07-08-2023, 12:00 PM
(07-08-2023, 11:39 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: They might not be worth the full MLE, but there are worthy players and the space is still valuable. We still have the $5M TPE to take in players like Smith, Nwora or Pokusevski. After that we´d be left with roughly $6M FA money and players like
Barton
Oubre
Winslow
Knox
Baszley
Mykhailiuk
Dosunmu
Gabriel
Lamb
might be worth a one year look for slightly above the minimum pay. Maybe you can even combine it with trading McGee.
Little worried right now that the Mavs fall into their old trap, to keep space for a larger salary return in a THJ+McGee trade, that never materializes. They´ll be missing out on some players that could provide some value around the edges. Reed was probably the best candidate.
I think Justice Winslow could be a solid backup. I like Bazley as a project but he’s probably not going to get much more than the minimum. Wenyen Gabriel brings some good energy but probably also a minimum guy.
Dosunmo has some talent but we don’t really need another guard.
The pickings are pretty slim and no one remains who’s worth the $11 million we can afford. Most importantly, no free agent remaining ia an upgrade over Christian Wood. I’m not sure the Mavericks have improved compared to last season. We’re younger but I’m worried we’ll be competing for the future play-in tournament.