DRAFT: #18 [Green] & #31 [Terry] & trade for #36 [Tyler Bey]

[Scott41theMavs]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2912...le-lottery

1. TRADE at 18.

1. Oklahoma City Thunder: Aleksej Pokusevski (Olympiacos II, PF, 2001)

1. OKC Thunder receive: No. 18Dallas Mavericks receive: Terrance Ferguson, No. 25

1. TRADE at 25.

1. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder): Leandro Bolmaro (Barcelona, SF, 2000)

Interesting. I always wonder about these BR trade ideas. Are they total fabrications or do they have an ounce of basis or what. We don’t have space or a TPE for Ferguson, so I assume Jackson would be the outgoing. So, we get the opportunity for a TFerg tryout for a year instead of continuing the JJack tryout. I didn’t realize he’s considered a decent to good defender. I also didn’t realize how much he’s struggled on O.

None of that is why I’m posting. I did a Plan Powder post a while back that showed us being $63k short of a max for Giannis if we did this and this and that. All logical things to do in a Plan Powder scenario, but still $63k short. One way to make up the gap would be to drop back in the draft a little. Voila. Trade proposal doing just that. Did you notice they also drafted a Stash Euro? Also a Plan Powder move.

Ferguson is a Rich Paul client. Trading for Ferguson would absolutely be a favor to Ferguson and Paul as Ferguson’s role on the OKC team has gone from starter to bit player. Dort and Bazley both passed him in minutes in the playoffs and Dort looks like a stud. But, a favor to what end? Harrell this year? Might we overpay on a one year deal? AD in 2021 (do you want to push Lebron’s wheelchair or play with the next Lebron?). I realize not every move has to have an agent motivation. But, some do and my antennae is always looking for these type of things.

Good catches, Dan.