02-03-2024, 10:30 AM
(02-03-2024, 10:13 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I wish I could smack the like button more than once because of Bobby Portis. I love Bobby Portis and he'd fit incredibly well here at the 4. Plus he gives us that "don't f with us" energy.
But to do this deal, you're banking on Beauchamp being something. Green does play a pretty significant role here on defense and we need that defense pretty badly. Further it puts us into the tax this year due to Green only counting 4 mil against our cap.
If MIL had a 1st to trade I'd be more interested but they don't. So unfortunately my Portis dream will have to wait.
Basically the deal is a rotation player for a rotation player. I agree best long term bet at SG position for Mavs is Green, so they would need to fill that hole in the summer, while hoping that Portis and GW (with Maxi as back up) would be able to provide 48 solid minutes at PF. They would have a ton of possibilities for small ball five out line-ups with any two men combination of Portis, GW or Maxi.
Beauchamp for Curry is just to make salaries work, but Mavs gain the advantage here with Milwaukee guy having some potential.
Getting out of tax is not that difficult. I think they are just a little bit short if they pay someone to take Morris. Alternative could be to involve a third team sending Beauchamp there for a SRP or another trade with little less money going to Mavs.