The Mavericks did not want to surrender draft compensation in a potential trade with the Clippers for DeAndre Jordan and prefer instead to pursue him in free agency, league sources say
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 29, 2018
Why give anything up if you can get Jordan via Free Agency.
The problem is the last time the Mavs did that, he ended up leaving them at the altar, we will see if he does it again.