07-28-2023, 06:25 PM
About Capela, I can't see the Mavs having the least interest in paying an unprotected 1st for Capela. If it was me, I would balk at ANY kind of a 1st, frankly.
What I see is that (a) he's 29, so it's all downhill from here, and (b) he's coming off a down year which may be an indicator. While he could be an upgrade to some degree, he is definitely NOT going to be a star C and can he even keep from being run off the floor in the playoffs? His contract is definitely not a bargain, although he could possibly play well enough where it's reasonable.
Most of all, he would only be a rental. While the future is expected to be Lively, and perhaps sooner than we know, it's almost certainly NOT a 31-year-old Capela when his contract runs out. You'd be stupid to pay a 1st for a temp imo.
As for whether a deal can get done without a 1st, I think ATL proactively wants to move him. Must find a deal. Move on. I think it's the same dynamic at play as we saw with Bullock to SA, where the Mavs felt they had to move Bullock to get more minutes for Green. The idea you can just let the past starter stay to be a backup often doesn't work in real life. And if the Hawks feel constrained to move Capela and get him out of the way before ATL hits camp, Dallas seems to be the ONLY one interested.
I know I'm on an island with this stuff, but that's how I see it.
What I see is that (a) he's 29, so it's all downhill from here, and (b) he's coming off a down year which may be an indicator. While he could be an upgrade to some degree, he is definitely NOT going to be a star C and can he even keep from being run off the floor in the playoffs? His contract is definitely not a bargain, although he could possibly play well enough where it's reasonable.
Most of all, he would only be a rental. While the future is expected to be Lively, and perhaps sooner than we know, it's almost certainly NOT a 31-year-old Capela when his contract runs out. You'd be stupid to pay a 1st for a temp imo.
As for whether a deal can get done without a 1st, I think ATL proactively wants to move him. Must find a deal. Move on. I think it's the same dynamic at play as we saw with Bullock to SA, where the Mavs felt they had to move Bullock to get more minutes for Green. The idea you can just let the past starter stay to be a backup often doesn't work in real life. And if the Hawks feel constrained to move Capela and get him out of the way before ATL hits camp, Dallas seems to be the ONLY one interested.
I know I'm on an island with this stuff, but that's how I see it.
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