https://marcstein.substack.com/p/on-a-major-near-trade-from-draft
The Phoenix Suns engaged in advanced discussions to trade former No. 1
overall pick Deandre Ayton to the Dallas Mavericks last week during the NBA
Draft before the talks stalled, league sources say.
The proposed deal, sources tell The Stein Line, would have sent Ayton to
Dallas for Tim Hardaway Jr., Richaun Holmes and JaVale McGee — but the Suns
balked at McGee’s inclusion.
太阳在上选秀的过程跟小牛进行过Ayton的交易讨论
原本是会送出Ayton换回THJ,Holmes跟McGee，但太阳对McGee的状态迟疑
The talks with Dallas were not going to furnish Phoenix with any future
first-round draft compensation but initially held appeal to the Suns, sources
say, because it would have given them two players they like in Hardaway and
Holmes who could plug into a rotation with numerous vacancies in support of
the newly formed star trio of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
Hardaway and Holmes are also both under contract for just two more seasons
each at much more manageable (and movable) salaries compared to the three
years and $102 million left on Ayton's contract.
然后这笔交易中小牛是没有给出任何未来的首轮的，但仍然对太阳有吸引力
因为太阳认为这样子可以让THJ跟Homles来填补太阳的轮替阵容，这两位球员的薪水也比
Ayton剩余3年102M好处理
The problem for the Mavericks is that trading for a frontline center was
their foremost offseason priority beyond their plans to re-sign All-Star
guard Kyrie Irving. In hopes of finding a center who can anchor a defense,
Dallas engaged in advanced trade discussions with Atlanta leading up to the
draft in an attempt to acquire Clint Capela, but the sides could not agree on
a deal. The Hawks were adamant that the Mavericks accept John Collins instead
of Capela or add swingman Josh Green to the trade to cinch Capela’s
inclusion; Dallas balked at both asks and Atlanta went on to agree Monday to
trade Collins to the Utah Jazz.
对小牛来说，除了续约KI以外，交易一个好中锋是这季的首要目标之一，小牛跟老鹰谈过
Caplea，但老鹰坚持要换Collins，或是要小牛在Caplea的交易加入Johs Green，小牛对
这两个提案都无法做决定，最后Collins去了爵士
Sources with knowledge of the Phoenix/Dallas trade discussions said a
resumption of the Ayton talks could not be ruled out.
有说这笔交易谈判不排除有重启的可能性
Trading for Ayton would be a pricey gamble for Dallas, given the years and
millions left on the inconsistent big man's deal, but it's a gamble that the
Mavericks would ultimately be willing to take given their need for a center
and the relatively low cost to acquire the player chosen two picks ahead of
Luka Doncic at No. 1 overall in 2018.
对小牛来说当然是赌博，但考虑到低价收购跟对中锋的需求，小牛愿意赌
另外提到小牛一直在卖THJ，最后是Stein自己总结说或许这样换可以填补太阳的轮替，但
也代表永远没机会看到Vogel执教Ayton
Vogel接任总教练后曾表示Ayton在进攻端还有进步空间，会努力帮他让他再度成为明星
级别的球员
反正就是一个已经破局的Deal，但会不会重启不好说