01-20-2025, 09:43 AM
(01-20-2025, 09:31 AM)DL2RimRocker Wrote: I just don't see how we can improve over Maxi without giving up some rotation players.
This might be a year we stand pat at TDL and go with what we have.
We should be significantly better considering we added Klay/Grimes/Naji/Dinwiddie and only lost THJ/Green/DJJ.
Lively has a year of experience and PJ and Gafford went through training camp with us this time around.
Also, Luka has another year of deep PO experience.
What's killing us imo, is the injury bug that not only keeps star players from playing, but also keeps the team as a whole from building chemistry during the RS.
That is definately the most likely outcome.
I thought of Marcus Smart this morning. He has been pretty average this year. I believe he is out now too? A Memphis-Dallas trade is not happening, but if Memphis traded for Cam Johnson for instance....I wonder if Dallas would sniff around if Smart went to Brooklyn. I don't believe Maxi and Grime would work (plus a pick), but something like that would be in the range.
Personally, I would prefer keeping (and resigning) Grimes. But I could see Kidd interested in a guy like Smart who despite all his faults and ugly play, is a tone setter.