12-19-2019, 11:37 PM
(12-19-2019, 07:52 PM)SleepingHero Wrote:Checked out the podcast. Harris threw out Holiday's name as an example of the kind of player the Mavs might want to swing for, as a definite upgrade in a position of need. He wasn't specifically analyzing that particular trade, but spoke of it as a possible trade for the "right piece."(12-19-2019, 06:18 PM)fifteenth Wrote: @"mavsluvr", Isaac Harris expressed something similar to your post. The one player that he thought that the Mavs would pounce on if they could muster a reasonable offer was Jrue Holiday.
Most posters here are offering multiple firsts, 2nds, AND young players for Jrue Holiday.
Why blow the entire asset chest on an oft-injured, good-not-great guard?
In that regard, I don't really see point guard as a position of need, but I guess the backcourt could combine into big Luka and small Jrue, similar to the Kidd-Terry combo.
When it comes to draft compensation, the Mavs' cupboard is pretty bare. I just don't know how attractive their assets would be to New Orleans, compared to what other teams might want to offer. If he were available for the right price, he would be a definite upgrade to the back court when healthy, and probably a good locker room presence and veteran guide for some of the youngsters. In order to take on that 21-22 salary, though, the Mavs would have to believe they're not likely to get anyone better with the cap space they otherwise would have had, or, alternatively, that they can offload him then if they need to.
I haven't heard that Jrue is trying to force his way out, or anything, not that we would necessarily know. But if the Pels don't get an offer they like in-season, they can probably just wait until summer, when deals tend to be easier to do. It's not like Iggy, where the team is in a have-to-take-whatever-they-can-get mode.
I don't know. Doesn't seem super likely, but you never can tell.