2021 FREE AGENCY: Markkanen wants out of CHI | DAL "definitely interested"

[mvossman]

This. I’d prefer other options as well but Lowry is worlds better than any of the FAs we’ve ever signed. For once we’d have a veteran who can actually lead not only in the locker room but also by example on the court. I’m in. Its a bit of a hail mary attempt once again but it’s not like Nico has inherited a bunch of valuable draft picks or highly coveted young players to wheel and deal. The pressure is already on the organization thanks to years of pathetic roster building and player development by Rick, Donnie and Cuban. 

Lowry + Hardaway while still having the 
MLE & BAE would already be a big step into the right direction.

Heck last year they couldn’t even find someone for the MLE so they pissed it away for WCS and Burke...

We’re pretty much at rock bottom with the roster outside of Luka. This isn’t an easy or quick fix kind of thing. But Lowry would help us a lot right away.

Quick comment on last years MLE.  Part of the reason we struggled to get an impact player with the MLE is that we wanted to spend some of it on Terry.  Because he was a second round player, I think you need to spend some actual cap (or in this case exception) to make his contract 3 or 4 years so that he becomes restricted after three years.  I realize this last season was not encouraging, but they were betting on him being good enough in 3 years to get value out of him being restricted.