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

[F Gump]

If I have to take warts, IMO Kyrie has the right kinds of warts at the right time based on what is out there.  I’m nervous about rolling the dice on a less talented star on a ridiculous contract and hoping for the best.  

Most of the trade ideas we see on these boards are trying to come up with anything to make the best out of a bad situation.  Why is it unreasonable to make the best out of a situation and eliminate the bad from the equation?  If Kyrie could reasonably be had for combinations of Timmy, DB, Maxie, Powell, or Green, which remove what I consider to be average players taking up valuable space, while improving your team this year, providing valuable insights for future moves with minimal obligations, and opening up dollars and flexibility for next year, why would you not consider that?

 I agree with a lot of what you say.
1 I agree that Kyrie at his best is an excellent player (at least on offense) and would help the Mavs a lot.
2 I agree that at the right price, he could be worth getting.

However, I don't fully agree with
1 what you would be willing to give up (I would not offer any longer-term piece, ie Maxi or Green, for a player who is a one-year rental, where that 1 year of play is also uncertain)
... The deals I would consider would be 2 or 3 of THJ-Bertans-Powell (one such combo needs to be made a part of Brunson SNT to be legal)
2 the idea that Kyrie is sure to give you something positive
... I would hope for that, since he's good when he plays, but he's not reliable
3 the thought that BKN would necessarily do such a deal, even though they really want to move him ... and the Mavs either, even at that price ... because he's way less PC and more unreliable than Cuban is typically willing to accept

My analysis of the value of doing such a deal, say for THJ-Powell, is that Kyrie would hopefully be better this year than THJ would have been, and in the future you are able to replace THJ with someone even more Kidd-suitable by using the big MLE in 2023 (which you qualify for by having moved THJ-Powell).