2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SleepingHero]

Not sure what qualifies Vlade as a bad GM?

At worst he´s average. I´m not sure he has lost a trade yet.

Cousins for Hield + 1st + 2nd

#8 for Bogdanovic and #12

Randolph + Jackson for Barnes

Drafted Fox and Bagley.

Just shows you how difficult it is to build a winner.

Vlade made 1 generational mistake in that list and we all know which one. That kind of mistake can haunt you for years.

Every game Luka shines is a reminder of a botched job Vlade did and the "what-if" scenarios run like wildfire. Now obviously I'm sure Vlade had his reasons, because there were some rumors pre-draft that Luka did not like Sacramento, but they were just rumors. Even if we ignore the Kings not choosing Luka, Bagley was arguably the worst choice they could've made at 2. Jaren Jackson Jr. is looking better than ever. Trae Young is the only guy keeping up with Luka. 

Bagley isn't even a bad pick, but compared to all the other top 5 picks he seems to be in a different class. 

Besides that super mistake, I think Vlade made another bad choice in re-signing Barnes to the contract he did. Everyone here would've told you that while Barnes was at least a solid player, he wasn't worth his contract. The Kings for some reason just resigned him to another 4 year/90 million deal. Which was a major overpay. There was no bidding war for Barnes. Plus, you have to question does Barnes even make the Kings better? Kings pre-Barnes were 28-26. Since Barnes has been in the starting lineup they're 39-53

Besides those 2 moves, I think he really turned the Kings around. Fox, Bogi, Bjelicia, Hield were all winning moves and the only reason why the Kings are on the cusp of success. Just goes to show just how hard it is to build a team. 

I also think Hield is about to be traded. Him and Walton to not mix. He fought for his contract with the FO and threatened to leave. He voiced his displeasure about coming off the bench. So if/when Hield gets traded, lets see how Vlade handles that.

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Thanks for the input. He would definitely not be a PG, I am thinking as secondary facilitator on the wing, playing behind DFS. While Luka is of course an alpha plamaker, Wright is certainly not it. 

I see what you're saying, but what I meant was that his best quality is his playmaking, and if he was here he'd be relegated to a secondary facilitator like you said, which obviously means you're capping his best skill. If we wanted full value from Anderson, we'd have to put him as a primary facilitator, and we currently are filled up on those at the moment. So its basically my roundabout way of saying off the bat his fit isn't the best.

I would say this is far from certain. It is of no one interest to have a one year crash of cap and then back to normal in 2021. So I am pretty sure this year loss will be offset over a couple of seasons without really lowering the cap for 2020.

I mean I'm not saying is for certain regarding the salary cap. Quite the opposite. The fact is that the league has been put on hold and we just don't know how much it's costing them. It's estimated into the billions. It very well could have a minute effect on the cap and we won't notice anything, or it could significantly decrease it. We just don't know right now and taking on a pretty hefty contract for such a flawed player doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

One thing that we do know that will affect the cap is the fact at the beginning of this season (I know it felt like forever ago too) China pulled its connections to the NBA and reduced the cap projection by around 10%. 

Let me just clarify my positions here. I am not discussing what I think Mavs will do and how specific moves fit into what I think their plans are. I am discussing what I would do if I was Mavs. Of course Mavs have way more information, so that's why my ideas might be different basing on different assumptions.

And thats totally fine. I enjoyed your Anderson thinking game and the out-of-the-box way the Mavs could grab some extra assets. Keep the ideas coming and I'll bring mine and we can pick each others ideas apart!