02-11-2023, 09:55 AM
(02-11-2023, 09:02 AM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Assuming the Mavs run it back next year to defend a title or to add that one missing piece to get over their final hurdle, it has to be a versatile big wing to start with Luka, Kyrie, Josh, and whoever their big is. Someone just a little better than DFS but not quite as good as Bridges. Who is that player, and could the Mavs afford him and keep key current players? Is Cam Johnson attainable SnT for Bertan’s increasingly less horrible contract and a 1st)? That might be perfect. Can Otto Porter get over his injuries. Derrick Jones jr would be cheap (seems like he has untapped potential). Don’t see many realistic, affordable options on the free agency list outside that, so may have to be a trade (but don’t give up Hardy).
Yeah it´s really hard to find a fitting SF/PF with our assets.
I wonder whether we could work ourselves into a Lavine to Knicks deal, if the Bulls are not that interested in RJ Barrett/Quentin Grimes. They´d be a real nice fit in Dallas imho.
Maybe you actually keep your picks for later and do something like Wood/THJ for Harris/Korkmaz straight up.
On the other hand IF Irving wants to leave the path to a Lillard (via the Lakers), Lavine (straight up) or Ayton (straight up) is pretty straight forward imho. The Mavs took a calculated risk with Irving, but his contract demands clearly work in our favour. None of the contending teams he wants to go to can pay him outright, so they have to work with us. There is enough internal pressure in places like Los Angeles, Phoenix or Chicago to complete an asset net neutral Irving exit that nets
us another "star".