(06-13-2021, 07:37 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: By many measures he was LA's 3rd best player. He plays good D and hits 40% of his 3's. Stealing him weakens an opponent (who doesn't have a path to resigning him above the taxpayer MLE). If we are operating over the cap, why wouldn't we give him the full MLE for 3 years. He's basically the Crowder that got away. If we had him this season, we'd be playing Utah right now.
To me, this is the route you go if you don't/can't pursue Collins or some other high dollar big. The question then is how do you add to the back-court. Trade JRich for ?. S&T THJ for ?. Move on from THJ and use his cap room for ?
There is a good chance LAC lose both Batum and Reggie Jackson right? I can't decide if that is a massive blow or just the normal business losing good glue guys that championship level teams need to deal with. Both have been very good in these playoffs. Mavs need to find a value or two like these two.