04-12-2024, 07:31 AM
(04-12-2024, 06:04 AM)omahen Wrote: My opinion on some names that were mentioned.
Jerami Grant. Always liked him and he has proven in the past he can be excellent defender: Much better shooter than PJ. Of course we are just guessing what he wants in his career and you only go after him if he wants to take the PJ role. You are not bringing him in for a role he has in Portland. We can't know, but Mavs should know what he wants. Grant would be a PJ replacement. If you go after him, he is a starter and he will cost assets. I am affraid PJ wouldn't be satisfied if he would be reduced to a bench role. I think it would take a horrible playoff performance for Mavs to consider replacing PJ.
Cam Johnson. Not sure why he gets mentioned so often. BKN just signed him to an extension and obviously wants to have him. Heck, they demanded 2 FRP for a wing like DFS, so no idea why we would dream about younger and better player. It seems like they want to keep this core of wings as a selling point to any star that becomes available. One could see this team become very competitive if they can add a star guard. Certain someone seems to want out of Cleveland, for example.
I think the ship has sailed on Grant. Even if PJ has a rough postseason I would pencil him in as the starting PF next year. Let's see what an entire offseason in the gym shooting corner 3's can do.
Cam is interesting because it does make some sense for Brooklyn to deal him if they want to go the cap space route in 2025. Many of their fans are open to a trade and don't view him as their future PF. They may be more likely to hang on to him or include him in a trade for a star, but moving off his contract wouldn't shock me either.
The 2 FRP for DFS thing was just posturing. They can probably get the same return for him they got for O'Neale - a basket of 2nds.