2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[Sigma4Life]

I don’t get this obsession with Adams, this is 2019, not 2005. If he’s on the floor then he clogs the paint on offense. I rather have Maxi and his contract over Adams. Plus THJ seems to have turned a corner with his efficiency. This is a wing league, we’d be fools to trade two wings for a dinosaur center.

Pretty sure most of it comes down to he looks really cool.   He's like the new Birdman.   Otherwise he's just another big stiff with a ridiculous contract.

Adams is a good player. Mavs defense would be incredibly stingy with him out there. I like Powell, but I don't see him as a starting center on a contender. Adams can get all the easy buckets Powell gets plus he plays great defense and gets boards. Adams is still only 26. If you could get him for Powell/Lee that would give OKC big cap savings and a good player in return. Adams on this team would not need to log big minutes, you could keep him fresh at 25-30 mpg a night.

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Also having 1 guy who can't shoot does not much up the offense. You do not play that guy 48 minutes. GSW and Houston do not play a death smallball lineup 48 minutes a night. Mavs could still close with a small lineup if they want to. DAJ did cause spacing problems but I think Mavs played him too much and Mavs have much better talent to surround a traditional 5 for 25-30 minutes a night.

My starting lineup would be:

Curry
DFS
Luka
KP
Adams

In crunch time you can swap our Adams for DFS or Maxi if you want to run small.

I agree Adams is a good player, I disagree that he makes a modern defense better. Adams defense is neutralized when you force him to guard on the perimeter, which most teams do nowadays. I concede that Adams is a better post defender, rebounder, and inside scorer. Maxi is better perimeter defender, shot blocker & shooter. I love that KP and Maxi are somewhat interchangeable on defense and somewhat on offense since both can shoot 3s and roll to the rim. 

Also, Maxi at his contract plus another player of similar price is easily more valuable than Adams at his salary.