08-25-2021, 01:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-25-2021, 01:16 PM by luka_skywalker_77.)
(08-25-2021, 12:42 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I agree that thinning out the 5 spot should be a goal.
I agree that it's possible to move Powell and/or WCS (and would've been possible to simply let Boban seek mascot employment elsewhere, but oh well).
I do not agree that they'll move Powell in such a way that brings in a return of even a marginally useful player, let alone a moderately useful player like Markannen. I think the Powell/WCS and Markannen conversations are probably best had separately.
Perhaps at this point, receiving decent value for Powell is a fools errand. They could either cut their losses and trade him for less of a value, keep him and limit his minutes substantially or maintain the status quo and play him is normal allotment of minutes and struggle in familiar ways until his deal runs out. Im not sure of a fourth option.
WCS is passable on defense but this has to be graded higher simply because of how nonexistent he is on offense; and i dont think his defense offsets limitations on offense. Same with Powell and Maxi. Maxi is a far better defender than all three, but he struggles to find any rhythm on offense.
I tend to think that if youre struggling that bad as a team on one side of the ball, limiting yourself on the other to split the baby makes you worse as a team overall and this is what DAL tried to do with Richardson and others. Sell out to what you do best and then add pieces that dont diminish that capability down the road.