Luka Doncic. DeAndre Ayton. Marvin Bagley III. Mohamed Bamba. Jaren Jackson Jr. Michael Porter Jr. Two of these players will undoubtedly be available to the Dallas Mavericks with the fifth pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Each of these players have reason to be considered at the top of the draft. And yet rumors of Mavs trades are circling every single day.
Now let’s clarify this with some background information about me. I am an avid believer of trades and free agency over the NBA Draft. That’s right, a diehard Mavs fan who would rather scour through the free agency pool and call every team about trades than trade into the draft or move up in the draft.