12-25-2023, 02:30 PM
(12-25-2023, 12:20 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I was listening to Rusillo on the Bill Simmons podcast this week. He made a comment about Lauri and why would Utah trade him? They have enough picks. Players are not breaking down the doors to play in Utah. It appears he likes it there and is the #1 guy there. Even if Utah wants to reset, keeping Lauri shouldn't really impact that.
As far as Dallas, with the emergence of Jones and Exum (hopefully both stay healthy) it allows them to stay patient. In all honesty, is a player better than Exum and Jones available on the market with the assets Dallas has to offer? Lively too with him being so good, so early. They can look for a fringe move, while biding their time. If a deal presents itself, sure go after it. But with the emergence of Jones and Exum it allows them to take a long term view.
I think the play is getting a guy like Capela for cheap. The market was basically the Mavs and maybe PHX last summer with Ayton and THJ trades.
Now the Mavs are definitely not as interested before and PHX doesn't have the assets. Who is going to go to the Hawks with the matching contracts and need for Capela?
Hawks are 5 games below .500. The Murray+Young pairing doesn't really work. I think they're in for a restructuring. Capela might not be in their long term plans.
They definitely wanted THJ in the summer. The Mavs are probably not interested now. But could Capela be had for Holmes+Hardy+2nds?
On paper that works trade machine wise, although it makes the Mavs a tax team by a little over 3 mil.
Another variation that saves on tax is Holmes+Maxi+Hardy+2nds for Capela+Bey. Makes sense for both teams to be honest. Hawks can move Okongwu to the start while turning Capela into a young prospect and 2nds. Maxi is an ideal defender for them and can play a solid bench role. Holmes is salary matching.
Mavs get another wing and backup center. Capela is expensive for a backup, but it means they always have a great center each game for 48 mins.
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