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Monday Mavericks Mock Draft: Can Dallas Convince OKC Thunder Into Desperate Trade Up?
- Dallas weighs 2026 draft moves to maximize early-round value before losing first-round control in 2031.
- OKC Thunder hold a 'treasure chest' of future picks and may target salary moves to jump, trade up, or shed salary.
- A proposed trade would send the 9th pick for 12, 17, and Aaron Wiggins to create savings for OKC.
- The scenario could save OKC about $12.8 million in total savings and lower tax implications.
- The piece notes potential targets like Brayden Burries and Labaron Philon at 12 and 16.
- The 30th pick would land Morez Johnson, a forward with high motor and defense.
- The article highlights the Grizzlies’ interest in 16 as part of potential one-step jumps in the draft.
- The piece projects a 12- and 17-pick swap as a pathway to improve Dallas’ future core around young talent.
- The mock draft uses ESPN’s simulator to illustrate possible moves for Dallas and OKC.
- Overall, the piece presents a favorable outcome for Dallas in the simulated scenario, with Burries and Philon on the board and Johnson added at 30.
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