05-25-2023, 10:05 AM
(05-25-2023, 08:56 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Do you mean 27 and Bertans for Martin and Jones for this summer or next?
The 27 pick is valuable to teams but it is far enough away that a current GM may not want to wait on it as he may not be making the pick. I think this trade deadline or next summer is where this 27 pick could be valuable when combining it with Bullock (Trade deadline) or Bertans (trade deadline/next offseason). I would hope they stay opportunistic with this 27 first and don't jump at the first offer. I look at examples of Lauri traded to Cleveland, Grant traded to Portland, Allen traded to Cleveland, Gordon traded to Denver as the value I would like to get back for the 27 pick plus expirings.
The trick is finding a player who is not too good that the teams hoarding picks would throw in multiple picks for but also one where the player is good enough to be a clear upgrade to this roster.
I thought this summer, but could also wait till TDL. I just think you can't complete with so many bad salaries on the roster. Mavs have 40 mil of them counting THJ, who doesn't really fit next to Luka and Kyrie. Replace that with players that fit and we could have something. Teams wont have cap space at TDL, so at least equal salary will be coming back. According to new CBA, you basically have to spend cap space till start of season.