08-07-2021, 10:50 PM
(08-07-2021, 10:42 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Well if Toronto did the Powell trade, they´d still be spending $10M for nothing. Sorry it had to be done.
The Raptors don´t buy him out, cause they believe Cuban will cave in. Cuban has shown himself to be a complete beta in the market that´s regularly played for a fool by inconsequential players like DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews and Danny Green. The Mavs have also backed themselves into a corner by missing out on all the available playmakers.
Is there a FA out there that is anywhere near the level of Dragic? Schroeder and that´s it. Hart/Diallo are the next most interesting players, but they are not PGs and they are RFAs, too.
The next available PGs are barely better than Hinton, Terry or Burke. So ultimately the Mavs will need a trade or use Burke, Terry and Hinton as their secondary playmakers. DSJ might be the best available PG out there from the North American market, considering his familiarity with at least a few players on the roster. The overall best option is seriously Shane Larkin, who has become a legit superstar in European basketball.
Knowing all this, of course Ujiri will just sit on this for at least 2-3 months. He is no rush for the moment. Toronto even holds the RFA rights to Nando DeColo.
I´d do the same.
He will, but that has nothing to do with Cuban. It's a pity for Dragic, altough he will get a boatload of money for getting a boatload of money.
And the Mavs still don't have a trade that works at all.