The Dallas Mavericks will be earnestly rebuilding their team around Cooper Flagg this offseason. Big changes are already underway following the hiring of Masai Ujiri and Mike Schmitz (as President and GM, respectively) and the departure of Jason Kidd. With the NBA season officially no more than five games from being over at this point, it’s time to start looking at what Dallas can do to reshape their team going into the 2026-2027 season. In staff discussions at Mavs Moneyball, we often prognosticate on various trade scenarios, leaving nothing off the table of possibilities. So long as the trade would actually work in reality, we entertain it. Wanting to bring these ideas and discussions to a wider audience, I’ve elected myself curator of the crazy (but far more often, thoughtful) trade ideas that frequently fly about our internal discussions. With that, I welcome you to a new series - Trade Talk. The parameters are simple. The trade proposal must go through a legitimate trade machine, such as that found on Spotrac.com, and must actually work in reality under NBA trade rules. There will be no trading Mark Cuban for the ghost of Wilt Chamberlain. I’ll select some of the trade proposals and break them down, explaining why they might or might not work. The first trade proposal I’ll be looking at is a potential swap between the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings. The Kings have a few players who could be of interest to the Mavericks, including Malik Monk. Monk is a talented scorer who could provide a boost to the Mavericks’ offense. In return, the Kings could receive a combination of draft picks and young players from the Mavericks. This trade would give the Mavericks a chance to move up in the NBA Draft and acquire a talented player like Malik Monk. It’s a trade that could work in reality, and it’s definitely worth considering.