04-11-2023, 01:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2023, 01:50 PM by SleepingHero.)
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/what-...you-think/
Basically his point is that Rudy's defense is steadily declining, he's 31, and he's now had 2 locations where the locker room has turned against him. The writer thinks that Minnesota would have to pay a first to get off of Rudy's contract, something that would admit the colossal mistake that was the Rudy trade, and a move that they probably aren't willing to make.
With this in mind, I think a deal involving Bertans+McGee+THJ+#10 for Rudy+McDaniels is fair.
In 1 move the Mavs fix their need for a lanky wing defender that hustles and a big man that can defend, catch lobs, and rebound.
Expensive? Sure. Mavs add an additional 5 mil to their payroll next year, but save 700k this year. Tax wise that helps Cubes a tad as they will be a hair under the lux tax threshold for next year if my excel is correct (it's showing 300k away). This is assuming a 4 year full max for Kyrie by the way.
Too expensive for Rudy? Too risky? All I know is that even a declining Gobert has been better than any big man we've ever had in the last 10 years.
Basically his point is that Rudy's defense is steadily declining, he's 31, and he's now had 2 locations where the locker room has turned against him. The writer thinks that Minnesota would have to pay a first to get off of Rudy's contract, something that would admit the colossal mistake that was the Rudy trade, and a move that they probably aren't willing to make.
With this in mind, I think a deal involving Bertans+McGee+THJ+#10 for Rudy+McDaniels is fair.
In 1 move the Mavs fix their need for a lanky wing defender that hustles and a big man that can defend, catch lobs, and rebound.
Expensive? Sure. Mavs add an additional 5 mil to their payroll next year, but save 700k this year. Tax wise that helps Cubes a tad as they will be a hair under the lux tax threshold for next year if my excel is correct (it's showing 300k away). This is assuming a 4 year full max for Kyrie by the way.
Too expensive for Rudy? Too risky? All I know is that even a declining Gobert has been better than any big man we've ever had in the last 10 years.
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