CONTRACT OPTIONS: THJ Opts In | WCS to opt OUT | Hayward opts OUT

[Scott41theMavs]

KP is hurt. Powell is coming back from a major injury and will be on a minutes restriction. Bobi is always on a minutes restriction. We can't afford to lose Maxi right now and still need to pick up another big or two.

We need a MLE to replace Maxi (MIlsap, Saric, Hernangomez, Giles, Boucher, Leonard to name a few options) and vet min C to replace WCS. How many bigs do you need?

A far more difficult task to find a SG to replace THJ scoring. Galloway, Bradley or Justin Holiday look like best possible options at MLE - far downgrade from THJ imho.

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3&D bigs that can defend multiple positions are not easy to find. A lot easier to find a scorer like THJ.

I disagree. Please come up with a specific example, don't be theoretic.

For starters...There are only 6 guys in the league that shot 37% from 3 and only averaged more than 1 blk per game.
THJ is a great shooter but he is a mediocre playmaker and cannot really create for himself or others. He also is a bad defender. Volume shooting with mediocre defense is the trade mark skillset for most shooting guards in the current NBA. Hield, Fournier, Redick, Powell, Barton, Robinson, Graham, both Bogdanovics, Forbes, Huerter, McLemore or Kennard just to name a few all are basically doing exactly what THJ is doing for the Mavs.

Well-done.