic Nominated for ESPY's Best NBA Player of the Year AwardAustin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019.
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