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

[DanSchwartzgan]

I'm thinking just the opposite - that CHA would have to add the pick to justify the financials - and I'm still not convinced that's enough for Cuban.

Agreed.  I doubt Charlotte gives a first, but they have some seconds stored up.  Teams don't let 24 year old former lottery picks just walk.  They need to sell their fan base that something positive came out of the transaction.  I also think Reggie plus some little something for Washington is something that might work.

If you look at the current version of Washington, he's not really good at anything.  But, the two years prior, he was pretty good at a lot of things.  He was +4 in On-Off for two years in a row, shot above league average .360 on threes for three years in a row and had a TS% as high as .588.  His D-Win Score was as high as 2.4 (the best Mav this year is 1.4) and VORP as high as 0.9 (he'd be third on the Mav's behind SD at 1.0).  His best EPM would also rank third on the Mav's behind Luka and SD.

He's not Grant or Gordon (as discussed in another thread), but if the price is right, he's another piece that adds to the staple of good-not-great complementary players.  He fits Luka's timeline and would probably be helped immensely by moving from loser Charlotte to playing alongside Luka.  If Wood ends up being the future at center (still pre-mature, but trending), I think he's the kind of guy, somewhat like Maxi, who unlocks him at the defensive end without getting in his way at the offensive end.