07-14-2021, 12:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2021, 12:30 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(07-14-2021, 09:44 AM)david75090 Wrote: I'm not convinced Collins is more than just-a-guy. I'm not seeing a star. I'm seeing a good athlete but that's it. A 2nd star to pair with Luka is what I'm hoping for. My opinion of Collins is, he's a level below that 2nd star rung. I hate to see the Mavs tie up cap room with someone who I don't feel lives up to the hype.
Kawhi Leonard is the solitary "2nd star" available in free agency from where I'm sitting, and he's out the coming year.
The only advantage to Kawhi's injury for the Mavs' consideration of signing him is that we have our pick next year. Let's just say that whoever is left out when the offseason dust settles out of Green, Terry, Bey, and Hinton will get lots of minutes to develop if we sign Kawhi, because THJ is gone in that scenario, and we'll have very, very little to work with to fill out the roster. I think it's safe to say that our 2021-22 roster will be quite a bit worse than the 2020-21 roster if we sign Kawhi.
Once again, if you don't get Kawhi, go get Portis and Jackson (and Payne and Tucker?) for more than their current teams can retain them for. Tradable assets if nothing else.