01-29-2024, 06:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2024, 06:45 PM by KillerLeft.)
(01-29-2024, 06:33 PM)Smitty Wrote: Apologies, I was responding from my phone and probably didn't make myself all that clear. I believe there are a number of ways to make this team better by the TDL. Health being number one but here are some trade ideas that I think are realistic.
Notice all of them have THJ outgoing and all of them keep the Mavs under the tax line.
Trade 1
THJ, Holmes, SRP
Dinwiddie, O'Neal
Both Dinwiddie and O'Neal are expiring so Mavs clear roughly 29M next year.
Trade 2
THJ, Hardy
Fournier, Grimes
Fournier is basically an expiring this year so you get off of Tim's deal in the process.
Trade 3
THJ, Curry, SRP
PJ Wash, Richards
Trade 4
THJ, SRP
Wendell Carter Jr
Trade 5
THJ, Gwill, Holmes, SRP
Hayward, Bridges
Mavs get off ~41M next year and have a chance to build a team around Luka.
Trade 6
THJ, Curry, '27 FRP
Gafford, Avdija
In conclusion, any of these trades make the Mavs better this year and next, IMO. All of them account for THJ's scoring outgoing.
I like a lot of these ideas, and would pull the trigger on several of them.
All I’m saying is that in most of those scenarios, I believe Hardy’s minutes would increase significantly. I do not agree with what is becoming consensus, that THJ’s presence on the roster is the only thing preventing them from playing a bunch of larger players who cannot shoot.
Giving all of his minutes to Exum/Green seems good in some ways, but I just feel all of the long years of basketball I have experienced have taught me that when push comes to shove, they are going to play lineups full of people who can shoot.
TL;DR: I just don’t think there are roles enough for DJJ, Williams AND mystery trade target PF. In particular, I have very little faith that Exum at the 2 and DJJ in the front court with another forward can work.
To top all of that off, there are ton of people who think Kleber should be playing forward. I don’t agree, but there is some validity to that thinking, and that makes the scene even more crowded.
If I’m trading for a 4, i’m doing everything humanly possible to get Grant Williams into that deal. That’s just the way it makes sense to me.