08-04-2023, 10:24 PM
(08-04-2023, 07:58 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I would be surprised if the Mavs would go after a player like Bagley. He is not the type of player they were targeting this summer. I was wondering if he potentially is a really buy low type of player who in two years he has really turned into something. Maybe not. Maybe in 2 years he is begging for a job from an nba team.
There is no doubt Hardaway is the better player. Hardaway is a really solid player. Good even. My issue if he is on the roster this year, he is going to get minutes over Hardy. He will also probably finish several games over Green. Hardaway is better than Hardy now. He is also probably better than Green. So maybe he should play over both of them. But it appears the Mavs made moves this summer not thinking Hardaway is in their plans. While he is better than both, there is an argument the better long term strategy would be to throw both in the deep end and see if they can swim. That may not be the right move, but I expect Hardaway plays a good amount of time if he is on the roster this year.
If traded, what is the market for Hardaway? I don’t think he gets Capela without draft picks. Same for Bojan. Next offseason, he would be an attractive expiring but not sure what type of offers he brings. So would you move him for a high upside type player who hasn’t really shown much yet? Not sure if I would, but I was just interested in looking at guys who could pop over the next few years who are potentially available for a low cost.
I like the idea of taking a chance on a former lottery pick who hasn't worked out. I really liked when the Mavs signed Ntilikina and I actually thought he seemed useful during his first season with the Mavs. There were some good opportunities to take that kind of shot during this past free agency- Mo Bamba and Cam Reddish seemed like players worth taking a chance on. Both signed minimum deals during free agency. Unfortunately, Bagley is due more than $12 million a year for the next two seasons. I think that's too much to give to a guy who has been pretty bad during his first five NBA seasons. If the Pistons would take Richaun Holmes for Bagley, I think it would be worth consideration. Giving up THJ though for Bagley is too much though. THJ just fits too well with Luka and Kyrie and is a trusted and dependable part of our rotation.
I believe we all worry too much about not having enough minutes for our useful players. I think we can anticipate some injuries and some rest days. These should provide enough playing time for THJ, Hardy and Green. If everyone is healthy, then I hope Seth Curry is the player who sits rather than Hardy.
I don't really understand why the Mavericks declared an off-season goal to trade Tim Hardaway Jr. I think the Mavericks have a history of trying to sell the idea that we'll be Ok if we can just get rid of a particular player. I assume this attitude comes from our owner. I think it may serve as distraction from past failures to secure our own free agents. This attitude resulted in the dismal Porzingas for Dinwiddie and Bertans trade. As I recall, we seemed to break up badly with Monte Ellis and Chandler Parsons after they provided some good seasons for us. Then, it was Deandre Jordan and Wes Matthews who had to be sent away. This off-season, they declared that we needed to be rid of Christian Wood, JaVale McGee and Tim Hardaway Jr?.
My hope is that Nico Harrison and Dennis Lindsay continue their strong summer and convince our petulant owner to just keep Tim Hardaway Jr.