10-24-2022, 03:41 PM
(10-24-2022, 03:25 PM)F Gump Wrote: IGT, it's not any of that -- it's that you aren't paying any attention to the TOR side of the deal, nor to the finances that flow from such a deal. Whenever I talk trade ideas, it's ALWAYS with a view towards matching what the other team is thought to want, and weighing the money impact. I certainly try NOT to offer ideas that conflict with what teams are looking for.Why do you ignore all the reasons cited for the OG trade? On top of that ignore that Rozier or SD on top of Maxi IS what I said I saw Tor fans looking to trade for so Fred can be the SG instead of the PG? Trading a good for them (but not great) OG for what is possibly a player of need (a PG) and adding in Maxi to shore up their big rotation (they are very high on Achiewa) IS possibly giving them what they want. Also, THE TOR EXAMPLE IS JUST THAT, AN EXAMPLE. I can't help that you don't see all the trades that are happening around the league, and what isn't available today, isn't an indicator of what is available tomorrow. Feelings change, players make demands, seemingly Tor took care of OG's issue, but for how long?
In TOR's case, their speculated motivation is to get BETTER players -- ie, add a STAR at a position of need -- rather than trade down in talent for draft picks. That's the exact opposite of this idea, where they give up OG and get back much lesser talent.
And from the Mavs end, there's nothing to indicate Cuban would consider paying 75M in tax. Such a payroll just doesn't fit who he has become.
BTW - those deals you cite, they were situations where the Mavs took on players the other team no longer really wanted, or were eager to move. Maybe that would be true re Hayward and Rozier (although, maybe not), but OG isn't such a player