Mavericks Suns Shocking Trading Ideas! The No. 1 pick is signed for Booker, the super three giants shake the NBA landscape

When Cuban stuffed Flag's scout report into the shredder, a virtual projection of Booker wearing the Mavericks' jersey flashed outside the office window - this scene was captured by fans, detonating the craziest heavy trading speculation in the offseason ‌

Trading core: ESPN's 5-for-4 gambling plan‌

According to the joint proposal of several ESPN experts, the Mavericks can start the following transactions:

Mavericks are released: 2025 No. 1 pick (locking Flag) + Klay Thompson + PJ Hua Washington + Najib Marshall + Caleb Martin

The Suns Out: Devin Booker + 29th pick in 2025 + 2028 first round pick (Knicks/Wilms) + 2029 first round swap rights (Cavs/Timberwolves/Jazz) ‌

The Essence Analysis of the Plan:

The Mavericks' Champion Window Sprint:

Davis (32 years old) and Irving (33 years old) have limited peak periods, and Flag's growth cycle takes 2-3 years. Instead of betting on the future, it is better to fight for the present. Booker (28 years old) averages 27 points + 6 assists per game, and can build the three giants "Booker + Irving + Davis", and the theoretical value of offensive efficiency has reached the top three in the league.

The Suns' reconstruction logic‌:

Flag is known as the "epoch-making genius" (averages 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5 assists per game, 42.8% of three-pointers), and the template Kirilenko + Leonard perfectly meets the needs of the Suns' youth. Get rid of Booker’s 190 million super contract (expired in 2028) and completely release the salary shackles.

win-win or lose? The key weight of the game balance‌

Mavericks’ benefits and risks‌

+ Revenue:

- The Big Three offense has no solution: Booker tear the defense with the ball, Davis’s pick-and-roll finishing efficiency is 1.28 points/round, Irving’s singles penalty for switching defense

- Draft compensation: 2028 first round + 2029 swap rights, leaving enough ammunition for subsequent transactions

- Defensive upgrade: Washington + Martin’s vacancies can be strengthened by the free market (potential target: Jayden McDaniels)

- Risk:

* Irving’s injury risks: Torn anterior cruciate ligament on the left knee, expected to be absent until January 2026, the Big Three will be delayed for half of the season

* Substitute collapsed deeply: sending out Washington (defensive core) + Thompson (space shooter), rotation lineup combat power plummeted by 30%

The Suns' Opportunities and Costs ‌

+ Opportunities:

- Flagg's Commercial Value: The NIL sponsorship contract has reached US$4.8 million, and the box office appeal offsets the loss of Booker's loss

- Salary unblocking: The total salary after the transaction is reduced to the luxury tax line, and you can sign back to the high-quality blue-collar inside line

- Cost:

* Dressing room earthquake: Booker participates in the Suns' coach selection decision, and the transaction is equivalent to dismantling the team's cultural core‌

* Unknown gambling: Flag's NBA's adaptability is doubtful, the probability of a historically parachuting top pick is about 17% (Bennet/Fultz reference)

Trading chain reaction: Western Power Reconstruction Preview ‌

Mavericks are promoted to the top of the championship if they retain their existing lineup and join Booker, theoretical starter:

Booker (pointback) + Irving (control Guard) + Jones (small front) + Washington/Replacer (big front) + Davis (center)

The expected offensive efficiency value is ‌118.9‌ (No. 1 in the league this season is 117.3) ‌

The Suns open the Youth Storm‌

Flag + Durant (if staying in the team) combination can replicate the Thunder Double Little mode, or trade Durant for more first-round picks to accelerate reconstruction‌. But the team reporter revealed that Suns fans have launched a boycott campaign to burn jerseys with the ESPN logo.

The nuclear explosion effect of the free market‌

Once the transaction comes true, the Lakers, Warriors and other teams will join Durant’s battle, Bill may buy out and join the Heat, and the league structure will be completely reshuffled.

Fatal contradiction: ESPN blueprint was strangled by media from both sides‌

Suns media was furious:

"Use Booker to two unproven rookies? I would rather disband the team!" - Phoenix Suns social media official retort‌. Booker's PER value of 24.1 this season is still the threshold for superstars, and he is the only leader in the locker room.

Mavericks fans split:

Local polls show that 68% of fans oppose the transaction and believe that the No. 1 pick (valuation of $500-1 billion) is a "window of fortune from heaven", and Flag's potential far exceeds Booker's injury risk. General Manager Nico Harrison prefers to keep Flag from implementing the three-year championship plan‌.

Cuban's ultimate multiple-choice question‌

Seven years ago, when the Mavericks chose Doncic, Cuban wrote the "belief process" on the whiteboard of the locker room; seven years later, facing the cracked champion window, his pen repeatedly swiped between Flag and Booker's names - the ink stain, as if he saw two completely different Mavericks: one is the gorgeous phantom of Booker Davis dunking and holding the O'Brien Cup, and the other is the quiet picture of Flag leading the new army three years later.

The paradox of this deal is: if successful, the Mavericks will have the strongest paper lineup in nearly five years, but they will also bear the most expensive gamble in NBA history; if they fail, Cuban will not only break the paper full of trading ideas, but also Dallas's final champion obsession.