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

[sterlingmallory]

Never in a million years.

We saw how Westbrook fit next to Lebron. Luka is in a similar mold. Taking on 48 million of dead cap for a player who won't play at all while simultaneously losing three guys that can play in any given game and fit worlds better than Westbrook ever will kills the deal for me.

Powell is 11 million dead cap this year and Bertans is 16 million a year in dead cap until 2025. Westbrook is only 1 year. Deal with his BS for 1 year then he's gone. Walk into summer 2023 with basically only Luka, Dinwiddie, DFS, Bullock, and McGee (plus Wood and Maxi if you chose to re-sign them) and all your picks going forward....

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I'll say this in regards to this post and to RDB just above it.


We talk about these expiring years as if there is no risk "just for a year." I would argue that the Mavericks are on the clock. Putting Luca with someone like Westbrook or Irving seems an unnecessary addition unless you truly believe a championship is imminent in 2023.

And Bertans and THJ's contracts potentially hamstringing us from doing anything significant until 2025 isn't putting us on the clock? Again, at least Westbrook isn't locker room cancer like Kyrie or Simmons.