(12-15-2019, 10:40 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: It feels like you are saying "Covington is such a good fit and we have too many players, so Why Not Overpay". I don't think that is the right question. The right question is what is the least we can send to get them to bite.Not exactly "Why not overpay", more, they aren't looking to move him, so you have to come strong with an offer. Anything less is a non-starter. In most all cases where I myself either like a trade or propose a trade, that is usually what I like for the final deal, not as the first offer. You have to figure out what you're willing to spend then propose something less than that, but not so much less that the negotiation never takes place. Which is what you're saying in your last sentence.
(12-15-2019, 10:40 AM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: I just don't see the point, from either team's perspective, of adding Powell to the deal. Minnesota doesn't want his money on their cap next summer and Dallas likes him and uses him very effectively. If the proposal is Dieng/Covington for pick/Brunson/Jackson (and obviously Lee), I'm OK with that. JJB can back up Wright and we can add a third string PG in whatever summer JJB decides to hang it up.
To me, the point is they're getting rid of one of their 2 bigs that can spell KAT, but Powell could take all of Dieng's 14.5 mpg and still be effective with KAT on the floor so as to get 24-28 mpg. I like your trade proposal dropping Powell, I just wonder what they actually would want from our roster and I myself am not attached to anyone other than Luka and KP (well, I am attached to MK and DW, but they are still worth giving up in the right trade).
(12-15-2019, 11:05 AM)vfromlmf Wrote: We'll likely find out over the next couple of week as I expect his minutes to go way up in a starting role.Maybe, Wright was the first choice to spell Luka. I wonder if the reason we didn't see him after the 8 mins is because he (or coach) figured out he was still too injured to go longer. If he comes back from the injury, does he take the starting spot over? I think that might give us the better results.
(12-15-2019, 11:05 AM)vfromlmf Wrote: Powell also seems to be undervalued.I think Powell is a system guy. If other teams value him and want him in trade, I'm willing to part with him and find the next system guy to replace him. I don't want to give him away because it will take time to find and develop another system guy, and there is the possibility that he isn't and can duplicate what he's doing here on another team, so with that in mind, he's tradable as a piece that if the other team wants him, he's yours if I'm getting much of his value to our team in return. I realize that is subjective, and that our FO believes his value to this team is higher than I do, which is why I don't believe he'll ever be traded.