Rudy Gobert is expected to attract interest from the Dallas Mavericks in the offseason, according to several NBA executives.
With the Mavs looking for a defensive specialist, it seems Gobert is the perfect option, even though it will not be easy to sign him.
“Several rival executives have pitched the Mavs as a trade destination for Rudy Gobert, who is eligible for a supermax. I get the thinking — a rim-running center to stabilize Dallas’ shaky defense — but I can’t get there.
Devoting $65 million combined to Gobert and Porzingis when the latter needs to play a good chunk at center is not optimal.
And let’s say the Mavs snare Gobert and then need some means of acquiring Antetokounmpo via sign-and-trade. Do the rebuilding Bucks want Gobert?
They would almost certainly prefer Porzingis, but that leaves Dallas figuring out how to fit Antetokounmpo and Gobert on offense — or finding a third team for him. (There’s also the small matter of whether Dallas has much Utah would want.),” Zach Lowe of ESPN reports.
The big man of the Utah Jazz averaged 15.1 points and 13.5 rebounds for the Utah Jazz last season.
