ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[Dirknows]

It´s not Simmons. Too much on court/ off court risk and still too high of a price for that.

You want players that are on teams allegedly in these Irving/Durant/Ayton discussions, then the names for the Mavs are...

Mike Conley
Bojan Bogdanovic
Patrick Beverley
Malik Beasley
Joe Harris
Dario Saric
Buddy Hield
Myles Turner
Goga Bitadze
TJ McConnell
Russell Westbrook
Talen Horten-Tucker

Given that the Mavs suddenly have no 3rd PG swallowing that horrible TJ McConnell contract to get Myles Turner might be an option.



I think the most likely outcome, even if I sound like a Mickey Mouse fetishist, is that the Mavs acquire Harris/Bamba as soon as Bamba becomes trade-eligible on Dec. 15th. THJ for Harris/Bamba.

Still doesn´t solve the 3rd playmaker issue, but Coby White is clearly leaving the Bulls. The Bulls already had Ball, Lavine, Caruso and Dosunmu. They drafted Dalen Terry and added Dragic via free agency. On top of it all White is up for RFA next summer and they simply cannot pay him. MAYBE Powell + 2nd round pick(s) gets this done. I still think the Bulls ask for a 1st or Bullock/Kleber.

Eventually our roster comes out to

Doncic/Dinwiddie/Ntilikina
Harris/White/Hardy
Bullock/Green/Pinson
DFS/KleberBertans
Wood/Bamba/McGee

That´s the best outcome now imho. No future assets lost, three rotation players gained for the loss of THJ. Also since Harris wouldn´t be here until Dec. 15th you´d have a chance to give Josh Green some serious minutes early in the season to figure out what he is and what you want to do (extend/try to trade).

I know theoretically could do separate deals for Harris + Bamba, but that might look a little fishy and since the league has a very "selective process" on what constitutes tampering, I´d be a bit careful.

Not a chance the Bulls get a 1st for Coby.