2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[omahen]

1. Find, read and listen to people that are actually plugged in.

I am. I find Tim Cato by far most reasonable. His take was, Mavs shouldn't do anything in a hurry in a win now principle. However, even him didn't wright a single word about getting assets for Lee and TPE. Neither did any other "insider" mention any scenario where Mavs are shopping Lee and TE for picks.

I don't think the results are bad. Making the wrong deal would be bad. Choosing to stick to  your plan instead of taking a deal just to take a deal is not bad.

Making the wrong deal is bad, of course. However, this can't be an excuse to stand pat, so that you prevent bad deal to happen.

Not even sure what to way to this. Your expectation of being able to upgrade the roster at every trade deadline is not realistic. Sometimes the deal just isn't there.

  
Interesting how the deal is always there for some GMs actively trying to make their team better. Morey, Riley, Brand, whoever is GM in Clippers, Pelinka to name a few. Not everything works, but in general their teams are in a position to make a splash. I am not sure you realize how huge step will be from were we are now to the title. How many things will have to go the right way. As much as we like our boys, we are still 2 very good players away from contending. And even when we get them, there is no guarantee it will be enough.

what bothers me is that some of the GMs mentioned have shown huge creativity in making things happen with very limited assets. Something, I haven't seen from Mavs. So there is huge doubt, that they are really doing everything that would be possible to improve the team - either short or long term.

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1. wrong

Wow, you really made a good, constructive answer there. So Mavs have 0 picks to show in 2 years of tanking (Clutch told me, didn't go and check), yet you are saying I am wrong in conducting gathering assets is not their priority. Wow again!

2. finding a way to not give credit to the Mavs for the KP trade is ridiculous

I give them all the credit to grab the chance. They didn't think twice or blink at the price, considering KP was injured. great move! However, I give them zero credit for creating KP opportunity. They were not even on KP list of prefered destinations... They publicly admitted, that opportunity arrived (Knicks called them), it wasn't the Mavs bothering Knicks daily to sell them KP.