07-01-2024, 05:00 AM
(07-01-2024, 01:16 AM)mvossman Wrote: I mean the warriors came to the same conclusion last season, and he is only getting older. I’m struggling to see how it’s going to work without a POA defender. Maybe Lively turns in to Gobert and can make up for 3 questionable defenders. I just think the Mavs found something that really worked up until the finals and throwing it away feels like unnecessary panic move.
My problem is not that Thompson brings more offense. I think we need that. That´s why I so heavily advocate a player like Anfernee Simons. My problem with Klay is that he does not solve one of our biggest problems: play-making and work relief for Luka/Kyrie. We literally have nobody that can run the offense sufficiently and get buckets for himself, when Luka or Kyrie need rest/are injured. Maybe the plan is to get Klay and then trade for another point guard like Tyus Jones or something.
At this stage we have not traded Green yet. Might still get it done with just Kleber, especially if Golden State has no interest in salary returns.
No idea whether this is legal (probably is)
Grimes BAE
Thompson for THJ TE
Marshall for Kleber
That should be 163.2 + Klay Thompson´s salary. So that gets us to roughly $15M as a starting salary without giving up Green.
At that point we could possibly find a trade of Tobias Harris (roughly $12-13M starting salary) for Green + Powell and sign a vet min PG (Dinwiddie?) + C (Bitadze?). That should be right at the 1st apron, few dollars give or take, or am I seeing things that are not there.
Doncic/Dinwiddie/Exum
Irving/Grimes/Hardy
Thompson/Marshall/Lawson
Washington/Harris/O-Max
Lively/Gafford/Bitadze