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

[DanSchwartzgan]

I kind of doubt the plan would be for Nesmith to immediately replace someone.  But, a year from now...

I’ve seen Tim Cato (I think) talk about the need to draft a SG.  THe theory is THJ may or may not still be here a month and certainly not a season from now.  If you take his salary to fill another position, Curry is all you have left at SG.  He’s 30 and gets hurt fairly regularly.  So, Nesmith fits as third in line there...now...and could easily move up a slot or two over time.

Great points.

If THJ is being moved for any reason this year OR next and you aren't immediately replacing him with a SG, then again a Nesmith type becomes a HUGE need.

Timing probably depends on Plan Powder vs. Plan Go-for-it-Now decision.  If Plan Powder, this is an investment designed to pay off starting in 2021 (assuming I'm right about Nesmith).  If they plan to be aggressive now, then THJ makes great sense as a trade piece (valuable as a player and valuable as a trade chip).  BTW, if THJ is traded, Dallas probably keeps C. Lee as a third SG to take some pressure off of someone like Nesmith.

With Hardaway's $19mm salary, it is pretty easy to get to the numbers needed for the Hayward's, Gallo's, Griffin's and T. Harris's of the world.  I've included Griffin (we haven't talked about him much) mainly because he's an Excel guy.  If you can get Thybulle included in a deal for Harris, it balances out the roster pretty nicely.

KP/WCS/Boban
Harris/Maxi
DFS/Thybulle
Curry/Nesmith/Lee
Luka/Brunson