(03-02-2021, 02:02 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: I agree with this, IF he is good with his current role on the team. He can be given a chance to break into a bigger role and I think that time is coming soon, but if he NEEDS more, we better shop him quickly or he's gone IMO.

(03-02-2021, 01:26 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: So something we haven't been talking about but need to kick around, which is the idea that if there's one team you could fleece for the rights to KP, it's Washington.

Washington is mediocre despite having two stars. Westbrook who ppl say is over the hill is averaging a 20 point triple double. Beal is a 33 ppg scorer.

Does Washington want to have to blow up a team with 2 stars on it or would they take the chance to sell off their "future" to get a third star? I would argue the latter.

I think Mavs could easily get a Jrue-like package with picks, pick swaps, Bertans and whoever the best young player the Wiz have (Rui?). Washington would have their big 3, all under contract for multiple seasons. And if it doesn't work they would sell them off and start over in a year or two.

For the Mavs you would have a full war chest of assets and cap space that you can use at the appropriate time to land a star. In the meantime you would still have a very good team. The way KP has been playing I don't think it hurts the Mavs playoff chances if he was traded for this type of package mid-season. This type of trade would also be available in the offseason if Mavs wanted to wait until then.

(03-02-2021, 02:58 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I like Bertans, he's a pure shooter which Mavs need and he is a shooter at the stretch 4 position which Rick likes. I don't think his salary is bad at all really.

(03-02-2021, 02:51 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I don't think he needs or wants more. By next season he might be a 30 mpg player and closer so I don't see why he wouldn't be just fine with that.

(03-02-2021, 04:22 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Main words in these sentences are "I" and "think". We can't know any of this whatsoever, the FO and coaching staff might.

(03-02-2021, 04:30 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: I can guess

(03-02-2021, 04:35 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Sure, we all can, and I'd say the probability of him being ok with his role is high that he is ok with it. We just can't know that for sure. That's why I said if he's not ok with it.

(03-02-2021, 04:36 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Mavs have his rights so they have more say than he does and it's not like he's not getting PT.

(03-02-2021, 04:36 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: The next question to answer is how much is he gonna be paid and is that as much as we are willing to pay him for the role he will play? That isn't anything we can answer either.

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I don't know what his rights have to do with his role, cause when he becomes a FA, that's when we'll know for sure what he thinks and what the FO thinks of him too.

(03-02-2021, 04:52 PM)mvossman Wrote: He will be restricted.

(03-02-2021, 04:52 PM)mvossman Wrote: He will be restricted.  We can match anything.  I doubt somebody is going to go crazy for him and we have bird rights.  Not much chance we lose him if we want to keep him.  That is part of his current value.

(03-02-2021, 04:52 PM)mvossman Wrote: He will be restricted.  We can match anything.  I doubt somebody is going to go crazy for him and we have bird rights.  Not much chance we lose him if we want to keep him.  That is part of his current value.

(03-02-2021, 04:55 PM)DrMav Wrote: Nope. Not if he plays out his contract, then he is an UFA.

I believe @"DanSchwartzgan" or another cap guru has said if we decline the next season he’ll be RFA then like what happened with Chandler Parsons, but will Mavs be ok losing that extra cheap year?

(03-02-2021, 04:58 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Right so I believe that is the situation which means the Mavs will go the RFA route bc it would be crazy not to.