2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[cow]

I mentioned, back in the game thread, that the Mavs have been on this tear without KP (surprise!) and with THJ not contributing that much other than minutes. Just try to get *anything* back for them - a rotation player for each, plus an expiring for each, for example - and you have a better team, *plus* the ability to re-sign JB and GK. 

I'm completely out on any trading of Brunson unless it brings back a proven all-star (not likely to happen unless he's packaged with KP), or if his agent has told the Mavs that he wants his own team and isn't coming back at any price.

I've been championing that this team is better the fewer minutes our Knicks players get.  In a vacuum, I'd like to keep JB but that might not be feasible.  And as much as my perception has turned around on JB, he might be a starter on certain teams but I don't think he's a championship cornerstone short of being a super sixth man.  If you could use your 22 pick + THJ for Grant, here's your squad:

Starters:  Luka, DFS, KP, Grant, Kemba 
Bench:  Maxi, Robinson (can start when KP is hurt), Power or Bullock (whoever doesn't get dumped), Chriss, Strerling, Josh, Dragic (pickup?)

You'd need to resign Robinson in the offseason.  But once draft has passed, you are right back to having a full set of FRPs again.