07-12-2023, 09:17 AM
(07-12-2023, 08:32 AM)MFFL Wrote: My son has the weirdest idea. He thinks we are trying to deal with Toronto directly.
Siakam for Hardy/Green/THJ/McGee/2027 1st.
If Siakam value is really so low as discussed on some boards, I would definitely jump on it. True, Siakam is 30. True, he wants max deal and might even want to wait till FA to sign it. But, he is a difference maker for this team. Despite Kyrie and Luka, I think Mavs can afford another max salary.
Word on the boards is (no idea how reliable that is), that Toronto wants to stay competitive and it is not interested in picks for Siakam. They want win now players and young players. Here is the Hunter interest and they want more young guys. Reading the tea leaves, I would say that Mavs perhaps started to prepare the fan base, that young guys could be traded (link below).
Looking at concrete idea and assuming Toronto likes Hardy, Green enough to make the deal, I would do it. Siakam lifts the floor of this team extremely. Hardy may become good, but will take time. Green is probably the only player that could be point of attack defender on this team, so this is a hole they would need to address. Although (based on Dameris), Mavs would prefer Thybulle to Green. So, might be they are not really valuing him very high. Siakam could play some of the minutes as a center, but would also push GW to SF/SG for at least some time.
Btw, is it just me, or is Twitter out again?
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