2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

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True. But do you believe that the Mavs can get by with the acquisition of just one spot big? Just an honest question I'd like answered.

I think you're right that two would be better. We need a rotation big, and we need what we already needed, a big defender who can play situational minutes. But it probably depends on the cost, right? I think we're still playing the long game, at least, I would be. I don't think we should, or will, lose trades in a rush to cover for DP. If we can't get what we need at the right price then we may just have to play a wing at the 4 with KP at the 5. So the additional playing time maybe goes to the disgruntled Mr. Wright, which I wouldn't mind at all. I like Delon.

I know I'm doing the Chicken Little bit to some extent, but this team is in a bad situation - we need two bigs, and all the other teams in the league know that they have us over a barrel and will milk us for what used to be throw-in players (e.g. Dieng and Dedmon). You are one of DP's biggest defenders here, so you ought to know what a bad situation we're in moving forward this year (and probably a good chunk of the next) without him. Before the DP injury, we needed another reliable scorer, another big, and another starting-caliber perimeter defender. We knew we weren't going to fill all of those holes with the assets that we had. Now we need an additional big and have precipitously less leverage with trade partners.

Yeah, I agree, this is a really tough loss. We have big needs (pun intended)! I hope the Mavs I don't give into our perceived lack of leverage (if that's what teams perceive). I'm building the right way and not making a freak out move. 

Part of what has me upset is that I like Curry and Wright and sort of like Brunson. RC has alienated Wright and doghoused Brunson.

I don't think this is true. There are limited minutes and Curry, Brunson and Wright play behind Luka and THJ, who have both earned featured roles. Being a back up pg to a 35 mpg pg doesn't mean you've been doghoused. And those 3 splitting what's left over from Luka's and THJ's minutes based on matchups isn't being doghoused or alienated, it's just how basketball go. 

How would you divvy up 48 minus Luka and THJ minutes between those 3?