Staff writer Eddie Sefko recently held a chat to discuss all things Mavericks. Here are some highlights.

Not sure how to feel about trading the draft pick away in a deal for a Ricky Rubio-type guy. What else would said package include?

Sefko: "In a perfect world, nothing. The Mavericks have a trade exception that they could use to make it work financially and the Wolves would get another good player. But as mentioned from the Chicago draft combine, it is looking more and more like the Mavericks will keep their pick. Either that or they are doing a pretty good sandbagging job."

If the Mavs moved up into the top five or so in the lottery, where one would think a Lonzo Ball or De'Aaron Fox or a Dennis Smith is certainly in play, would they even think about a Jayson Tatum or Josh Jackson?

Sefko: "Definitely would think about Jackson, who I believe is No. 3 in this draft. But Tatum is a talent, too. If they get one, two or three, you can be assured they would keep the pick and take either Fultz, Ball or Jackson, most likely. Take the best player with the most upside. That's the motto for this team in this draft."

Eddie, you were at the combine, so did you get the sense that any one player's stock was rapidly rising or dropping? According to Chad Ford, some teams are putting Fox ahead of Ball on their boards.

Sefko: "My gut tells me that could have happened simply because Fox was at the combine and Ball wasn't. Fox is very impressive, by the way. Got a chance to sit in on the media interview with him and he is polished -- just the way you expect a John Calipari point guard to be. He's rising, for sure. But not sure if he'll pass Ball and Fultz."

On the Frank Ntilikina front, do the Mavs feel pressured to be in on a foreign star because of Dirk's success?

Sefko: "Nope. They're like everybody else. They have reels and reels of film on this guy. They know what kind of player he is. And while he may go fifth among those five point guards projected to go top-10, he's still pretty good. The bottom line is that they may not have a choice. Those four other points might be gone by eight. If they like him the most -- ahead of somebody like Lauri Markkanen or Jonathan Isaac at No. 9 -- that's who they will take."

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