Introducing veteran Paul? Irving may be forced to cut salaries to help the Mavericks bring in defenders

The NBA has entered the division finals, so there are only 4 teams left to play, so the other 26 teams have entered the offseason and can all start to consider how to adjust the lineup.

The Dallas Mavericks have already won the No. 1 pick this year, and they are likely to choose Flag, and Flag is willing to join the Mavericks, and the two sides have met. At first glance, the Mavericks' lineup is very luxurious, with "Brother Thomas" Anthony Davis and Flagg in the frontcourt, and Irving and Klay Thompson in the backcourt. Not to mention winning the championship, there is still hope for the Western Conference championship.

But the reality is that Irving tore the cruciate ligament in his knee at the end of the regular season this season, and was reimbursed for the season, and he would not return until January next season as soon as possible.

In this way, the Mavericks did not have a starting point guard at the beginning of next season, and it would not work to have such a good frontcourt. Although the Mavericks have Dinwiddie, he is the ball holder of the substitute, not the point guard of the starting lineup.

In this way, the Mavericks need to introduce starting guards, who are fond of Ronzo Ball of the Chicago Bulls and Schroeder of the Detroit Pistons. But the Mavericks' salary space has been filled, and they currently only have a basic salary contract to be issued, so it is difficult to find a good defender. Another solution is to let Irving give up the player option worth about $44 million next season, and then sign a three-year, $120 million contract with the Mavericks, so that the average annual salary is $40 million, saving $4 million, and making room for signing.

This requires Irving to make a salary cut. I don't know if he is willing. In addition, the Mavericks may also introduce veteran Chris Paul, because now the San Antonio Spurs already have Fox partner Wenban Yama, so Paul is not needed.