07-03-2022, 12:19 AM
(07-02-2022, 11:34 PM)cow Wrote: They know Dinwiddie and of anything the Mavs would be willing to return, he'd impact winning the most. The only other play that would be attractive to them would be Maxi.
My vision is a little clouded as I don't see Spencer as a Mav long term.
My guess is no matter how bad they want to get off of Kyrie, they'd want nothing from the Mavs especially if it meant anyone with a non-expiring contract.
~shrug~ "What BKN wants" is only relevant within the margins. Kyrie is expected to only be a rental for whoever gets him. And not necessarily dependable. There might not be a line to get him.
The offer you know is the Lakers' Westbrook-based junk. He's expiring, but I don't think LA offers much (if any) side value (since they assume they'll get Kyrie for free in a year). RW is mostly negative value on the court. Weirdly, LA is said to be pushing BKN to give up extra value, not vice versa, since they likely assume no one else will want to bid. Now if you think RW is quite desirable, then this should be easy for BKN, but I don't think he is, and I doubt BKN does either.
So if the Nets want to get off of Kyrie but don't want RW, then what? There's a certain degree of beggars and choosers at play here, and the Mavs only have to beat the alternatives, which I suspect could be pretty bad.
About THJ + DB, my thinking is that it both caters to Mavs expendables, and also to BKN needs. BKN won't need SD, because their PG will be Simmons. Instead, they will need shooters who can spread the floor for him, and getting both THJ and Bertans - both on medium-sized multi-year deals - will imo be of value to them.
Of more relevance, I think the Mavs' pursuit possibility is based on the assumption that Kyrie might be like Wiggins in Minny -- no one really wants him, and maybe they can scoop him up for nothing. So the idea that a Mavs offer needs to include players needed in DAL, I think that's the sort of situation that would make them walk away.