(01-09-2026, 12:38 PM)Smitty Wrote: Well, I picked a good day to talk Raptors. How does the board feel about it?
DAL: RJ Barrett ($27.7M/$29.6M), Jacob Poeltl ($19.5M), Ochai Agbaji ($6.3M-Expiring), '27 FRP, '28 FRP Swap, '29 FRP, '30 FRP Swap
TOR: Anthony Davis ($54.1M), Brandon Williams ($2.2M)
This is Poeltl's extension:
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Mavs roster after this hypothetical:
Kyrie | Nemby* | DLO | Hardy
Max | Klay | Agbaji
Barrett | Naji | Kelly*
Flagg | PJW | Martin
Lively | Gafford | Poeltl | Powell | Cisse*
Waive: Exum
*Two-Way
Poeltl is a good center, but looks like he has some serious injury problems (back). An injury that don't tend to get better with age. Barret is a decent wing but way overpaid for what he provides. He is neither a great defender nor a good three point shooter. So not something ideal to have next to offensive stars. Not good enough to be a second offensive option on a good team. Mavs could perhaps still flip him for some draft capital next season though, as everyone is always looking for wings. Another problem is that Mavs get only a little bit of cap saving for next season with this trade.
Atlanta can offer a much better package even without NO pick, imho. Poeltl is at least one FRP negative value. KP is equally good as Poeltl and equal injury liability, but at least he expires next season. So Toronto is down 1 FRP in this conversation to Atlanta. Barret is better than Kennard, but will cost 30 mil more next season. Not sure if I could say he is 1 FRP higher value, lets say one swap higher value. Risacher is at least 1 FRP value (since none of the picks is really great) and that might be downplaying his value. I am not getting into Agbaji, as he doesn't seem to have any value - there were rumors that Toronto is offering a second rounder to whoever wants to eat his deal.
Based on this the equivalent Hawks offer would be KP, Kennard, ZR, 1 Atlanta pick in any year from 2028-2030 and 3 swaps (or whatever other picks that have equal value to those swaps).