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

[KillerLeft]

I am very much with you on this, considering the trade value and salary expectations. I think he would be an immediate negative contract once resigned. Poeltl would be targeted and killed on defense in playoffs as demonstrated a couple of times yesterday. He can't defend ball handling guards/wings when switched on them and this would be exploited without mercy in the playoffs. Wood is a much better fit for Luka than Poeltl imho.

Yeah, some might think this take a little oversimplified (and maybe they're correct, idk) but my feeling is that any big who MUST play drop coverage is a move in the wrong direction at this point, unless it's Jokic, Embiid or someone of that quality. And honestly, I'm not sure Embiid would be a good fit with Luka, since we're talking about it. Even someone like Gobert, who's obviously good enough to justify the play style corner he'd paint you into right now would be a bad chess move in this day and age, considering the price you'd have to pay to get him and that you'd simply be waiting for him to inevitably slow down enough to become DeAndre Jordan. Maybe that happens in a month, a year, two years...maybe it has already happened, judging by Minnesota's struggles. 

The bottom line for me: You just don't need players like that anymore, and even if you want one you're better off finding a cheap one who isn't quite as good.