07-20-2023, 01:09 PM
(07-20-2023, 01:04 PM)mvossman Wrote: To early to say this. We don't know what we have in Holmes or how fast Lively will adjust. I don't think they signed Powell to a 4 mil contract to start, and even if he does its very likely he get well under 20 minutes a game due to the (potential) depth at the position. He hardly played at all those first couple of weeks to start last season and it took McGee completely pooping the bed to get him out there. I don't know what we are getting from Holmes, but I bet its more than we got from McGee.
I tend to agree. There was reports that Dallas wanted to make fundamental changes in the center position. right now, we still haven’t. Maybe a trade happens eventually. But if none happens, I don’t believe the media talk that Powell starts. Dallas wanted to upgrade Powell last offseason. I don’t think that has changed. Now, maybe he is still the short term best option, but even then I think they will look to get his minutes off the bench. If not trade happens, I think Holmes starts (I hope he can still play) and Powell gets the backup minutes with Lively getting more and more of those minutes as the year goes on.
If a center is traded for, I think Holmes gets first shot at the backup minutes and LIvely would get limited minutes with the hopes the following year he is ready for a 20-25 minute role.