12-16-2024, 03:01 PM
Various comments:
1 The "non-guarantee" aspect of Zion's contract is close to meaningless. To save any money, you have to waive him, so it probably takes a career-ending injury before that happens. You can't get him at a discount financially with the NG aspect. If you don't see $37M and up of on-court value, you don't trade for him, and that's hard to see when you factor in how few games he plays and how limited his contribution is, along with giving up the mass of talent it takes to trade-match.
2 I have been positively amazed at PJW's ability and fit in Dallas. I expected far less.
3 I would think Portis would have been Mavs' target to be another big (iow instead of Gafford), with the intent that he would be similar to Maxi in his role. If that deal had gone through (with GW to MIL), we don't know if it would have cost any draft capital, nor whether they would have gone on to add a 2nd player, but imo if they had, imo that other trade would have more likely been PJW not Gafford because of where Portis plays.
4 I would still love to see Portis-to-Dallas, which would take Maxi outgoing somehow (both payroll and minutes considerations), which obviously isn't doable as a simple one-for-one. But in the summer MIL might consider an expiring Maxi contract over a new deal for Portis. With Portis on an expiring right now, it probably doesn't work without an extension attached, or until a summer sign-and-trade. Another avenue might be a 3-way with Gafford outbound instead of Maxi (I don't see Gafford as a MIL fit).
1 The "non-guarantee" aspect of Zion's contract is close to meaningless. To save any money, you have to waive him, so it probably takes a career-ending injury before that happens. You can't get him at a discount financially with the NG aspect. If you don't see $37M and up of on-court value, you don't trade for him, and that's hard to see when you factor in how few games he plays and how limited his contribution is, along with giving up the mass of talent it takes to trade-match.
2 I have been positively amazed at PJW's ability and fit in Dallas. I expected far less.
3 I would think Portis would have been Mavs' target to be another big (iow instead of Gafford), with the intent that he would be similar to Maxi in his role. If that deal had gone through (with GW to MIL), we don't know if it would have cost any draft capital, nor whether they would have gone on to add a 2nd player, but imo if they had, imo that other trade would have more likely been PJW not Gafford because of where Portis plays.
4 I would still love to see Portis-to-Dallas, which would take Maxi outgoing somehow (both payroll and minutes considerations), which obviously isn't doable as a simple one-for-one. But in the summer MIL might consider an expiring Maxi contract over a new deal for Portis. With Portis on an expiring right now, it probably doesn't work without an extension attached, or until a summer sign-and-trade. Another avenue might be a 3-way with Gafford outbound instead of Maxi (I don't see Gafford as a MIL fit).
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