(06-13-2021, 09:07 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Let me offer up the idea that Markkanen could be high up the list of B-Z. Bulls do not seem eager to keep him and are laser focused on Lonzo Ball. The Bulls would gladly swap Lauri for Lonzo but it's unclear whether Pels would have any interest. I do believe Lonzo will be mostly headed to Chicago in one way or another.

Chicago has Aminu, Young and Satoransky. All useful players + Coby White to throw at New Orleans in either change for Lonzo into cap space or potentially salary matching. Young and Sato have buyouts in case Chicago has to cut them to clear out space.

Interestingly enough between Markkanen, Sato, Young and Aminu - all of those guys would be good on the Mavs if Chicago is needing to give away players. My guess is that Chicago will be able to include enough of those players in a trade, even if it's a 3 way so that they can operate over the cap. This will allow them to keep guys like Theis.

For the Mavs I think they could probably get Markkanen for almost nothing in a S&T that sends J Rich to a third team, maybe even as part of a multi-team deal that is constructed for the Lonzo/Bulls trade. If Markkanen wants to play for the Mavs and Bulls are ready to move on anyway then Mavs can probably get him for just a 2nd round pick. The Bulls would get a pretty good trade exception which could be useful for them later.

Markkanen would probably not start on the Mavs and I think Mavs would try to get a team-friendly deal of some sort. I still would project Powell to be the starter in this situation with Markkanen coming off the bench alongside Maxi.

There is some redundancy with KP of course but in a good way I think. For one KP, will probably get some nights off still which means you have his stand-in ready to go. If Markkanen plays as good or better than KP then it makes it all the easier to dump KP even if the return isn't great.

So in this situation again Mavs stay over the cap, adding Markkanen as a talent/value grab for a player that wants to play with Luka. Mavs would use MLE on a ball0handler I think, with Dragic a leading candidate.

Your main rotation guys are:

Luka/Dragic
THJ/Brunson
DFS/Green
KP/Maxi
Powell/Markkanen/WCS

(06-15-2021, 06:07 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Can anyone help me understand why Steven Adams has a strong following here? He is also a guy who matches up against some of the bigger, physical centers but doesn't really punish smaller players.   He would also clog the lane and I don't believe he is a great rim runner.

Supposedly a great guy and he does bring toughness, but I am surprised to see his name pop up as a target.

(06-15-2021, 06:27 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: LM is ok.... But I don't get to have him and Maxi on the floor together anymore than KP and Maxi. It's a good way to get hammered on the boards and have little rim protection from your center. He's super redundant with our bigs.

(06-15-2021, 06:30 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Right its up to Rick to figure out the pairings. I would he's redundant some in a good way, ie you have 3 stretch bigs, and he can roll as well (along with Powell). So I think he would compliment the rotation well and maybe put some pressure on KP.

(06-15-2021, 04:47 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: One guy who I think is really underrated is Michael-Carter-Williams as a rotation guy you can get from rebuilding Orlando. If you can trade him for Burke I think that would be an easy decision. He is not a shooter but again we need a passer in that second unit and he is actually a pretty good passer off the bench.

(06-15-2021, 06:50 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: If Pacers were willing to offer a 1st and Turner for Hayward logic would suggest a 1st and Turner for KP isn't that far fetched. 

If we could get their 1st this year and package it with whoever to trade up for Mitchell... Color me intrigued. 

I think Mitchell is a for sure starter and perhaps he's a star like his brother. But I think he's coming in next year ready to play. 

Luka, Mitchell, DFS, ?, Turner is a pretty good defensive  team. 
You could choose to go after Powell for more defense and shooting and go small or Collins for rim rolling and rebounding.

(06-15-2021, 06:52 PM)VintagePejav2 Wrote: stuff....

(06-15-2021, 06:52 PM)VintagePejav2 Wrote: “Not a shooter” is an understatement. I am stunned he is still in the NBA. I still recall wishing that he fell to the Mavs at 13 in 2013 - what a painful draft that one is in hindsight.

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Fantasy land.

(06-15-2021, 07:00 PM)fifteenth Wrote:

(06-15-2021, 07:28 PM)Jommybone Wrote: That would’ve been a homecoming for Hayward and woulda sold a bazillion tickets.

(06-15-2021, 09:32 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: No All-NBA super-max extension for Lavine...

(06-16-2021, 06:34 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: New piece from the Toronto writer for The Athletic on potential landing spots for Kyle Lowry.  He delves into NY, Miami, Philly and Dallas.  The Philly package mentioned in the last sentence revolves around G. Hill, Curry and Maxey

(06-15-2021, 07:03 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: I would tend to think so... But as noted they offered Turner and a 1st for Gordon freaking Hayward lol. 
Hayward in his rebound year still had a worse season statistically across the board then KP. Kp had a bad playoffs but Hayward didn't even make it. In the East...

I guess what I'm suggesting is that the Indy GM is a moron and we should try and take advantage of someone like him.

(06-15-2021, 06:50 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: If Pacers were willing to offer a 1st and Turner for Hayward logic would suggest a 1st and Turner for KP isn't that far fetched. 

(06-16-2021, 06:48 AM)omahen Wrote: Thanks for posting. I think when thinking about players like Lowry (and Conley and CP3) it all comes down to a simple question. Is Dallas ready to be a serious contender? This is a question Lowry will be asking himself and his decision will likely have much to do with the answer. It is also a question Mavs should be asking themselves. There is absolutely no point in bringing 35 year old vet if you need 5 years to build a contending team. The Cato piece certainly throws a lot of doubt at how ready Mavs really are. Still, there is plenty of time to remedy that. 

Personally I think a guy like Lowry while keeping THJ to be a 6th man is certainly a serious step. There are no super teams around the league and if the Mavs were able to take Clippers to 7 games a good piece to the puzzle might be enough to push us into serious conversations. Getting Lowry while loosing THJ - I am not so sure the incoming quality could provide big enough upgrade. This is why I said, that the minimum for me to think the offseason is ok (B-) is keeping THJ and bringing one quality player. It might take a little creation, but not that much. If the move is to renounce THJ and sign another guy instead, than sorry, I am just as qualified to be a GM. If the move is sign THJ for 20 mil and spend the rest on MLE level guy, than sorry, that is also not good enough for me.

(06-16-2021, 12:25 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Tim Cato is doing a Q & A on the Athletic now.  Someone asked about using the MLE and Tim responded that they won't have the full MLE because they plan to operate as a team with cap space.   Didn't mention if that was his opinion or if he has solid intel of their direction at this point.