Mid-Level targets

[DanSchwartzgan]

They just added a reclamation project at center and drafted another just outside of the lottery. How many 5’s do they need? I’m more than fine going into the season with Holmes, Lively and Kleber playing that position. I would try to dump McGee and replace him with someone cheap (Powell would be fine) but I don’t see the need to keep sinking resources into the position.

If they’re not good enough by the end of the year, try something else. The Mavs aren’t beating Denver this year, anyway.

Now, go snag a young forward or two and start to actually build a TEAM.

While I'm continuing to post rumors and comment on them (some that include centers), this is about where I am as well.  Lively is going to get at least 20 minutes a game and will get more over time.  The need for a starting center here is temporary and I think we are discounting the idea that Maxi can take some center minutes.

We have two bites at the apple.  The easy path is just spending the MLE and BAE (we barely have room for both depending on Kyrie and the Holmes TK).  Better than that to me would be to use the MLE for one player and a trade spread on an outgoing player for the other.  The trade spread uses up the money that would otherwise go to the BAE.  McGee and/or expiring Reggie are the logical candidates for outgoing money...especially expiring Reggie who might be attractive to teams trying to move off of multi-year money.

I think the priority has to be someone who pushes Maxi back to a backup role at the four.  If that person could also play some five, all the better.  But they have to be able to hit 3's.  Even with someone like that, It would be nice to get a wing defender who is/plays bigger than Green/THJ/Reggie.