12-29-2024, 07:37 PM
(12-29-2024, 06:45 PM)JamesConway912 Wrote: That seems like a reasonable stance. He’d be an upgrade to our bench but besides his crappy play & unavailability this season he also makes quite a bit more than MLE money. Would be hard to find a spot for him under the salary cup. Personally I’ve never been a fan of this guy but if the front office still sees something in him after almost trading for him last year I’d be on board. It’s just hard to see where he’d fit here if it’s supposed to be more than a bench role.
Generally speaking the backup PF spot looks like the biggest weakness right now and the team certainly could use a shooter at the frontcourt spots though.
Irving | Dinwiddie
Thompson | Grimes
Doncic | Marshall
Washington | Kuzma
Lively | Gafford
The way Fischer states it makes it sound a lot more like that’s something Kuzma is interested in instead of the Mavs though. And that’s also my stance here. Probably a non starter and just an old almost-trade rumor being recycled again.
Yeah, I don't see it. I think it is Kuzma looking at good situations (and one who had interest last year). I was in the minority here and was fine with the gamble last year. I am glad to be proven wrong. I don't think Dallas would consider a Marshal, Maxi and pick type of trade. Too many moving parts and again, you are adding a guy to come off the bench. I am not sure Kuzma wants that and may not be a better fit than Marshall anyway.
With the new CBA and Kuzma's poor play this year, I am sure they are having trouble finding teams. The Kings were always a team mentioned, but what point does that make and is not a very desirable location now. You can probably find a few teams but the return may be very low, so not sure the Wizards would move him for that type of .25 on the dollar. I think a team like Denver may be in the panic stage. Same with Milwaukke and maybe Minnesota. tough seeing if Kuzma would be the guy they went in on with their first choice. It may be even harder finding a fair trade.