(02-24-2024, 09:56 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Yeah Hunter is a good name.  He has some Harrison Barnes lite in him to me.  Looks the part but I never feel like he is going to hit the big shot.  He is shooting over 40% from three though.  The contract is bad but he would be someone to consider.  Maybe Bey too but he hasn’t been shooting or defending well.  Atl may look very different next year.  

So I am unsure him yet but he is probably gettable with the assets we have.  With the contract, you are only probably targeting him if you view him as a starter, right?

(02-24-2024, 10:28 AM)loki Wrote: Well, I was trying to talk myself into him as a backup. The idea being that overpaying might be acceptable if he was viewed as the primary wing off the bench in a shortened playoff rotation. Looking at the defensive assignments it would be something like this:

Irving/Exum
Green/(Exum)
Luka/Hunter
PJ/(Hunter)
Lively/Kleber

But for the price you would pay Hunter I may be reaching too far here. They would have to be really confident he's the perfect fit and he's willing to accept that kind of role. Especially given that Kleber at the 4 and Gafford at the 5 may be more common during the regular season. I suppose there's a shot he could start over PJ which might make this more sensible, but I'm not that down on PJ's shot just yet.

(02-26-2024, 08:31 AM)RGP1981 Wrote: As you have pointed out, Hunter might be too expensive.

I'm wondering about Simone Fontecchio as backup SF.

Do you think the Mavs could get away with sending THJ to Detroit for Fontecchio + Grimes?

G: Irving................. Exum, Hardy
G: Green................. Grimes, Hardy
F: Luka................... Fontecchio, O-Max
F: PJ....................... Kleber, O-Max
C: Lively.................. Gafford, Kleber

Another interesting option for backup SF is Gordon Hayward, if more play-making is required for when Luke or Kyrie are not on the court.

(03-01-2024, 10:09 PM)Jakeospikez Wrote: Why go through all of those trades to get a 1st to trade for Gafford if he's not gonna be used at all? Could have found a similar deal like Boston did for a backup big like Xavier Tillman and been fine with giving up a couple of 2nds. Trade for Olynyk or something if they're so desperate for 5out.

(03-04-2024, 05:58 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @wojespn
Toronto Raptors center Kelly Olynyk has agreed on a two-year, $26.25 million contract extension, Jeff Schwartz of
@excelbasketball
tells ESPN. Deal is the max that Olynyk was able to extend on.

(03-04-2024, 07:49 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: KCP

Tobias Harris

Two names that if they were to somehow become available in sign and trade that would be interesting

(03-05-2024, 01:59 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @TheDunkCentral
Report: Wizards could’ve traded Kyle Kuzma to Mavs for Grant Williams and unprotected 1st-rounder

(03-04-2024, 08:05 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Not sure I'm ready to say Gafford doesn't fit. We saw what he could bring and how nice it is. It's obvious he is a luxury and he shouldn't/isn't getting minutes over Lively and Maxi in crunch time.

I just think the coach is failing at utilizing him properly.

(03-05-2024, 01:59 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @TheDunkCentral
Report: Wizards could’ve traded Kyle Kuzma to Mavs for Grant Williams and unprotected 1st-rounder

(03-05-2024, 03:23 PM)Smitty Wrote: Lively and Kleber (for stretches) are much better than Gafford. Gafford is much better than Powell. There are levels to it. I don’t think it’s fair to diminish what Gafford’s strengths are. He was a starting Center in the NBA and he is a good rebounder and finisher around the rim.

Maxi will inevitably miss time again and we’ll be glad we have Gafford. Gaff should play all of his minutes next to PJW.

The Gafford/Maxi 2-man LU is -26.5 net in 33 minutes.

The Gafford/PJ 2-man LU is -1.3 net in 92 minutes.

(03-05-2024, 03:44 PM)mvossman Wrote: I find it a little ironic that in the same post where you declare Gafford being significantly better than Powell you use net ratings to determine who Gafford should play with.  Meanwhile in a much bigger sample Powell has a significantly better net rating than Gafford.

(03-05-2024, 03:47 PM)Smitty Wrote: Again, the sample size is small and part of showing the net rating was to show that maybe Maxi isn’t as good as he was for that 4-5 game stretch about 10-12 days ago. You don’t need any stats to know that Powell is not a very good player. That’s probably why he makes 4M/yr and is DNP every night. He’s a great guy and teammate though and I like that he’s still a Mav.

(03-05-2024, 04:12 PM)mvossman Wrote: You realize when you say we can ignore "stats" when they don't fit narrative (Powell sucks) it kind of invalidates any other argument you are making with same said stats?

(03-05-2024, 01:59 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @TheDunkCentral
Report: Wizards could’ve traded Kyle Kuzma to Mavs for Grant Williams and unprotected 1st-rounder