Mavs current roster construction is an abomination with no positional balance. Dallas ranks dead last in offensive rating (106.0), even behind teams who are blatantly tanking. Point Guard has been a mess while the team waits for Kyrie Irving to return from a torn ACL. Using Flagg at the position was a mistake, and the Mavs have become the latest team to realize that D'Angelo Russell isn't the answer. Lamelo solves these problems while giving Flagg a long-term running mate

The Lakers could still use a defensive-minded, starting-caliber center to pair with Deandre Ayton on the depth chart and L.A. ranks just 26th overall in made threes per game (11.4) and is 21st in accuracy (34.9 percent). Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson could assist in these areas.

Hornets have just one winning season (43-39 in 2021-22) and are 149-271 overall since drafting Ball. He was recently benched in the fourth quarter against the Raptors, only for the Hornets to erase a 10-point deficit and eventually win in overtime, snapping the Raptors' nine-game win streak. Ball is averaging just 16.1 points on 33.1 percent shooting overall and 22.2 percent shooting from three over his last seven games, playing some of the worst basketball of his career. Now is the time to move on. Charlotte has a nice young core of talent with Kon, Miller, Kalkbrenner and others. The trade for Sexton has looked great as well. With a 6-14 record, Hornets are headed towards another high draft pick and should prioritize trading Ball and focusing on the other young talent on the roster. This trade would return an unprotected 2029 first-round pick via the Lakers when LeBron will likely be retired. Christie is averaging 12.3 points and shooting 44.6 percent from three this season. Rui is connecting on 48.5 percent of his outside attempts en route to his 14.8 points and Dalton Knecht, 24, has strong shooting potential as well.