Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment

[Chicagojk]

He’s on the list!

I put this list together because we talk about adding guys via MLE or TPE and wanted to see who those guys actually were.

UFA's that could be potential gets with the MLE:

Guards              Wings                Bigs
McCollum          LeBron             Vucevic
Simons             T. Harris          M. Robinson
Sexton             Hachimura         Landale
C. White            K. Ellis              
Grimes             Middleton*                
Dosunmo          Kuminga (TO)             
Gillespie                                                                                   
Alvarado (PO) 


RFA's that could be potential gets:
J. Ivey
P. Watson
B. Mathurin
T. Eason


Trade options with the TPE or MLE:
Josh Hart $20.9M
Monk $20.2M
Curuso $19.5M 
Nembhard $19.5M 
Dort $18.2M (TO) 
G. Allen $18.1M
Strus $16.6M 
Schroder $14.8M
Lavert $14.8M
Moody $12.5M 
Isaiah Joe $11.3M
Nesmith $11.0M
McConnell $11.0M
A. Black $10.1M

Knowing the names now, who and why should the Mavs prioritize this summer?

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Man, I am not crazy about many on that list.   White, Grimes or Ayo maybe.    If Ayo plays well though, I'd imagine Minny keeps him.    I view White and Grimes as bench guards.  I don't think either would be excited about that.  

I can't imagine Eason or Mathurin are gettable by the Mavs.   Ivey would interest me as a upside pick, but the Bulls may just keep him if he plays well.  Thats about it for me though.  So what happens if we don't use the MLE this year?