Yesterday, 05:27 PM
(Yesterday, 05:09 PM)Smitty Wrote: I look at who’s under contract next season and try to categorize it.
All-Star level Vets: Davis, Kyrie
Core: Flagg, Christie, Lively, ‘26 FRP
Sell High Vets: Gafford, Naji, Klay
Hold: PJW, Martin
Anchors: DLO, Hardy
Develop: Nembhard, Cisse, Kelly
The Mavs have no draft pick next year so there’s no harm in having Davis and/or Kyrie on your roster. You can be competitive. The harm would be extending either of them. There’s also no harm in selling them, unless it’s pennies on the dollar? Because again, there’s no harm for them being on the roster next season.
I would sell high on the 3 vets that have positive value league wide. They either don’t fit with Flagg (IMO) or won’t be here when he’s ready to take over the league.
I would hold on PJ and Martin. One I think can be a good fit. The other is negative value, and I’m not in a position to be sending assets to offload negative contracts.
DLO and Hardy fit into the don’t send out assets category. They’ll both be off your books after next season, so you’re stuck with them for 12 more months.
I don’t think there’s some major need to get rid of everyone 25 and older and replace them with a 19 year old. I also don’t think it’s practical to make 7 trades of everyone that “doesn’t fit” Flagg next year. It’s kind of a bridge year in a way. If you are keeping Davis, due to lack of market, and Kyrie wants to be here.. You have a pathway to be good in Flagg’s second season. The reason it probably won’t work is health.
The only major decision I think this team needs to make this summer is whether or not to extend Kyrie, Davis, Naji. I would elect to say no to all 3.
I agree with most of this. I'm afraid pennies on the dollar is all they are ever going to get for AD. This latest injury killed any hope I had of getting value for him this TDL (or ever). I am not looking forward to dealing with that for another two years. The constant waiting for the next injury, the fear of Mavs caving and giving him any kind of an extension and otherwise dealing with his disgruntled agent. I'm a little worried that might impact Lively's extension (who shares the same agent).