(01-03-2024, 01:24 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Saw something on Twitter and my instinct was to dismiss it, but I think it's at least worth considering, especially since he really hasn't had a good game yet this season...
What about a three-way where Kyrie goes somewhere and Siakam (or Markannen, or any other big name available) comes here?
Any interest in that here? Do we think there's a team who'd want Kyrie badly enough to pitch in on that deal?
I'd be interested in that... but why would any team decide to help the Mavericks... when the Mavs FO have been so, so bad for so, so long... and if those teams have the assets to lure Luka away in his year 7?
I would seriously forget about Markkanen... because if I was Danny Ainge, rather than trading Markannen to the Mavs, I would be plotting to steal Luka away by showing him how shite his current team and FO are... and especially knowing that I have the picks it would need to trade for Luka if/when he decides he's had enough.
Modern NBA contracts are structured so a player can ask out after year 7, after getting a ton of $$. AD asked out after his year 7. The Pelicans built better teams around AD than the Mavs have built around Luka. Luka's year 7 is coming up soon. Real soon.
I don't think the Mavs could ever build a better team around Luka than this one below...
G: Keyonte (secondary playmaker, 3-point shooter)
SG: Agbaji (3-point shooter and POA defender)
SF: Luka
PF: Markannen / Hendricks (floor-spacing PFs)
C: Kessler / Hendricks (Rim protector / Rim protector who can also defend the perimeter)
The Mavs only have Lively as an equivalent to Kessler... that too, after 5 years of having Luka, lol.
I would have to be stupid in the head to think about helping the Mavs, i.e., if I was the Jazz GM, when I could have Luka myself instead, and already have the perfect pieces in place.
Just trying to point out the obvious, is all. Oh, and Luka to Utah is better than Luka to LAL.