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

[omahen]

I thought it was a good conversation too.  Much was McMahon asking Marks about McMahon’s S&T ideas with LAL and Phoenix.  When Tim shut up long enough to listen, Marks made some good points.

I thought the best idea was the Draymond opt-in idea and trade prior to 7/1.  With the new 40% extension rule, Draymond can get extended in the fall for say 2 additional years at $80mm.  He’d play next season at $27.6mm and would get a 3 year average of $36mm.  Green has a somewhat credible free agency threat if GS doesn’t want to pay him that much, so such a deal might be in everyone’s best interest.  Dallas has done this kind of deal before.

We’d be working off of 22/23 salaries, so the outgoing requirement is about $20.56mm.  Mark’s mentioned THJ + Green.  THJ + Hardy also works.  Bertans and McGee works, but you get into ‘why would GS do that’ territory.  GS has #16, so a trade of 10 to 16 might be part of the compensation also.  Personally, I wouldn’t do #10 or Josh Green for Draymond.  Josh solves one of the + defender spots we need to fill.  I could be talked into swapping from 10 to 16 OR sending out Hardy.  I like Hardy, but one of the youngsters has to go unless you can talk someone into taking McGee.  This team needs what Josh does more than it needs what Hardy does.

Now you have Green, Green, Luka and Kyrie starting.  You’ve started to help the D while the Green’s both bring value to an offense.  You still have a pick in 23 to use or trade and the 2027 combined with someone from among Bertans, Reggie, Maxi and McGee to try to add more talent to the roster.  Some of our favorite targets would still be very much in play.  In fact, because Draymond plays multiple positions, you’d have flexibility in terms of what you could target (and you’d still have the TP MLE).  This kind of deal where you end up with two guys and a MLE guy is what I’m hoping for.

I mentioned many times I think Green will be the main target this offseason. Of course, it is just my opinion based on Simmons tweet from a while ago, Greens availability (unless GSW just extends him) and Mavs being in the desperate mode.

GSW position when option to resign Green is not on the table as I see it:
- option A: Green walks and they get nothing (can Green get a FA offer he looks for, since not many good teams have cap space?)
- option B: Green takes his option and stays for one more season (he risks if he can get a good FA offer next season). They keep the core for one more year and perhaps start rebuild afterwards
- option C: make Green good by doing a SnT. But the problems are salaries coming back. They have huge tax bill for additional 20 mil of salaries. Bertans makes zero sense for them, imho. What kind of talent would compensate that huge tax bill for a dead contract? Normal compensation for dumping Bertans to a cap space team would be something in the range of several second rounders or a bad FRP. Mavs have neither. But, GSW tax bill greatly increases the compensation needed for them to take that kind of contract. I don't think putting THJ instead of Bertans would really change the perceptive much, really. So a third team would need to be involved. How much compensation would GSW need with no significant salary coming their way? 

If a third team is included, that is willing to eat Bertans contract. Indiana could be a decent target.

Ind: Bertans, McGee, #10
GSW: Indy #25
Dal: Green, Indy #28

Or perhaps BKN
BKN: Bertans, #10
GSW: Nets #21, O'Neale as Green replacement for one season
Dal: Green, BKN #25 (I have no idea where additional salary from Dallas would go to. If Green is going to GSW, I would want a bit more back)