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On an individual basis, I think what you are saying about each of those players seems about right. But I have a hard time seeing any of it actually happen because of the way they sit with their rotations, and with their payroll. 

On Martin and Hardy, sure, the best way to move them is after a season where they get minutes and demonstrate value. But how are either of them going to get any minutes? They are 3rd stringers, and there are too many good players in front of them (and barely enough minutes to feed the 1st and 2nd stringers). An injury or 3 at SG or SF opens up minutes, but otherwise Martin and Hardy look like an afterthought here except in very limited specialty situations. And neither has a team-friendly contract for being about 9th or lower in the pecking order.

In addition, what the Mavs would get from a Martin-Hardy package is probably more self-limited besides finding somewhat-equivalent player value.

What they need most from a Martin-Hardy package is probably an expiring contract, rather than a player they need to keep, because they are well over A2 next summer with the players they have (plus minimum salary adds). 

If you add in a good player (such as Gafford, for example) to that package and access a bigger salary (and better player) in return, you should definitely expect to get back a good player, but then you are KEEPING that player (and his salary) which locks you into remaining at that over-A2 status. That's a problem.

Good GM work (not) to be in trapped into such a situation, with bad contracts that are going to continue running year after year. I really don't know what they are going to do about Martin and Hardy, but imo they are both a problem looming.

I always expect to see the guys who get paid to build a team to perform way better than the we folk here on this site but in recent years hind sight tells me we got more brains here than previous Anal ysis indicates and our Anal itical types are doing better than Nico. 

Still need a better GM. Hopefully one that is not overly friendly and as close to the management of our most hated rival the Lakers. Now give us a shot at reuniting with Luka all will be forgiven.

Problem with letting expiring players expire is now you have to give that money to someone else and everyone here needs to be a keeper to get a raise. Keeping Grimes and cutting OMAX without resigning Exum might have made a better combo move and then if any more needed to be trimmed Powell is expiring so just get rid of it.