(12-03-2021, 12:25 AM)mvossman Wrote: It will be hard to be bad/tank with Luka on the team. You also have to worry about keeping Luka for his third contract. Don't think tanking for 2 year and rebuilding a year before his contract is up is the best way to keep him on the team.
Not an exciting path, but I don't see another reasonable route. Any KP trade likely lowers our ceiling and makes us worse without any obvious path to get better soon enough to matter. The clock is ticking and our time table is 3 or 4 more years at most. Don't think there is enough time to go back and reset, especially when this organization has shown limited ability to do so correctly.
I share your opinion. The only possible tank imho would be to sit Luka this season (either because he is injured or because he agrees) and aim for a very high draft pick in 2022. This could give us an asset we need for that big trade we need. The clock is ticking. Mavs have to be contenders in one or two years or Luka will be gone.
I don't think Mavs are very limited with their picks to trade. Only 2023 is owed. Key is to create opportunity, not just wait for one, imho. If you succeed, I am sure there are ways to overcome that 2023 limitation and construct an appealing offer. Not for superstar, we probably can't construct an offer for that. But a good starter, almost a star, should be possible, imho.