07-01-2021, 04:40 PM
(07-01-2021, 01:19 PM)MrGoat Wrote: Dallas is considered by some executives to be the most serious threat to land Kawhi because of Luka Doncic’s presence and the front office’s ability to create maximum cap space or work out a sign-and-trade. During Leonard’s years with Nike, he also developed a good relationship with Nico Harrison, the Mavs’ new general manager and a former longtime executive at the company."
Kawhi's max is starts at about 40 mil I'm pretty sure.
If we really want to get pie in the sky and go for Lillard as well I'm assuming they're going to reserve KP+Maxi+Brunson+Green+Terry+picks for a Lillard package in some way.
Trading for Lillard first using all of those guys and taking only Lillard back leaves the Mavs about 1 mil shy of Kawhi's maxi.
Perhaps it'd be easier to operate as an overthe cap team and SnT THJ/JRich/Reddick/Melli for as many picks as possible.
Something like THJ for Goran+2026 protected 1-10 FRP from Miami.
Reddick to the Nets for 2 2nd rounders
Brunson to whoever can offer a 2023 FRP.
Mavs then turn around and throw KP+Maxi+Green+Terry+ 2023/2025/2026/2027 FRP with pick swaps in 2022/24/26/28. Thats 8 picks right there and a young center for Lillard.
Mavs would probably stretch waive Powell if they had to get to that magic 40 mil number, and it'd get them there.
The entire team would consist solely of
Dame/Goran (RMLE)
Luka/---
Kawhi/
DFS/
---/ Boban (Vet min)
So 6 players under contract with about zero assets and cap space to fill it out. I don't know, but it'd look bleak.
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