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

[HAguiar95]

I’d probably add Vanderbilt to your list.

The first question that has to be answered is whether the addition is instead of or a compliment to Wood.  Are we ready to commit to him?  If so, then you are looking for a certain type of player.  If yes on Wood, do we need the new player to start?  If so, then they need to be good enough to bump one of DFS, THJ or SD.  Or, is Wood going out in the package.  If so, expiring Powell is your only remaining viable big.  So a Wood outgoing trade has to bring back a center whether they are the primary target of the secondary target.  

Or, maybe we are just trying to put a band-aide on the hole created by Maxi’s injury?  So, some cheap expiring PF type who provides more than Bertans (Wood/Powell are your centers and DFS/???? Are your fours).

Whether you are willing to bring Powell back in a bench role is another factor.  If yes, then Gafford isn’t really a factor if the plan is for Wood and Powell to be your centers next season.  If no, then Gafford/Rui makes some sense.  Gafford as a Powell replacement who could come off the bench or play with Wood against certain opponents.  Rui would be a tryout/ST solution to replace Maxi.

I kind of like Vanderbilt as a LT solution at the four next to Wood at the five.  I’d like a deal that brings Vandy and Conley, but it would cost us something.  I was also playing around with something that netted Collins and Okongwu (Atlanta ends up with Wood and Crowder).  I’d be willing to give up the 2025 pick and maybe even Hardy if it brought back a young starting piece like Vanderbilt or Toppin or Okongwu.  I’d also give up a pick for Poeltl, but that would be quite the change of direction here.  I would not bring Collins here to be a starting five.  I think Green has a chance of being a really nice two-way starter here.  I wouldn’t give him up for anything less than a Top 20 type who is 28 or younger.

IMO, I'd be inclined to find a compliment to Wood. If we remove Wood, we're still getting murdered on the boards since none of Kleber, DFS or Powell can grab defensive boards (looking at DRB%, they're at the bottom). Wood and Luka are our only defensive rebounders (Powell does a great job on the offensive boards, so I'd like to keep him). Luka has to spend so much of his energy on offense that I don't want him having to battle for rebounds and risk an injury.

Vanderbilt feels expensive for the little assets we have (I do not want to spend big mid-season). So my pick would be a band-aid guy to hold the fort. A 3rd playable rebounder (McGee was suposed to be that, but is unplayable) that could flourish next to Luka. Are Boucher or Covington available for cheap? 

Bullock feels like the odd man out. Very shaky start of the season and his defense has dropped. He's still on a good deal and could help some team in need of wing depth.

What would we feel about a Holmes/Lyles/DAL 2nds (SAC has two of them) for Bullock/McGee ? SAC could use a wing and aren't playing Holmes much. Lyles could play the Maxi role (3-pt shooter/rebounder) until Maxi gets healthy. Holmes could revitalize his carrer playing here.

Doncic/Dinwiddie
Hardaway/Green
DFS/Ntilikina
Holmes/Lyles (Kleber)
Wood/Powell

Would we give up DFS for Collins? DFS/Bullock/McGee for Collins/J. Holiday/Kaminsky works and we still would have THJ/Bertans/all picks to upgrade in the summer. I know wings are very important in the post season, but not sure we can pass on the oportunity of adding a young starter to our core.

Doncic/Dinwiddie
Hardaway/Hardy
Green/Holiday
Collins/Kleber
Wood/Powell