12-01-2025, 04:37 PM
OK, back to sharing ideas (which I was doing before I derailed myself with the Kuminga stuff)...
All Things Mav's put out two ideas last night:
Number One...
Chi: Anthony Davis
Dal: Vucevic, Huerter, White, 2027 1st and 2028 swap
Number Two...
Chi: Anthony Davis
Dal: Vucevic, Okoro, Collins, two unprotected 1sts and one 2nd.
In the first deal, there is room to send Caleb Martin and keep Chicago under the tax (and Dallas under the first apron). That trade is legal today. In the second deal, Martin makes $268k too much to be included. Make it Naji instead of Martin on the second deal and it is legal today and leaves Chicago $1.0mm under the tax and Dallas $327k under the first apron.
It does kind of feel like there is some negotiation in the media going on. Chicago: 'We're not willing to take the risk on AD at the moment and if we do, we won't give up core assets'. OK, who is core on a team with four PG's, three of which are FA's this summer? From what I've read, I think Core is Giddy, Buzelis, Essengue and Dosumnu. I've seen conflicting reports on how dedicated they are to paying White.
I'll take the opposite side from some here on the timing of this. The moment you have someone like White or Ayo plus two picks in a deal and you don't have to take back garbage contracts, I pull the trigger. We've talked about one reason a lot (AD is a walking injury time bomb). The other is we aren't the only team that will be selling to try to enhance draft position. I want to be an early seller if I can get close to what I want. I think that the first All Things Mav's deal (with 2027 unprotected and a lightly protected 2028 swap (which is really a swap with OKC for all intents and purposes) would be enough for me. I would then look to deal expirings like Vuc or Huerter (or maybe Gafford as I can play Vuc now) for other assets.
All Things Mav's put out two ideas last night:
Number One...
Chi: Anthony Davis
Dal: Vucevic, Huerter, White, 2027 1st and 2028 swap
Number Two...
Chi: Anthony Davis
Dal: Vucevic, Okoro, Collins, two unprotected 1sts and one 2nd.
In the first deal, there is room to send Caleb Martin and keep Chicago under the tax (and Dallas under the first apron). That trade is legal today. In the second deal, Martin makes $268k too much to be included. Make it Naji instead of Martin on the second deal and it is legal today and leaves Chicago $1.0mm under the tax and Dallas $327k under the first apron.
It does kind of feel like there is some negotiation in the media going on. Chicago: 'We're not willing to take the risk on AD at the moment and if we do, we won't give up core assets'. OK, who is core on a team with four PG's, three of which are FA's this summer? From what I've read, I think Core is Giddy, Buzelis, Essengue and Dosumnu. I've seen conflicting reports on how dedicated they are to paying White.
I'll take the opposite side from some here on the timing of this. The moment you have someone like White or Ayo plus two picks in a deal and you don't have to take back garbage contracts, I pull the trigger. We've talked about one reason a lot (AD is a walking injury time bomb). The other is we aren't the only team that will be selling to try to enhance draft position. I want to be an early seller if I can get close to what I want. I think that the first All Things Mav's deal (with 2027 unprotected and a lightly protected 2028 swap (which is really a swap with OKC for all intents and purposes) would be enough for me. I would then look to deal expirings like Vuc or Huerter (or maybe Gafford as I can play Vuc now) for other assets.
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