It would be the kind of stunning move that could define the first year of a new general manager, reset the course of a franchise and send an otherwise talented team to the very top of the list of Super Bowl contenders.

The Green Bay Packers have the resources – in the form of high draft picks and future cap space – to complete a trade for disgruntled Raiders All-Pro Khalil Mack.

First, let’s set reasonable expectations: While Mack’s holdout is real, the Raiders are still unlikely to trade away one of the most talented and productive players at one of the game’s most important positions. And the Packers, for all their changes in the organization, are still unlikely to seriously consider parting with the kind of massive capital it would likely take to acquire a player of Mack’s magnitude.

The three-time Pro Bowler will enter the final year of his rookie deal in 2018. He wants to be paid like the superstar he is. The Raiders haven’t budged, and so speculation of a potential trade is gaining momentum.

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN’s Raiders reporter, included Mack in a listing of the NFL’s top preseason trade candidates, stating, “if a team flashed a first-round pick for the services of Mack … the Raiders would be silly to not at least listen.”

That brings us back to the Packers, who have two first-round picks next year, a need for a long-term answer at edge rusher and the future cap space to satisfy whatever Mack desires financially. Plus a new general manager that has committed to exploring any and all avenues for improving the roster.

Trading for Mack would be the modern-day equivalent of the Packers signing Reggie White in 1993.

Brian Gutekunst’s clever maneuvering during his first draft netted an extra first-round pick from the New Orleans Saints. All teams should be inquiring with the Raiders about a pick-for-Mack swap, but the Packers can offer two first-rounders, although Green Bay and New Orleans are expected to be good in 2018, lessening the potential value of the two picks.

It would probably be difficult for Gutekunst to give up two top picks. They provide cheap, controllable talent, and Gutekunst talked about how much he valued getting that extra first-rounder after the draft a few months back. But there’s a tiny, minuscule chance he’ll be able to land a player of Mack’s caliber with either of those picks next spring, especially if they both land in the back half of the first round. Also, there’s a decent chance he’ll be targeting an edge rusher with one of those picks anyway.

Why? Clay Matthews is 32 and entering the final year of his deal. Nick Perry is under contract for four more years, but he’s nothing if not injury prone. Who knows if Kyler Fackrell, Vince Biegel, Reggie Gilbert, Chris Odom or Kendall Donnerson will turn into anything resembling a starter.

The books could work in the Packers’ favor, too. Matthews and Randall Cobb, who account for over $23 million on the salary cap in 2018, have expiring contracts. Vice president Russ Ball could re-work deals for Perry or Bryan Bulaga or several others. Even once Aaron Rodgers signs his new contract, the Packers should have plenty of money to allocate in 2019 and beyond.

There’s also the obvious connection between the Packers and Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie, who was a scout and personnel executive under former Packers GMs Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson. The relationship and trust there wouldn’t hurt.

More than likely, however, these words will turn into one of Wolf’s favorite phrases: A fart in the wind. At this stage, the Raiders are in no hurry to deal Mack, a world-class pass-rusher and a rare commodity in today’s NFL. The Packers have the resources and should absolutely be interested if the Raiders are open to moving Mack, but a trade is unlikely, at best.