2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

Posted this in another thread but my next move might be to offer Brunson + THJ to Detroit for Jerami Grant

We know Detroit pursued Hardaway heavily in the offseason, reportedly offering him a bigger deal than the one he got in Dallas. Detroit needs quality high volume shooting and that's THJ's super power. Brunson brings veteran leadership and would immediately start. 

Grant is an ideal fit for Kidd's defensive system. A Shawn Marion type.

Mavs are giving up two starter quality, heavy minute guys, so they may take a step back in the W/L column but I think a deal like this is the right move long term, and it puts them in a better position to play quality playofff basketball.

Luka -- Burke
Bullock -- Ntilikina
DFS -- Brown
Grant -- Kleber
KP -- WCS/Powell

My only, and albeit small, hesitation with a deal like that is we would desperately have to get some bench scoring. If THJ/Brunson are gone then our bench scorers fall back to Brown/Frank/Burke/WCS which might be the weakest bench in the league.

I'd try to call up Houston and offer them Powell+WCS for Eric Gordon+Theis.

The salaries all work too. 

Mavs would then run
Luka -- Ntilikina-- Burke
Bullock -- Gordon
DFS -- Brown 
Grant -- Kleber
KP -- Theis -- Boban

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Of course, THJ signed in Dallas for less than Detroit offered him. He probably wouldn't be happy either but as they say "It's a business."

Mavs wouldn't even be interested in trading Timmy if he didn't suddenly drop 6 percentage points from the field and play no defense.