10-12-2022, 02:50 AM
(10-12-2022, 01:26 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: 1 In such a trade UTA gets 2 expirings (and I'd assume cash) which I think is more than enough for them.
2 The only rationale I have for the Nets is that Harris has been destroyed by injuries the last couple of years and is getting on in age. He's a knockdown shooter but can't necessarily defend well. He's also 31. Timmy is younger, a more dynamic scorer, and is on a descending contract. It's close enough in my head that the Nets *could* be interested. They're hurting for depth too.
3 I just don't see a contending team with enough expiring's AND a role where Conley makes sense other than Dallas. Even if Conley declines he's way way better than any one else available.
I think you missed my point completely. My basic issue is Mavs can't really cobble together what UT wants, while also meeting NBA rules.
I don't think UT demands are high. Likely just "matching salary, that's mostly expiring or very short term." But Conley's contract is too big so that the Mavs just don't have a fit to offer UT.
1 You mention cash. That makes no sense. It's not how NBA trades work, for the team taking on a bigger financial burden to also send cash to the team who gets the MUCH smaller financial obligations. Just taking Conley off his books would make Ainge elated imo.
2 I don't see BKN being interested in any way. I left them out of the evaluation of viability, since I don't see why they'd play.
3 The argument that there are no other teams interested, again, that's not my point that the Mavs would be unable to outbid competitors. My point is that they don't have the match.
Powell + ______ (Green or Franky) would be more than desirable swap in UT's eyes, I think, but that pkg, for Conley in return, is far short of satisfying NBA rules. And to some, Green is also significantly excess value for such a deal, where all that's desired is expiring junk.
There's one side issue, that could also be an obstacle to such a deal, which is the sizable salary increase for the Mavs, which would bloat Cuban's tax obligation. I think that's an issue to him, even if we don't evaluate in those terms, in light of how much he would pay vs how much (or how little) of a diff he might perceive Conley could make.