12-25-2024, 12:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-25-2024, 12:10 AM by KillerLeft.)
I should have known we’d find a way to discuss potential trades, despite finally reaching a year where Mavs activity seems unlikely, to say the least. I’m not complaining, mind you - it’s nice to have well written, well reasoned stuff to read!
If we go on the premise that the top eight are safe, which I think is pretty sound logic, I just don’t see how any of the names we are discussing could be possible. Even with the 2025 first, there’s not very much value in that package. It would be one thing if Kleber's contract was expiring, but he’s got another year left so part of that likely-to-be-late 1st’s value has to be viewed as payment for offloading that, I’d think. IDK… Maybe a team who thinks, as I do, that Kleber is being played out of position here this season, might have some interest in him? I’m sure a lot of teams would love to have Powell on his current contract, actually, but not enough to give up the kind of player we’re discussing. I suppose it’s possible that someone really, really still believes in Hardy out there, but all three of those things are sort of low stakes “what ifs” and these are pretty serious names we’re throwing out there as possible targets.
From Dan‘s list of targets, I also love White. I love DFS, and Toppin, too. At the end of the day, I don’t think the package we are discussing of outgoing assets gets any of them. Maybe DFS, but I’m skeptical about him, even.
I might be way, way off, but I think the two most likely scenarios are that they do nothing at all, or that they DO move off of someone from the top eight for something a little bigger than what we are expecting. I won’t bring up Herb Jones again because I can tell no one thinks he is really available. But, maybe someone else on his level who might be WORTH a shakeup with the top 8.
If we go on the premise that the top eight are safe, which I think is pretty sound logic, I just don’t see how any of the names we are discussing could be possible. Even with the 2025 first, there’s not very much value in that package. It would be one thing if Kleber's contract was expiring, but he’s got another year left so part of that likely-to-be-late 1st’s value has to be viewed as payment for offloading that, I’d think. IDK… Maybe a team who thinks, as I do, that Kleber is being played out of position here this season, might have some interest in him? I’m sure a lot of teams would love to have Powell on his current contract, actually, but not enough to give up the kind of player we’re discussing. I suppose it’s possible that someone really, really still believes in Hardy out there, but all three of those things are sort of low stakes “what ifs” and these are pretty serious names we’re throwing out there as possible targets.
From Dan‘s list of targets, I also love White. I love DFS, and Toppin, too. At the end of the day, I don’t think the package we are discussing of outgoing assets gets any of them. Maybe DFS, but I’m skeptical about him, even.
I might be way, way off, but I think the two most likely scenarios are that they do nothing at all, or that they DO move off of someone from the top eight for something a little bigger than what we are expecting. I won’t bring up Herb Jones again because I can tell no one thinks he is really available. But, maybe someone else on his level who might be WORTH a shakeup with the top 8.