(06-07-2021, 02:40 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: The starter wrinkle is interesting to me.
I just don't see Mavs playing any meaningful defense with THJ as a starting guard. He sure is a lights out shooter next to Luka, also very durable.
I was looking at potential suitors:
1. Group one hard cap, so no way to sign/SnT him: BKN, GSW, LAL, LAC, MIL, PHI (likely), Uta
2. Rebuilding group, no use for vet: CLE, DET, HOU, OKC, ORL
3. Have their own shooters: ATL (Bogi), BOS (Fournier), CHI (LaVine, White), CHA (Rozier), IND (LeVert, McDermot), MIA (Robinson, Nunn), MIN (Beasley, Russel), PHO (Booker), POR (you name it), SAC (Hield), SA (plenty of guards), TOR (Trent)
4. Not going there again - NY
This leaves following groups:
1. Could use a shooter, no cap space but not hard cap problem: Denver, Washington, NO (if they let Ball walk for nothing)
2. Could use a shooter and have cap space: Memphis (if they renounce Winslow)
Memphis really desperately needs shooting and THJ is definitely much better than their current SG options (Allen, Bane, Konchar, Melton). So I could see them as driving his price up and basically I only see them as a team with real potential interest in him. On the other hand they do have four average SG - what would they do with them?
Washington would likely be very interested SnT partner for him, as they desperately need to put as much shooting as possible around Westbrook. Problem same as with hypothetical KP trade. I just don't see any contgender starter value in Washington players not named Beal. Would NO entertain Ball for THJ SnT if they don't fancy paying Ball big money?