(08-23-2023, 04:59 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: There are multiple layers of stupidity to dissect with the McGee move. It is not a decision that any reasonable NBA front office would make unless:
1. The head coach demanded he be gone
2. The team's superstar insisted he be gone
As I don't think the Mavericks are tied to Jason Kidd forever, I think this was clearly a move to placate Luka. I don't think Luke cares about the Mavericks future cap worries and I don't think Luka cares about having Markieff Morris on the roster. I think Luka plainly told the Mavericks he wanted Javale McGee off the team. That's why Javale is gone.
The fact that we were so desperate at the center position to sign McGee last season that we offered him that to outbid Phoenix for him is why I am so annoyed we still brought Powell back. If we're going to keep Kidd as coach I would have wanted to force him to be more creative with the center position and actually try to move forward there (by that I mean actually trying to integrate Lively right away) and the way to do that would have been to not retain Powell