(01-25-2022, 01:27 AM)RedFlag41 Wrote: If Mavs goes all-in with defensive identity, maybe they can swing a trade of Marcus Smart, Josh Richardson for THJ and Trey Burke.
Shaves some money for the Celtics gives them a better shooter at the wings and a combo point guard they can play off the bench.
Mavs get another playmaker and defender in Smart. Maybe Richardson will fit better with the Mavs system.
I think conceptually, a Smart for THJ trade might make sense. In a vacuum, I think most teams would prefer Smart over THJ. Both are overpaid about the same amount. THJ's benefit is that half a year of his contract is already gone and the structure is declining making him much easier to move as the year pass. Smart's extension doesn't kick in until next year and he'll get raises making his contract less desirable as the years go on. Smart is two years younger than THJ. I also think Smart might have worn out his welcome in Boston. I wouldn't either a positive asset but based on contracts, Tim is the lesser of the two evils. I'd want a tip of some sorts.
Boston and the Mavs have done a lot of business together. The problem, as you pointed out is salary matching. I don't want $12m of JRich next year. Maybe that's a trade to consider once Smart's extension kicks in.
It really makes me wonder about Cuban's plans with the tax. KP, Maxi, DFS, Bullock, Green, Bullock, Brown, Frank and Smart would give you a lot of defense.