08-12-2021, 11:18 AM
(08-12-2021, 11:03 AM)mvossman Wrote: Yes. We need as much defense as we can get around Luka and THJ (and possibly/arguably KP) and Lauri is not that. Folks are suggesting he would replace KP when he is not playing, but you do not want Lauri at the 5, so we would still need to put a center out there.
That being the case, it makes we wonder if this pursuit makes sense.
Isn't a big part of the reason Markkanen wants out that he doesn't want to come off the bench?
Should the Mavs trade a first round pick and/or one or more young players for a bench guy? And pay him in excess of $12M per?
Sorry, don't mean to be obtuse, but I'm just not getting this. Maybe you are suggesting that Chicago and LM would come down to a reasonable price for a bench player?
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