02-09-2022, 11:29 AM
(02-09-2022, 11:07 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Last 20 games include 12 without KP. Mavs record in those games...9-3. The same story that we saw in the last two seasons. The team is just as good (maybe even better) without the highest paid player.
Only problem I see is the possibility that there simply is no interest in KP. If we want to get rid of him. Why would any team want him?
Cause he´s a big name and desperate teams do desperate things. Don´t forget he´s a Unicorn, even if he shoots like a donkey. Perception is reality.
The question is just whether Cuban is willing to take the (perceived) talent step back now to make a giant step forward in 6-15 months. He´s never in 20 years been willing to do this, especially when his giant ego over another failed trade (Porzingis/THJ) is involved.
Just like the unusual super summer of young unrestricted free agents (Lavine, Randle etc.) this seems an unusually active trade deadline with a bunch of rebuilding and desperate teams giving up legit talent/prospects. I´m sure Washington or Sacramento would deal for Porzingis with a reasonable return like Holmes/Bagley/X or KCP/Bryant/Hachimura. Also feels like there is a way to trade THJ at a reasonable cost. Indiana, Orlando and Detroit being the obvious candidates (Olynyk/Diallo or Harris/Bamba or Hield).