CHICAGO JK - That's a good analysis, but if this team is healthy, is there really a hole needing to be filled? If you count Marshall, you've identified 9 (!) valued players NOT including either Exum or SD. We badly need a "10th man" or even lower? I'm being silly, but you get the point.
I'm not convinced there's a lack of shot creation either; our mindset is used to seeing one player creating almost all of the offense, getting a shot for himself or via a flashy pass, and when we don't see that we think it's an issue. But without Luka in the mix, the attack comes from lots of places, and the ball moves. Kyrie is a big threat, and so is AD. Lots of supporting offense across the lineup.
As for what a trade might look like, in theory the Mavs could easily put together a package and trade for a player up to maybe 18-20M in salary (with Powell, Hardy, and maybe Martin or Marshall), but do they have a 20M hole? And the minutes? As much as I like the idea in theory, I just don't see it.
Gafford - Lively
AD - Martin
PJ - Marshall
Klay - Christie
Kyrie - Exum/SD
I do see the need to package several players together for one, however, and maybe take back less in salary. Assuming they keep either Exum or SD and maybe both, they have too many useful players to fit onto the roster imo. So there's that part of the equation.
I'm not convinced there's a lack of shot creation either; our mindset is used to seeing one player creating almost all of the offense, getting a shot for himself or via a flashy pass, and when we don't see that we think it's an issue. But without Luka in the mix, the attack comes from lots of places, and the ball moves. Kyrie is a big threat, and so is AD. Lots of supporting offense across the lineup.
As for what a trade might look like, in theory the Mavs could easily put together a package and trade for a player up to maybe 18-20M in salary (with Powell, Hardy, and maybe Martin or Marshall), but do they have a 20M hole? And the minutes? As much as I like the idea in theory, I just don't see it.
Gafford - Lively
AD - Martin
PJ - Marshall
Klay - Christie
Kyrie - Exum/SD
I do see the need to package several players together for one, however, and maybe take back less in salary. Assuming they keep either Exum or SD and maybe both, they have too many useful players to fit onto the roster imo. So there's that part of the equation.
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