(06-18-2023, 05:38 PM)omahen Wrote: I don't think he will be happy as fourth option. I think he gets traded for depth and flexibility.

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Washington will sell all vets, imho. They are keeping Paul and it seems Clippers are interested. Washington will get some vets on decent contract and minor assets. They can flip those vets. So fans of guys like Covington, Morris or Gordon can start dreaming  Lakers is another option, probably sending Russel to Washington.

(06-18-2023, 05:44 PM)MFFL Wrote: I doubt seriously that Phoenix will take our pile of crap for Ayton. Their owner doesn't care about LT and Ayton is a decent player, just overpaid

(06-18-2023, 05:01 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I don’t have a good read on Ayton at this point.  Phoenix should probably try to get 2-3 guys who are 5th-7th man types.  Surely some other team has more of these type pieces who are better than Reggie, Maxi and McGee.  It doesn’t feel to me like Dallas can get something like that done without at least some draft compensation or one of our youngsters (not necessarily #10…could be the pick(s) we have left after a trade down).

(06-18-2023, 08:19 PM)Razzmatazz_Hopskidillydoo Wrote: Are the Wzards starting over?
They can't surely think KP+Kuzma+whoever gets them somewhere.

And both can hit free agency.

Signed and traded Wood + Reggie + 2027 pick enough for Kuz?

(06-18-2023, 02:06 PM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: Barnes for the MLE would be a great signing tbh.

Quote:PHX knows Deandre Ayton trades are on the backburner but after Bradley Beal deal, @Suns "are confident" in a trade.
Exec: "Not everybody is going to get just what they want in the next 2 weeks. He is going to look very good (then)."
More @HeavyOnSports:

Quote:Mavs are noted here to have “other priorities” despite being mentioned as a longtime potential destination for Deandre Ayton

(06-18-2023, 09:32 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Some more rumors:

https://twitter.com/seandeveney/status/1670596720554807297?s=46&t=Fmdr94oXagcEyy75KJqaFg



https://twitter.com/mavsfilmroom/status/1670597602943836160?s=46&t=Fmdr94oXagcEyy75KJqaFg

(06-18-2023, 08:00 PM)Tyler Wrote: Financially speaking, THJ would be a desirable piece for Phoenix for his declining contract. For example, THJ+McGee is a trade match now and the savings would grow to $8.5mm when the next season starts. That would give Phoenix a lot more flexibility in filling out the roster while staying under the 2nd apron.

(06-18-2023, 09:54 PM)Luka77 Wrote: Does anyone else feel bad for Wiz fans?

The trade package they got for their franchise player who they super maxed and stayed loyal to is a joke.

I know MC has made some terrible decisions lately but giving Beal (a good player but not a super star) a super max and no trade clause then getting nothing in a trade return is criminal. 

Mark Bartlestien owes the Wiz a ton.  Making a trade for another teams franchise player while that team gets nothing in return is something.

(06-18-2023, 10:14 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: The lesson for MC is never give a no-trade clause.  It crushed Beal’s value.

BTW, THIS is what you worry about regarding Luka’s timeline.  He will absolutely stay the next two seasons, turn down his PO to be replaced by the beginning of his Super Max extension and play the 26/27 season just like Beal did.  The time to worry is the summer heading into 27/28.  So, the timeline isn’t this year, it is three years from now.  The urgency, to me, is more about KI aging out before we add enough pieces around the two of them.

(06-18-2023, 10:25 PM)Luka77 Wrote: This is benefits of having a good mixture of young talent and win ready vets.  Once the aging vets play decline, the hope is your young talent steps up and expands their game to fill in the void.

If KI starts to decline the hope would be Hardy, Green and #10 pick up much of the slack in scoring and playmaking while KI still plays a back seat role.

(06-18-2023, 10:14 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: The urgency, to me, is more about KI aging out before we add enough pieces around the two of them.

(06-18-2023, 10:32 PM)F Gump Wrote: So true. We sense the urgency. So we want the Mavs to make a couple of super-moves that solve all the issues. We lay out all kinds of proposals we imagine for this summer.

But the reality is it always takes teams several years of consistently good work, a piece at a time.

Unfortunately, that magnifies MY concern, because when I look back, it seems like every summer there's room for promise and expectation, and then pffft we get crap (or nothing at all).

When is the last summer when the Mavs took strong steps in the right direction? How do we get several years of expert work in the summer, when Cuban and his minions can't even do one? Ugh.

(06-18-2023, 09:54 PM)Luka77 Wrote: Does anyone else feel bad for Wiz fans?

The trade package they got for their franchise player who they super maxed and stayed loyal to is a joke.

I know MC has made some terrible decisions lately but giving Beal (a good player but not a super star) a super max and no trade clause then getting nothing in a trade return is criminal. 

Mark Bartlestien owes the Wiz a ton.  Making a trade for another teams franchise player while that team gets nothing in return so his son benefits is something.

(06-18-2023, 09:58 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I’ve been preaching a while about the same agent relationship with the Phoenix FO as Beal.  But, after adding Beal, is THJ a positional fit?

Hardwood Knocks host does not like the idea of giving up Maxi and Reggie in an Ayton deal (and certainly not Green).  Dallas doesn’t need to give up D.  His suggestion was THJ/Bertans and 10.  Personally, I like doing one of the trade downs first and grabbing an extra pick.  Send Bertans to Utah for 16/28 and Olynyk with THJ, Olynyk and 16 going to Phoenix and Dallas keeps 28.  All of the best Dallas defenders are retained, we get a pick and we get Ayton.