07-06-2023, 07:40 AM
(07-06-2023, 06:35 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Yeah, if they don't think Holmes can be a solid stop gap, this is next shoe to drop with or without Thybulle.
Options:
Allen- We don't have the assets
Ayton- That ship has sailed for now imo
Capella- Really the perfect fit. I was against the move back in the draft but would you offer a future first? Probably not a fit now and Mavs lack the shorter contracts.
Gafford- Would need to be a third team. Not good enough to use a future first on.
Stewart- Not good enough to use a future first on. Does he provide the rim protection/defense this team is looking for?
Zubac- I don't see it. Good contract and Clippers need his role.
Gobert- I think Minnesota holds on to him for now. Could be risky if he has another downish season. Huge money that would probably scare dallas away
Nurkic- Bad contract and his weakness is our weakness
Jonas- Not worth a future first. Not sure how we get there. Also not a rim protector
Precious- Worth a future first? Is he ready to play 25 minutes a night? Probably not worth the first. Looking for his next contract.
I still think Ayton is alive bc of Stein's reporting and the agent connection Bill Duffy who is Grant and Luka's agent. It's been interesting that the reporting on THJ is that Mavs are confident he will be moved which makes me wonder if the Ayton trade is still on the table. Mavs have the ammo to dump McGee elsewhere and that was evidently the hold-up on draft night. So who knows but I still think its a possibility.