11-28-2022, 10:03 AM
(11-28-2022, 09:15 AM)omahen Wrote: There are two possibilities to this. Either Kemba gets the Campazzo role and they didn't make the move sooner, because Kemba was looking for a bigger role and couldn't find it. Or, Mavs realized they need more playmaking and they are signing a more offensively capable guy. In this case the big question is, where does the minutes come from and what happens to the player losing the minutes. Most obvious choice would be THJ. But can Mavs afford having another 20 mil on the bench without any playing time? How do you recover from that. All other options make less sense, even Bullock despite his terrible play.
It is a bad sign thinking that McGee, Bertans and THJ are just dead weight and around 40-45 million sitting on the bench for the next 2.5 years.
My hope is THJ would play well and be moved either during the season or after the season. I thought that was a realistic expectation. I am really trying to pump the breaks on Hardy, but next year Hardaway can't be a progress stopper for Hardy or another young prospect. Not sure what happens if he is untradeable and here for the next 2.5 years.
I think Kemba is viewed as an every game player. He can fill that role, but eventually his knee issues pop back up. So it will, at best, be a short term solution. Maybe Din, Kemba, Green, X & X could work for stretches off the bench. I assuming the other X's would need to be plus defenders???