(04-05-2021, 09:54 PM)cow Wrote: Utah has 134m committed next year without Conley.  He's going to want 30+ a year.

(04-05-2021, 10:16 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: He won’t lack for suitors. Dallas, for instance, is craving a secondary ballhandler to pair next to Luka Doncic and just so happens to have about $35 million in cap room coming its way. Could the Mavs offer a three-year deal worth $110 million to lure CP3 to Texas as the third pillar of an All-Star triangle next to Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis?

(04-05-2021, 10:16 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Conley

(04-06-2021, 01:37 AM)omahen Wrote: Conley for JRich would be an upgrade. Conley for both JRich and THJ? Not so sure

(04-06-2021, 01:37 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: One issue with both Paul and Conley is they are represented by the same agency that represents Brunson.  It doesn't prevent them from coming to the Mav's, but if given the choice, the agent would prefer to not put their own guy in a position that might limit another client's path to a bigger role and more money.

(04-04-2021, 11:22 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Thanks for posting that.  I thought the write-up comparing JRich to THJ was fascinating..  It points out Richardson’s 3% is trending the right way (though the sample size is only 21 for 52).  What I’m more interested in is whether our Defensive Specialist is actually good at D.  Post All-Star break his D-Rating is down to 113 (from 116) and his O-Rating is up to 111 (from 108) and his +/- is +4.7 vs. -3.9 before the break.  If you are going to argue JRich is anything different than what we had with Delon Wright, then the argument has to start with on-court effectiveness.

I spent a little time tooling around data at BBall Index and found some things that were interesting in their defensive data.  DFS is second in the entire league in the amount of time he spends guarding players classified as “Shot Creators”.  JRich is 21st in that category.  JRich is classified as a point of attack defender and among players who have played 600 minutes, he is 22nd in percentage of time guarding the “Primary Ball Handler”.  Others who rate highly here are Delon Wright, Patrick Beverly and Danny Green (anyone notice a pattern).  If you want to move on from JRich, probably the most important thing to look for is the ability to defend the point of attack (so that Luka doesn’t have to).  
 

(04-06-2021, 08:29 AM)michaeltex Wrote: NBA radio this morning was spitballing what Chris Paul would do after the season. He has a PO at $44M for next year. They were saying he could opt out and try to get something like $65M over 2 years or $90M over 3 with 3rd year options and/or incentives. 

They were also trying to determine how CP could end up with LAL after all these years. One scenario was for him to opt into his $44M then get traded, almost a sign and trade deal. PHX would get Schroeder and others back. 

A question I have is whether an opt in was tradeable. I thought there was some trade protections on that type of deal.

(04-06-2021, 08:52 AM)JamesConway Wrote: Conley can eat a stinky one. He had the opportunity to sign here but didn’t want to. No second chances. 

(04-06-2021, 07:57 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I'll add another bargain name to keep an eye on if we move on from JRich (or decide to start Brunson next season).  Sterling Brown is quietly having a nice season on a bad team.  Over 40% from 3.  Good D and very switchable.  Gets the other team's primary ball handler much of the time like JRich.  His TS% is right at .600, which is kind of nuts for a guard on a team with the 27th rated offense.  He is UFA this summer.  Went to SMU and is an award winning actor in his spare time.

(04-06-2021, 08:52 AM)JamesConway Wrote: Conley can eat a stinky one. He had the opportunity to sign here but didn’t want to. No second chances. 

Brunson is the future anyway, I’d just start him and sign him to an extension. He has earned it. Always performs, great locker room guy, constant improvement every year. That’s a building block right there and probably the second best player on the roster all things considered.

The time to trade for CP3 was last year. Unfortunately we didn’t. He’s still an elite PG but I don’t want to be the team that signs him to an even longer contract that he already has.

(04-06-2021, 08:59 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Not true at all. Certainly the Mavs won't think that way. Jazz have very high salary rolls. 11 players making 134 million. Luxury tax is at 136 so I would think just filling out the roster with vet mins and/or rookies already gets you into luxury tax mode without Conley. I don't know what the appetite is for the Jazz to get into Warriors-esque Luxury tax levels. To me Conley is definitely a guy that could be available.

(04-06-2021, 08:55 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Isn't the most obvious scenario CP3 just stays with Phoenix? He wanted to be there and the team is 2nd in the West. Why not just opt into 44 mil and give it another go?

(04-06-2021, 09:04 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Isaac Bonga

(04-06-2021, 08:42 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: If the current upward trajectory culminates with a decent play-off performance, they´ll use Powell+Burke (+WCS if necessary) + assets (players/picks) to acquire a player.