06-15-2021, 03:41 PM
(06-15-2021, 02:04 PM)Jommybone Wrote: It’s soooooo hard to know. If JC is the best player we can get, we should get him. But a couple years ago we thought that was Kemba. Turns out we couldn’t get him. And he wasn’t the best. Wouldn’t be one bit surprised to see the same thing happen here.
I thought Kemba was the BPA that was gettable flaws and all and Collins or Holmes are probably this years bunch.
As "bad" as Kemba would have been, we would have had a 20 point game per scorer instead of who Delon Wright and Josh Richardson? I guess he would be overpaid but I dunno maybe we win a first round series. The downside would have been this offseason where you might have to give him away to get out of luxury tax hell.
I want to see what he is actually traded for. Like if he ends up being traded without adding picks and they get back usable players (Adams, Bledsoe was one package I saw as an example) then the Celtics might have still come out ahead of the Mavs. If Mavs sign Kawhi we can all say "See they were right all along, long live MBT - may they reign a thousand years"!
My opinion is that cap space doesn't mean shit and so big swings aren't a big deal. Most of the players Mavs have the ability to sign are in the MLE range anyway so as long as you don't sign someone who is completely awful you will probably find a way out.
Imo the Celtics disaster move wasn't Kemba, it was turning down Myles Turner for free. The trade exception they got only netted half a mediocre season of Fournier. I am sure they would like a do-over there.