01-18-2022, 12:20 PM
(01-18-2022, 11:11 AM)michaeltex Wrote: He was coming back from a severe leg injury followed by a broken wrist, so he probably didn't have the leverage needed to get a better contract.
For some reason, I thought he was matchup limited in POR's playoff series with DEN, but I looked back and he seems to have played well despite defending Jurkic.
Not sure how he fits with KP though. I'm thinking DAL needs a strong rebounding PF/C who doesn't clog the lane and doesn't require 15 shots per game. Which sounds like a description of Powell or Maxi.
I don't think he would be a good fit with KP. He would be a good reasonable priced replacement for KP if we traded him. Given the Blazers situation (which is desperate to please Lillard, currently tanking, has only two quality defensive players who are UFA in a couple of months, and one (Nurkic) who likely will not return) I could see us doing something like KP + Powell + Bullock for CJ + Nurkic + RoCo. Then trade Brunson for two firsts and Kemba. At that point you have a starting lineup of Nurkic/RoCo/DFS/Luka/CJ as well as access to all of your picks.
But I think we are keeping KP, so none of that is going to happen. As far as who fits with KP, I'm not sure Powell fits your description as he is generally a lane clogger. Actually I think RoCo would make a ton of sense. He would be a perfect fit to share minutes with Maxi, and he may not be that expensive as he is an expiring on a tanking team.