08-26-2022, 12:23 PM
Thinking about RW, I think the door to two possible Westbrook destinations may have closed this week.
The LA deal for Beverley may mean there is no further deal coming where Westbrook is traded for some of Utah's other veterans. You never know and Ainge may be waiting until after Mitchel is finalized to deal the Conley's, Beasley's, Clarkson's and Bogdanovich's of the world. Or, it may be that the only match between Utah and LAL was the one that happened.
KD's return to Brooklyn may have also closed the door to any RW for Irving deal.
That leaves Indy as the most likely destination in my mind and the much talked about Turner + Hield deal. The $8mm spread between RW and the Turner/Hield combo uses up $8mm of Indy's cap space meaning the Pacers would still have cap room. Powell fits into that space. Depending on what site you use, THJ might also fit into that space (ESPN and Spotrac numbers say yes, but the Fanspo site says no). Indy already has their veteran big in Theis (who has some injury issues right now). THJ to Indy as a Hield replacement probably makes sense.
Anything that sends either Powell or THJ into space gets Dallas a TPE and gets us under the Apron and might open up some other possibilities.
The LA deal for Beverley may mean there is no further deal coming where Westbrook is traded for some of Utah's other veterans. You never know and Ainge may be waiting until after Mitchel is finalized to deal the Conley's, Beasley's, Clarkson's and Bogdanovich's of the world. Or, it may be that the only match between Utah and LAL was the one that happened.
KD's return to Brooklyn may have also closed the door to any RW for Irving deal.
That leaves Indy as the most likely destination in my mind and the much talked about Turner + Hield deal. The $8mm spread between RW and the Turner/Hield combo uses up $8mm of Indy's cap space meaning the Pacers would still have cap room. Powell fits into that space. Depending on what site you use, THJ might also fit into that space (ESPN and Spotrac numbers say yes, but the Fanspo site says no). Indy already has their veteran big in Theis (who has some injury issues right now). THJ to Indy as a Hield replacement probably makes sense.
Anything that sends either Powell or THJ into space gets Dallas a TPE and gets us under the Apron and might open up some other possibilities.
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