06-15-2023, 09:11 PM
(06-15-2023, 09:06 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: If we assume the Utah deal is possible (Bertans/10 for Olynyk/16/28), it would seem that Atlanta would be the team interested in Olynyk/Reggie (both expiring and Olynyk is more useful and cheaper than Bertans) in a deal for Collins.
Values for Collins on this board and on the Hawks Reddit are all over the place. So, depending on whether one likes or dislikes Collins, you can send either 16 or 28 and keep Collins and the other one.
A week away and we are getting a rumor a day. I imagine those that want a player drafted at 10 are not going to be happy with any of Collins, Bojan or Olynyk and Utah’s later firsts. We should probably collectively lower our expectations so the vitriol will be more tolerable next Thursday. And who knows, if expectations are lowered, maybe we’ll be pleasantly surprised.
If the guy at 10 is Black or Hendricks, I'll break things if we do any of those tradedowns. Ditto Whitmore and Walker, but they aren't falling to 10.
If the other team is offering a future protected FRP on top of all of the other proposed returns, then they have my attention instead of my vomit. Otherwise, all of these proposed deals are terrible for the Mavs given the value of a contributor with youth and a rookie scale contract.