Another thing on the trade KP for Kawhi and resign THJ angle.. I think the Mavs are thinking wrong on who to keep.
Why trade KP who is a good player despite his issues just to resign THJ? Clear the cap space and sign Kawhi outright and keep KP and lose THJ.
How much are we away from Kawhi's max without Richardson here? I know it's not much and would be fairly easy to clear.
And you'd have contracts still available to trade to SNT for someone else like an Oubre.
I much prefer KP to THJ as a player (not necessarily on value). But cap space would be meaningless in a scenario where you sign Kawhi and going over the cap and using all future cap space. Contract value doesn't mater when you got your 2nd star. KP is a better player than THJ.
Why trade KP who is a good player despite his issues just to resign THJ? Clear the cap space and sign Kawhi outright and keep KP and lose THJ.
How much are we away from Kawhi's max without Richardson here? I know it's not much and would be fairly easy to clear.
And you'd have contracts still available to trade to SNT for someone else like an Oubre.
I much prefer KP to THJ as a player (not necessarily on value). But cap space would be meaningless in a scenario where you sign Kawhi and going over the cap and using all future cap space. Contract value doesn't mater when you got your 2nd star. KP is a better player than THJ.