07-28-2023, 01:39 PM
(07-28-2023, 12:21 PM)omahen Wrote: Mavs don't need a star. They need correct role players around their stars. Instead of a plan powder scenario, always waiting for that star, Mavs should aggresively pursue correct role players. I think the Lakers example is a good indication. They dumped 45 mil (or whatever was Westbrook salary) for 3 role players. Russel was greatly overpaid and as it later turned out, so was Beasley. So, as I have been saying for a while, look to split the 2027 pick and bring in two correct role players.
I agree Capela is not worth unprotected FRP. But as Itsgotime pointed out, we are not offering good salary in return. We are offering negative value contracts (Holmes, McGee) that run for another season. Atlanta doesn't need cap savings. Same as Dallas, they need correct players around their star. I fail to see, why they would have much interest in those salaries. They can get back-up center for vet min and he probably won't produce much less than McGee or Holmes.
Looks like Mavs like Capela. We know he is not worth 2027 pick and I am sure so do Mavs. It is also very safe to assume that Atlanta will not trade him for lesser players just to save a couple of million they don't really need to save, since they are well below the tax after dumping Collins. So, where is the middle ground?
The original deal discussed in this thread was just Holmes for Capela straight up (assuming the trade kicker could allow that to be a match. I'm guessing that is not the case). There was no mention of McGee. Throwing McGee in there does make it closer in value as Atlanta is no longer saving any cap and eating McGee contract.
Part of this does come down to what I think makes sense vs strictly value. I have no interest in paying our very limited resources to get off a contract. I also have no interest in sending out our most significant asset for an aging stopgap solution. I agree that we don't need more stars, but when "aggressively pursing role players" I think that needs to be long term options like Williams.