NBA TRADE TALK: TDL over

[ItsGoTime]

It probably depends on where you value Toppin versus Brunson as to who has to send what.  If this is already relatively fair, you probably aren’t getting a pick from NY and they aren’t getting Green from us.  If Dallas doesn’t get the NY pick, maybe we lift the protection on 23 and get the right to pick-swap with NY in 22 (presumably giving us a better pick at the draft and the ability to combine it with our 24 and 26 once the 22 pick has been made).  That pushes the bigger move to the summer, but you now have a really good long term piece in Toppin and the ability to include Rose with Powell and/or Hardaway and picks for a bigger fish this summer.

Bolded: Wouldn't that still be 25 and 27 still because at that point you don't own your 23 at all in the future? 

Pretty good alternative to getting the 23 back, but for me, the only trade with NYK that makes sense starts with us getting the 23 back. Jalen has more value than just one 1st, just not sure that value is Toppin although I wouldn't mind it being as I read others thoughts on him.

Who owes something more if the deal is JB/Maxi for Toppin/Rose (or Walker)?

Man, I think this requires AT LEAST our 23 pick back, and probably then some really. JB has to have more value than Toppin (Right? I mean, right?) and MK for sure has more value than Walker or Rose. If the spread between JB and Toppin isn't fully a first but close, and then the spread between MK and Rose/Walker IMO is very close to a first as well (I think Walker and Rose are negative values on their contracts), that's got to mean we get our 1st back at the very least. That's my math on it anyway.