(02-26-2021, 02:38 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Agree on the questionable fit but if he can stay healthy and average 25/10 the Mavs could always flip him for a big rebuilding package or another star player. Right now the problem is that the Mavs cannot even get back what they paid to get him.

(02-26-2021, 02:40 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1365384854389465088

(02-26-2021, 02:40 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/townbrad/status/1365384854389465088

(02-26-2021, 02:44 PM)cow Wrote: Even if he was playing well, you aren't recapturing those two future firsts.  The question becomes do you continue to gamble and see if he can turn it around with the team or do you look for a healthier option that fits the team better.  What we owe New York is spilled milk.

(02-26-2021, 02:47 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1365386167311626246

(02-26-2021, 02:48 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1365387818101592077

(02-26-2021, 02:57 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://media.giphy.com/media/SWoKG9abBTEiJRNANV/giphy.gif

(02-26-2021, 01:48 PM)cow Wrote: I don't view the KP trade as fantastic and it has little to do with his recent struggles.  We paid a steep price for the chance at having two young other worldly talents so I'm not going to be negative here either.  The problem is that because both he and Luka (no brainer win on that trade) were so expensive that we had little ammunition to add to an otherwise thin talent pool.  The smarter play would have been to hold off KP, see what you had in Luka and go through the "process" to add another talent via the draft and then use accumulated assets to add a third piece with the added benefit of better understanding fit.  

Everything else was spinning our tires (wasting time) and had very little upside.  We are so thin on talent and assets that we don't have a lot of options to make these team better in the short term.  Clock is ticking but we need to put a stake in the ground and start making smart trades, acquisitions and draft choices.  I'd say we probably have ~4 years.

(02-26-2021, 03:02 PM)dynamicalVoid Wrote: Your Big Man has to be able to play defense

(02-26-2021, 03:00 PM)loki Wrote: In hindsight I would have preferred the "process" as well, but that would have been a very difficult call to make in the moment. It's hard to make the call to tank when you just gave up next year's 1st to snag Luka.

(02-26-2021, 03:14 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/MavsFansForLife/status/1365350314480648192

(02-26-2021, 03:15 PM)cow Wrote: He could probably suit up for us given the rotation.

(02-26-2021, 02:48 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1365387818101592077

(02-26-2021, 02:49 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I couldn't agree more. Absolute, brutal truth. You either stand still, hoping, or you get busy fixing the roster. 

The people who can't or won't wrap their heads around moving him are clinging to an idea that the Mavs can be or should be good SOON. They aren't good, and if waiting on KP to save them is the plan, I don't think they will be good in 4 years, even. 

Instead of trying to use him to BUY something that fits the roster better while staying on this unrealistic timeline, my opinion is that they should SELL him for literally anything they can, be it young players (to whatever level he is worth) or picks (of whatever value he can bring). This idea that they'll only remove this absolute anchor from their roster if doing so nets Bradley Beal, LaVine or prime Michael Jordan is folly. Each day that passes makes the mistake bigger and the problem more glaring.

(02-26-2021, 03:45 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Swallow a big contract and add some talented young guys or picks.

(02-26-2021, 03:45 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Wiggins + Wiseman
Griffin + Bey + Stewart
Love + Okoro + pick