(06-15-2023, 08:16 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: https://twitter.com/fruitsnackeater/status/1669434928302379041?s=46&t=iwQP5yZoJF3Ulzfb9MH7Cg

https://twitter.com/fruitsnackeater/status/1669438743541960710?s=46&t=iwQP5yZoJF3Ulzfb9MH7Cg

(06-16-2023, 06:28 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Hollinger center free agency rankings.  Wood at 3 and Powell at 5.  Above Vucevic, Naz Reid, plumlee, bamba,

5. Dwight Powell, 31, Dallas: $10,145,237

Powell isn’t the biggest center, doesn’t have 3-point range, is a poor rebounder for a five, racks up fouls and has perhaps lost a bit of athletic juice. All that is concerning if he’s signing a multi-year deal. On the other hand, he shot 73.2 percent last year, which makes up for a lot of ills. A lot of it was on rim runs and freebies from Luka Dončić, but Powell also shot well in floater range. That, and solid defense, is a big reason the Mavs can’t quit on him, despite repeated attempts to try.

Dallas is in a tight spot vis a vis the luxury tax, presuming it re-signs Kyrie Irving for something close to the max, so it will want to shave Powell’s number as low as possible. One way to squeeze things would be to offer him multiple years at a lower number than his market — say, three years and $20 million to $25 million.

(06-16-2023, 06:28 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Hollinger center free agency rankings.  Wood at 3 and Powell at 5.  Above Vucevic, Naz Reid, plumlee, bamba,

5. Dwight Powell, 31, Dallas: $10,145,237

Powell isn’t the biggest center, doesn’t have 3-point range, is a poor rebounder for a five, racks up fouls and has perhaps lost a bit of athletic juice. All that is concerning if he’s signing a multi-year deal. On the other hand, he shot 73.2 percent last year, which makes up for a lot of ills. A lot of it was on rim runs and freebies from Luka Dončić, but Powell also shot well in floater range. That, and solid defense, is a big reason the Mavs can’t quit on him, despite repeated attempts to try.

Dallas is in a tight spot vis a vis the luxury tax, presuming it re-signs Kyrie Irving for something close to the max, so it will want to shave Powell’s number as low as possible. One way to squeeze things would be to offer him multiple years at a lower number than his market — say, three years and $20 million to $25 million.

(06-16-2023, 06:53 AM)Razzmatazz_Hopskidillydoo Wrote: LOL.
Hollinger just lost all credibility.

(unless of course, the FO's willing to give DP McGee-type money and prove once again they're the bigger idjetz.)

(06-16-2023, 06:55 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Curious if Wood will pursue big money from a cap room team (read crappy team) or will try to S&T his way to a better team.  

(06-16-2023, 07:06 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: It´s based on a formula that overrates traditional bigmen boxscore production. Resulting in some really bad predictions over the last couple of seasons. He had Whiteside and Drummond in the 15-20m range when both ended up with minimum deals.

(06-16-2023, 07:11 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Which is where Powell should end up. I question any market/team/calculation that has him making more.

(06-16-2023, 10:49 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: https://twitter.com/MavsFilmRoom/status/1669731468711542790?s=20

(06-16-2023, 12:14 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: McMillan Taking Year Off
Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Nate McMillan is taking at least a year off from coaching, as he politely declined the opportunity to join the Dallas Mavericks' coaching staff to spend time with family, league sources tell B/R.

(06-16-2023, 06:55 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Look where Naz Reid lands in his system.

Wood over Lopez doesn’t seem realistic.  Curious if Wood will pursue big money from a cap room team (read crappy team) or will try to S&T his way to a better team.  My guess is the former.

(06-16-2023, 12:31 PM)Knutsen Wrote: There could be some good teams where Wood could excel in a clearly defined role. I don’t think they‘ll bid for him, but having him coming from the bench as a scoring option for the Miami Heat next to Bam Adebayo would have helped them tremendously in these finals, wouldn’t it?

(06-16-2023, 01:41 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Yeah.  Unlike Dallas, they have the defensive infrastructure to handle that.  I think Cleveland makes sense also.  Miami probably has bigger fish to fry (and would struggle to take in a S&T player).  I think you are onto the right kind of situation (which is what I said all season and which is what Wood apparently wants no part of).

Was curious which players complimented Luka and Kyrie best post trade last season (small sample size warning).  

THJ.     +14.3
DP.       +7.5
Green   +2.6
Maxi.    +1.0
Reggie  +0.2
Wood.  -14.8

Are we really sure we want to get rid of THJ and Powell?

On the salary front, I’ve been carrying Powell as $7.0mm on my spreadsheet.  I don’t know who pays him $10mm/year, but I can see someone paying the $7mm MLE.  If he needs to be more than that, maybe you give him a partially guaranteed 3rd year that you don’t intend to exercise that raises the average over the course of the two years he plays.  I think the ‘Powell Vet Min’ idea is a pipe dream.