04-10-2023, 03:34 PM
(04-10-2023, 01:54 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Like the desperate news out of Portland and Washington. That suddenly opens up two new Kyrie destinations.
Simons/Nurkic/#5 for Kyrie.
Kuzma/Gafford/Avdija/Morris/#6 for Kyrie.
I like that 2nd trade to be honest.
Doncic/Morris
Green/Hardy
Bullock/Avdija
Kuzma/Kleber
Gafford/Reed
plus the #6 and #10 picks, plus the 2027 pick. That is a lot of draft capital. I think you can easily get Lavine or DeRozan for that.
I think the Mavs wind up keeping Kyrie as I don't know if they can extract the value out of a SnT.
That said, it would be interesting what Toronto thought about Kai. OG or Pascal to Portland would be a splash move. Kyrie would give the Raptors an elite lead guard to team with Trent, OG/Pascal, Scottie and Poeltl.
An opted in VanVleet and Nurkic would give the salary needed and address PG and C. The real question then is what/if any additional value could the Mavs pull from that framework. Would Bullock or THJ have any value to a Portland team finally going all in for Dame in a secondary deal that is really part of the main deal? Simons, Sharpe, Achiuwa, maybe Reddish offer some young talent. Both teams have their 1st rounders as well I believe.
Really hard to know Kyrie's value around the league, and at the end of the day his value is probably greater to Dallas than in any SnT.