(07-11-2023, 12:51 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Eason isn't buried behind any of those guys. I can see a scenario of Eason playing next to Smith Jr. He's a swiss army knife on both ends of the floor. He's getting his minutes. They know what they have in Eason, they'll laugh you off the phone with that offer.

(07-11-2023, 01:20 PM)Smitty Wrote: From a Hawks message board about their GM’s recent interview:

Landry's interview today about our young guys was eye opening. He pretty much acknowledged moving them for more playing time on another team is better for them and for us.

Translation: prepare for a trade

(07-11-2023, 01:44 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: The Hawks are 100% about to acquire either Siakim, KAT or Jaylen Brown. I have very little doubt of that.

(07-11-2023, 01:49 PM)Smitty Wrote: You and I kind of debated the ‘27 FRP yesterday. Would you consider a pick swap for the THJ & McGee trade to get Capela? As of now I don’t know that we can assume Dallas is actually getting 2nd round picks from the Spurs, so they may only have that pick and the ‘30 SRP at their disposal.

(07-11-2023, 01:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Frankly, I don’t think that will be necessary. I think what we are dealing with here is a group of 3 to 6 teams, who all want to accomplish something, but who all want to avoid paying tax. I honestly believe Dallas is doing everyone a solid by parking Capela’ a contract here. I think the situation is that some team would rather have THJ than Capela, and that Dallas feels the opposite way. That simple.

(07-11-2023, 01:57 PM)Smitty Wrote: So you think Capela’s contract makes him ‘a negative value’ and Dallas would be doing the Hawks a favor by taking on that money?

(07-11-2023, 01:59 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Tbh, if this Capela thing doesn’t happen I believe it will be because Masai asks for too much for Siakim. You can tell he’s out there trying to run up the price. There’s even rumors of Orlando interest today. My hunch is that ATL is the only team with serious interest and he just doesn’t like the offer.

(07-11-2023, 02:03 PM)Jym Wrote: Better cash in him while they can. They're even worse than we are at letting valuable free agents walk

(07-11-2023, 02:32 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: Except that part of the lower value is that Siakim is making no promises regarding negotiating an extension or re-sign with the acquiring team. There are even whispers he is strongly considering a boomerang if he is traded this year...

(07-11-2023, 02:57 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: I see that about the SuperMax, but the boomerang comment caught me off-guard. This is akin to trading for Shohei Ohtani.

(07-11-2023, 01:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Frankly, I don’t think that will be necessary. I think what we are dealing with here is a group of 3 to 6 teams, who all want to accomplish something, but who all want to avoid paying tax. I honestly believe Dallas is doing everyone a solid by parking Capela’ s contract here. I think the situation is that some team would rather have THJ than Capela, and that Dallas feels the opposite way. That simple.

(07-11-2023, 01:03 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: My understanding is that ATL actually has mild interest in McGee as a backup center. I have trouble believing that, but it’s out there. From the Mavs’ perspective it’s easy to realize why’d they’d want him in the deal.

(07-11-2023, 04:30 PM)F Gump Wrote: I think this is incredibly insightful, and it should inform our trade conversations.

We look at THJ as a negative and someone we have to bribe a team to take. Another team may actually be thinking the same way about their player, not ours. Trades are very much a perception game, and the smart FOs are looking for a partner who sees opportunity, not a bad experience, in taking your player and giving up theirs.

That applies to McGee too, as KL has noted ("ATL actually has mild interest in McGee as a backup center") and also applies to their multiple project players (Bey, Griffin, Johnson) who frustrate them because they have been in a win-now mode (as their GM is saying in Smitty's note "Landry's interview today about our young guys was eye opening. He pretty much acknowledged moving them for more playing time on another team is better for them and for us). They see flaws and want someone who is already a pro (enter THJ).

And overlaying all of that is ATL being on a major quest for Siakam.

I think there's a deal there that the Mavs can benefit from as well -- and when I noted I want McGee and a youngster included as part of the price, I don't think it's any big deal to ATL, just so long as they get whatever their main objectives would be (imo, probably get rid of Capela, and add some sort of draft capital to toss into the pot for Siakam). If the Mavs are willing to meet those needs, I think there is a great opening, so I hope they extract FULL value as they do so, because I think it's there for the taking.

(07-11-2023, 06:20 PM)Smitty Wrote: If the Mavs can turn THJ (whom they’ve said will not be here) and McGee (whom they said will not be here) into a legit starting Center in Capela for only the cost of 2 SRP’s (that they got in a separate trade) it would be incredible stuff. Anyone that’s a Mavs fan and wants them to be good this season has zero reason to complain.

I’m skeptical that will be the cost, because anything that’s too good to be true…usually is.

But getting Grant Williams and Capela for Reggie, THJ, McGee and a ‘30 FRP swap is GM of the year stuff!

(07-11-2023, 05:07 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: THJ+McGee+2nds is already more than fair