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US media simulates Mavericks deal: No. 1 + Clay and other 4 will enter the Sun, Booker + 2 will enter the Mavericks in the first round

7:57am, 4 June 2025【Basketball】

On June 3, the US media simulated a Mavericks' deal. In the end, the Mavericks gave out: No. 1 pick + Clay + PJ-Washington + Marshall + Caleb-Martin, and the Suns gave out: Booker + 2 first round + 29 first round swap. Although the Mavericks will get the players they want in this deal, and Booker also has good offensive ability, giving away the No. 1 pick is probably not something the Mavericks can accept. After all, the Mavericks can use this year's status signing to win the talented rookie Flag, and the arrival of Flag can make the Mavericks' future full of imagination again. At the same time, the arrival of Flag will reduce fans' criticism of the Mavericks' trade Doncic to a certain extent.

It was difficult for the Mavericks to send away the No. 1 pick, not to mention that the Mavericks would also send away the defensive champion Washington in this deal, and Marshall also performed well in the game for a while, so the Mavericks probably wouldn't pay such a huge price for Booker, especially considering that Booker's performance this season was not very good, so it is probably even more difficult for the Mavericks to make such a deal. For the Mavericks, in addition to selecting popular rookie player Flag in the offseason, the most important thing for them is to get the organizer guards. Although Booker of the Suns is not suitable for the Mavericks, Jones, who signed the basic salary with the Suns, is very suitable for the Mavericks. After all, Jones' organizational ability is here, and Jones' salary is destined not to be too high, so instead of trying to get Booker, the Mavericks might as well sign Jones.

After all, when Irving can return healthily, the main controller of the Mavericks may still be Irving. Therefore, there is no need for the Mavericks to need a high-level defender player. However, before this, the Mavericks still need to find good organizers for Davis. After all, although Davis can provide great help to the team on both offense and defense, if Davis does not have good organizers around him, it will be difficult for Davis to exert all his strength. As for the Suns, I'm afraid they won't let Booker go easily. After all, from the current situation, the Suns will continue to build a team around Booker. At the same time, according to the report of Shams, Booker has also participated in the process of selecting coaches in the Suns, so the Suns will not trade Booker at this time.

At the same time, according to the famous reporter Stein, multiple sources revealed that no matter who the Suns' new coach is, they are likely to send Durant away. Sources said that the Suns and Durant jointly explore the trading market this summer, and the two sides are expected to end their two-and-a-half-year cooperation. So when Durant is about to part ways with the Sun, the possibility of Booker leaving is not high. However, for the Sun, although Durant's departure is a pity, it may not be a bad thing for the Sun. After all, the Sun's Big Three model is undoubtedly a failure. Although the most distressing person among the Sun's Big Three should be Bill, unfortunately, Bill's contract is difficult to deal with, and more importantly, Bill may find it difficult to exchange for the Sun's satisfactory chips.

Therefore, it is also very important to exchange for the Suns. After all, if Durant's trade can exchange for the Suns with good enough chips, or Durant can have a good puzzle player for the Suns, then the Suns will at least have the possibility of entering the playoffs again, so what kind of chips the Suns can exchange for Durant for Durant is still a very important thing. Although Durant has attracted the attention of many teams, Durant's age is here, so this also discourages the Rockets and other teams. Therefore, which team Durant goes to in the end is really an unknown.