TRADE: Jrue Holiday to POR |Simons to BOS

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I am absolutely convinced that Jrue is not going to stay in Portland. He does not fit their timeline at all. He is going to get flipped to a contender (us) for sure!

I want to love the idea of Jrue to DAL, but the timeline/contract is scary.

I do love the idea of using leftover pieces (like Martin, Hardy, Powell) as the basis for a trade match.

But his 32M salary is really hard to make work with the trade match (a 4-for-1) and the total payroll (because of the need to refill the roster after a 4-for-1) and it might cause salary demand issues down the roster when it comes time for new deals (Jrue's would be a very big number compared to players like Klay, PJ, Gaff, but I'm not convinced he would be doing way more heavy lifting than them). His ongoing salary in the 30s would also cause issues in future years, making the Mavs really top heavy and hard to maintain.

So I don't think he's the answer.