Trade & FA 2024-25:

[JamesConway912]

I'm not totally out on the Harris idea, but I highly doubt he'd start in the circumstances you've outlined above. No offense to you or anyone else, but I keep seeing these ideas that play two 4's next to each other, and I just feel like that's willfully missing what just worked for Dallas. They need DJJ or a DJJ replacement. They already have a PJ Washington. They could use another 4 to come off the bench like Harris, Collins, whoever, but not at the sacrifice of the quicker wing, and probably only if they don't move Green (because they need two of that type, really). 

These are all great ideas for replacing Kleber, if the team really is into moving on from him. I don't think they're as ideally suited as Kleber (when healthy) because they can't play the 5 as well, but Harris and Collins CAN defend and shoot a little. Collins can even create some for himself in the post, if that's a dimension they want to add. 

But without the Jones element on the defensive end this is all pointless. That's why it's Jones or Grant for me, so far.

On paper both PJ and Harris are PF/SF types but we’re not talking about 7ft behemoths as both are very mobile. I agree to the extent that the defense would suffer a bit but the offensive flow would also improve. I’d happily live with the tradeoff here.

Maybe I’m still underselling DJJ but I don’t quite think he’s good enough as a floor spacer here in the halfcourt. At least not until you get more shooting from somewhere else in the starting lineup.