Before DeAndre Jordan decided to decline his option to play one more year for the L.A. Clippers, one of the ways explored by the Dallas Mavericks in order to acquire the big man was via a trade. Had it succeeded, it’s unlikely to have included any of the Mavs’ future top picks, according to Brad Turner of The Athletic.
Dallas didn't not want to give up multiple draft picks for DeAndre Jordan, per source
As it stands, the Mavs can just sign Jordan straight from free agency once the market opens up its doors and after the five-day July moratorium (July 1-6).
It was also previously rumored that Wesley Matthews was among those the Mavericks could send to Los Angeles in exchange for DeAndre Jordan, but it was later refuted by a separate report. That’s not to mention that the Clippers did not like the idea of absorbing Matthews to their roster either.
While it was not mentioned which future picks Dallas did not want to give up, the 2019 first-round pick was probably considered. That pick is top-five protected until 2020 and top-three protected in 2021 before becoming unprotected in 2022. Should that pick fall out of the said protected ranges, the Atlanta Hawks (via last week’s draft-day trade with Dallas) will own the rights to the selection.
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