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

[Dundalis]

My issue with all of this line of thinking is that guys that can create their own shot are wildly more expensive in FA and trades than guys that cant.  There are no trades where you can send out a Maxi or Bullock and get back somebody who can create.  Dorian is an elite 3&D player but only making 12 mil a year.  Your average bad defense shot creator is making closer to 20.  Brunson (who's on court value is not that much higher than DFS) is making over 25 mil.  I understand the desire to get more creators.  Its why I can't understand letting Brunson walk and not getting Dragic (if he was willing).  You just are not going to get it sending out 3&D guys.

Except... we literally just got one in Christian Wood for peanuts. Apparently if you believe the talk, there is no market for Collin Sexton, who is a far more gifted offensive player than Brunson IMO. I get he's a much more selfish type of scorer, but the talent is not really questionable. There are teams who actually have an overabundance of shot creators, which is in fact something you don't want too much of, and would prefer off ball shooters to balance it out. I get that shot creation is more valuable and therefore more expensive, but there are absolutely cases where you can even acquire players for under value, due to the roster makeup of other teams, or their need to shed contracts depending on their cap situation etc, so there will be opportunities to acquire what we need if we are smart enough. I fully expect that's what we are waiting for right now in terms of making more moves before the season starts.

It's not like Im saying our guys aren't valuable to us on court, but I'm just responding to all the invaluable talk in relation to our role players. No one is saying they should be traded for garbage. But saying it needs to be a slam dunk trade them for a superstar or they should be off limits in trade talk is just silly.