2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

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My presumptions have been:

1. Dallas would like to move Burke's taxable 2022 salary.  Taking on extra non-taxed dollars in 2021 to get off smaller, but taxable dollars in 2022 makes great sense to me if Burke isn't in the team's plans.

2. I presume Moses will take Willie's backup center role a year from now when Willie is expired (with Boban hanging around another year for insurance purposes).

3. With Burke gone (in my world of presumptions at least), someone has to be the emergency third PG.  We can argue whether Frank's best role is as a D and almost 3 Wing or as a backup PG, but he can certainly perform the emergency third PG role for a limited period of time.  I'm glad the reporting seems to be coming around to fully guaranteed one year and TO on the second (fantastic if he works out as you'll have EB rights on him after two seasons).

If there is a deal to be had for Lamb, I suspect Burke is part of the outgoing.  That still doesn't create enough roster spots, so maybe one more body?  If it is Terry or Moses, we use up the TPE to do the deal.  Moses can't be aggregated until 9/29 according to the Fanpro Trade Machine.  So, there is a logical reason why this isn't done if it is Moses.  Such a deal (Burke/Moses) makes sense in terms of presumption #1, but violates presumption #2 (of course, nothing says my presumptions are accurate).  It could also be Burke/Willie for Lamb, which wouldn't require Dallas to use the TPE.

Thinking further out, if we trade for Lamb, it doesn't mean he will make it through the season.  He and Willie are a trade match for Dragic.  Whether Lamb is dealt for Dragic, or is used with someone else (expiring Maxi?) in a larger deal, he turns the TPE into something that can be leveraged and combined with other players and makes if more useful for an in-season trade.

If we can't have real trades and signings and stuff   , we can at least have some good speculation to enjoy  !