(07-10-2021, 02:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Oh, FOR SURE! 

Dream of playing at home in LA? Check.

Another top player on the roster, and an overall team good enough to contend? Check. 

An organization that will cater to your every whim? Check. 

Even the coach is a plus now, I think. 

Tough to imagine how/why Leonard would even seriously consider leaving. I think it's a total non-story.

(07-10-2021, 10:17 AM)F Gump Wrote: Uncle Dennis is indeed part of the package that comes with Kawhi.

And imo, if Kawhi wants to be a Mav, it's so unimportant. Do the deal. Figure out the little stuff later. (And everything else is "little stuff.")

(07-10-2021, 05:16 PM)Hypermav Wrote: If KP = JC and JC = JJJ then KP = JJJ.  Sports math

(07-10-2021, 06:40 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: That's something along the lines of what Dlord has been saying on twitter. You sound alot like him lol

(07-10-2021, 06:40 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: That's something along the lines of what Dlord has been saying on twitter. You sound alot like him lol

(07-11-2021, 01:39 AM)VintagePejav2 Wrote: I don’t understand the Dinwiddie hate.

People whine about the 3P% but don’t look at the detailed numbers.. he’s 38.2% from the corners for his career and was at ~37% on ~2 catch-and-shoot att/gm in 18-19 and 19-20.

His PnR ball handler numbers are decent, 0.89 PPP in 19-20 was the same as De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine. The eye-popping number is 16.3% FT freq, which was the exact same as Luka in 19-20. Dinwiddie shot 7 ft/gm and is a career 79% from the line.

The defensive numbers are not great but he’s been an overall positive when a heavy rotation player in Brooklyn. Also.. he’s 6’ 6” with a 6’ 8.5” wingspan.

It also feels like some on here have not seen the guy play, he can create his own shot. Check it: https://youtu.be/QoTpFvcmWN0

Hopefully not plan A, but I’d be more than okay with Dinwiddie and another starter added in free agency (Collins, please).

(07-10-2021, 06:40 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: That's something along the lines of what Dlord has been saying on twitter. You sound alot like him lol

(07-11-2021, 01:58 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I'll take that - but not at the salary he thinks he deserves.

(07-09-2021, 12:21 PM)omahen Wrote: According to speculation below THJ could be interesting for Indy and JRich for Utah. Neither can realistically get them without SnT. So lets play around with scenarios.


https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2945540-every-nba-teams-top-target-in-2021-free-agency

(07-10-2021, 08:15 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I still think FGump is DLord.

(07-11-2021, 04:31 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: These are always fun.  There is the element of pairing team need with player.  Then there is the financial side...what they think guys will be worth.  Several prominent guys aren't mentioned including Conley, Schroder, Dinwiddie, N. Powell, Fournier, Graham, Barton and Drummond.  For those who they have changing teams, here are the categories they fell into:

TP-MLE ($5.9mm):  McConnell, Batum, R. Jackson, Burks, Oladipo, Iggy, Frank N. PJ Tucker, Rose and P. Mills (they actually said a portion of the MLE).

Full MLE:  C. Payne, Noel, D. Green and Dragic, THT

Vet. Minimum:  J. Green

Cap Space above the MLE:  Holmes, Collins, Kawhi, Oubre, C. Paul, and J. Allen

S&T:  J. Rich, THJ, Lowry, Ball

Hard to Tell:  Markkanen, D. Robinson (Houston and Orlando don't have the cap space to go above the MLE for these guys)


There are some good values for the TP-MLE.  I think some of those guys are worth more, but if they are going to the teams listed, that is all they can offer.  I wonder if Lowry might stay put.  The S&T to Philly is problematic unless part of a much larger deal.  How long are Dallas and Miami going to dick around with Kawhi while others go off the board?

I think Utah is more in need of a distributor than a SG if Conley leaves.  But this report and the Hardwood Knocks Podcast both mentioned JRich to Utah.  I will be happy to be wrong if JRich is part of the outgoing for Conley.  If Hardaway is going to follow an old coach, it seems the one going to Orlando makes at least as much sense as the one going to Indy.  Who is going to pay THJ close to what he wants if he doesn't return and isn't part of a S&T?  We should probably be spending more time figuring out the best home for THJ and how he might get there.

The cap room teams are NY, SA, OKC, Dallas, Toronto, Memphis, Miami and Charlotte.  This article has them using the space on Kawhi (Dallas and Miami), Collins (SA and OKC), CP3 (NY), Oubre (Memphis) and Allen (Charlotte).  One of those names is not like the others.  What do SA, OKC and Charlotte do with their space if Atl/Clev. match?  What do Dallas, Miami and NY do if Kawhi/CP3 return home?  That is a ton of space that may/may not be used on the next tier down.  Is there a world in which one of these teams wants KP if they don't get their primary guy (seems like Charlotte and SA since both are taking bigs).

(07-11-2021, 04:35 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: The long held themes he pounds on haven't changed.

(07-11-2021, 05:25 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: If Cameron Payne gets more money than Markkanen or Robinson, I´ll write Cuban is a god every day for a year. I´ll do it a month, if Payne´s total is even half of theirs.

(07-11-2021, 09:21 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I’ve seen a ton of Malcolm Brogdon trades posted.  Has it been brought up that his first two seasons in Milwaukee were under Kidd.  I kind of think I’ve read that, but not positive.  Normally I’d say CAA probably wouldn’t care for the idea of Brogdon (or Conley or Graham) being traded to a team at a position one of their own (Brunson) is about to enter his contract year.  But, if Brunson is part of the outgoing in a deal for Brogdon, it probably sets up both clients for better deals when their contracts are up.

(07-11-2021, 10:02 AM)omahen Wrote: With Luka, Brunson and DFS extensions kicking in after next seasons Mavs will have decisions to make. Even if they operate under the cap and spend just some 115 mil this season, Luka at 35, Brunson at 10 and DFS at 10 mean roughly additional 45 mil of salary, at least 15 mil over the tax line. As we said many times before, unless Brunson is seen as a starter in the near future, he is more expandable than DFS. It aslo need to be noted Brunson, Maxi, WCS and DFS are all expiring. There is no realistic way for Mavs to have cap space in 2022. But is there another team aiming for that? 

(07-11-2021, 10:12 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: There are ways to have capspace.

Porzingis 33.9 (reduce this salary by at least half in a trade, Harris/Bamba/pick, Turner/Lamb, Adams/Bledsoe)
Luka 25.4 (caphold, still nobody answered whether his super-max salary counts or the caphold? Anyone know?)
Powell 11.1
Kleber 9.0 (non-guaranteed)
DFS 7.6
Green 3.1
Burke 3.0
Terry 1.7

No doubt if you want to sign Lavine, you can move Kleber (non-guaranteed) + Powell (expiring) + Burke (expiring) + 1st to a team like OKC. That should be no problem at all. Two virtually firsts for 14M of Powell/Burke is a great deal.

Luka 40 (worst case, $15M more if it´s the caphold that counts)
Lavine 33
Turner 18
DFS 7.6
Green 3.1
Terry 1.7
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103.4

Against a projected cap of +$120M it´s possible.

(07-11-2021, 10:24 AM)dynamicalVoid Wrote:

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I am reading something that is saying that a caphold cannot exceed what the player can receive on the open market.

If true...does open market include players current team(in this case Luka and Designated Player Max?)...or is it the max other teams can offer said player?

I read it as the max that other teams can offer.

Dont know if this helps.  Dont know if this is factual.