2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

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Would you give up the GSW pick for Bertans? Trouble is he is expiring and should get a nice raise. Mavs aren't going to want to commit money into 2021.

This would be worth it. Just finished watching some of his recent games. This guy is a sniper! Most impressive thing is he does not even need to be open. He is even effective when under pressure. The only essential thing is it needs to be a catch and shoot, he does not shoot as well from the dribble. And he would get PLENTY of those catch and shoot from Luka. I was impressed by his defense as well he did on Kawhi and PG. As he played so well against Clippers. Well we need someone that can play well against Clippers... All in all I think he is a fit, and he would punish defenses that commit to Luka.

Imagine having Bertans in one corner and KP in the other. The Latvian corners! Upon Luka driving if any of the outside defenders commit to Luka, it is either an alley oop to KP, or a 3 pointer by Bertans! And you have DP rim run and its an easy basket also if the defender comits to Luka instead of DP. By the way since KP started to be employed in the corner on offense, he is a real weapon. Love the plays where Luka finds him where he can drive to the basket. That is unstoppable in case the defense collapses on Luka. And in case they commit not completely but shade Luka, KP can hit the 3 from that spot. As we also saw in last game, when Luka finds him, he can then use his athleticism even when covered to blow by the others big and make a dunk. I think this is the perfect offensive spot to KP!

With Bertans and THJ we would be really strong shooting. Question is whether their defense would hold for a deep playoff run.

I am not so sure about Adams is a fit. What we need is a big that can set screens and rim run and play defense. I do not see that Adams can rim run. He would clog the lane for Luka, just in the same way how Yao clogged it for McGrady. I think Powell complements well Luka as he sets screens so well and rim runs. However the upgrade should be able to do all that just as well but also be much better defender. Adams is that indeed but I don't think he replaces Powell in terms of the offensive skills. We would be better defensively but get a big set back on offense.