01-31-2020, 05:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2020, 05:44 PM by StepBackJay.)
Still feeling like Iguodala will be the guy. Mavs will send a lower 2nd round pick bc Memphis will have no better option. The reason why that is of course is that you need a fairly sizable expiring contract for you to even make a legal trade. Most teams don't have that and when you whittle down the number of teams that will want to rent a 35 year old player it's even less.
The problem is you need to like Iguodala better than the expiring guy you already have. So for the Heat they would have to like Iguodala more than Dragic. For Clips they would need to like him more than Harkless. Bottom line it's probably Mavs or buyout.
Mavs probably offered GSW + Lee this summer when it was going to be a low pick and Grizz decided to wait to see if they could get anything better. Now that the GSW pick is much more valuable I really doubt it's still on the table. Mavs know Memphis will likely have few other options. I am having a hard time remembering teams spending anything good on a guy that was a pure rental, ie very little chance of retaining him in the offseason. I thought maybe Denver had given up a pick for Devin Harris a couple of years ago but actually the Mavs gave up a pick for McDermott who they thought they could resign.
If all this falls through, Mavs could end up picking up a cheap FA they trust, like Harris or someone better but they will be in line behind top contenders. Harris at least would be a guy that Rick would play occasionally. I don't think it's going to come to that because I believe Iguodala is the guy. It will be a worthless pick they send but for Memphis it's better than nothing plus losing face that they couldn't trade him after all this time.
I would love RoCo (you could actually do both deals if you think ab it) but I still think it's going to be hard to pry him away.
I don't think Mavs want to give up Brunson so any deal that ships him out probably won't happen.
Trading for Gay is kind of interesting. I would definitely be down with that trade, I don't recall Mavs and Spurs ever trading anybody. Not sure Spurs are ready to move on yet, they still have a chance to make the playoffs.
Could definitely see Harkless on the move somewhere if Clips can find a better fit. Harkless is still young and fairly productive tho so they might want to keep him? I have no idea why the Mavs weren't in on that deal that would have gotten them Harkless and a pick just for taking his money on last summer.
The problem is you need to like Iguodala better than the expiring guy you already have. So for the Heat they would have to like Iguodala more than Dragic. For Clips they would need to like him more than Harkless. Bottom line it's probably Mavs or buyout.
Mavs probably offered GSW + Lee this summer when it was going to be a low pick and Grizz decided to wait to see if they could get anything better. Now that the GSW pick is much more valuable I really doubt it's still on the table. Mavs know Memphis will likely have few other options. I am having a hard time remembering teams spending anything good on a guy that was a pure rental, ie very little chance of retaining him in the offseason. I thought maybe Denver had given up a pick for Devin Harris a couple of years ago but actually the Mavs gave up a pick for McDermott who they thought they could resign.
If all this falls through, Mavs could end up picking up a cheap FA they trust, like Harris or someone better but they will be in line behind top contenders. Harris at least would be a guy that Rick would play occasionally. I don't think it's going to come to that because I believe Iguodala is the guy. It will be a worthless pick they send but for Memphis it's better than nothing plus losing face that they couldn't trade him after all this time.
I would love RoCo (you could actually do both deals if you think ab it) but I still think it's going to be hard to pry him away.
(01-31-2020, 05:24 PM)aguiar95 Wrote: Is any of this guys obtainable?
Bridges (PHO): Brunson + GSW Pick? RoCo project.
Thybulle (PHI): Curry + Brunson + GSW Pick for him and Korkmaz? Very young good prospects.
Gay (SAS): Lee + Jackson + GSW pick ? I feel like he can be a 12ppg and move DFS to the bench.
Harkless (LAC): Is one of the contracts they could move for Morris/Iggy/Young, maybe Lee + GSW pick for the team that gets him (NYK/MEM/CHI)?
I don't think Mavs want to give up Brunson so any deal that ships him out probably won't happen.
Trading for Gay is kind of interesting. I would definitely be down with that trade, I don't recall Mavs and Spurs ever trading anybody. Not sure Spurs are ready to move on yet, they still have a chance to make the playoffs.
Could definitely see Harkless on the move somewhere if Clips can find a better fit. Harkless is still young and fairly productive tho so they might want to keep him? I have no idea why the Mavs weren't in on that deal that would have gotten them Harkless and a pick just for taking his money on last summer.