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Trade Idea: Could Mavs Swing Deal for Thunder’s Josh Giddey?

The Oklahoma City Thunder might have a roster crunch coming up in their near future, and Josh Giddey could be the odd man out. If that happens, perhaps the Dallas Mavericks would consider trading Josh Green for him.
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Trade Idea: Could Mavs Swing Deal for Thunder’s Josh Giddey?
Trade Idea: Could Mavs Swing Deal for Thunder’s Josh Giddey?

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As the trade deadline nears, the Dallas Mavericks have been linked to several different teams and players in trade rumors, but one potential trade partner that hasn’t been considered yet is one Dallas struck a deal with on draft night last year: the Oklahoma City Thunder.

As good as the young Thunder are, they might have so much young talent stacked up that it could eventually lead to a roster crunch — which is a great problem to have. If/when that day actually comes, could the Mavs benefit from it? Here’s a hypothetical trade featuring two Australian national team teammates that we believe could work.

Mavs receive: Josh Giddey

Thunder receive: Josh Green, 2025 second-round pick (via TOR), 2028 second-round pick (via MIA)

Despite being a full-time starter for OKC, Giddey (24.8) has actually averaged less minutes per game than Green (26.8) has. Giddey is averaging 11.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 45.6 percent overall and 33.6 percent from deep.

If OKC believes that Giddey will command more than they’re willing to pay on his next contract, perhaps they’d be open to swapping him for Green, who is already signed to a three-year, $41 million contract extension that starts next season.

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Green’s points (7.9), rebounds (3.1) and assists (2.6) are pretty much half of what Giddey averages, but Green has better efficiency, as he shoots 46.2 percent overall and 38.6 percent from deep.

It might be too early for OKC to pull the plug on Giddey right now, as the front office likely wants to see how its current group performs in the postseason before making some tough decisions. However, this could be an idea to keep tabs on later down the road.

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Dalton Trigg
DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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