2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

There is something fundamentally wrong when we are trading pieces like DFS and Brunson who have been there when it matters for the most part instead of KP. KP brings a lot to the table with his size and rim protection but up to this point he has not done much to say he is a championship piece. DFS and Brunson are championship pieces that can be relied on. 

Until the Mavs move KP and add THJ to that list, we are going to be average with those two guys who make together 50 million are core pieces on this team 

KP + THJ = 52 Million
JB + DFS = 32 to 35 Million

In my opinion I am going to take JB and DFS and the extra 17 million to go and get something else. That is the decision the Mavs are faced with. 

I am still baffled why people are not behind a moving THJ and KP, I would add Maxi to that list as well.

My guess is if you polled this board as to who they would most want to trade, THJ and KP would both be at the top of the list.  There have been a ton of trade suggestions for both.  Problem is they may not be terribly movable.  THJ injury and relationship with the FO make moving him an unlikely event.  KP has an undetermined value.  Not sure who wants him and how badly.  Personally I am still holding out hope that the goal/focus has been to raise his value for a TDL trade all along, but I'm worried that is not the case.

There has been a lot of talk regarding a Brunson trade because there is a real possibility he is bailing.  I think it is going to be a constant problem for this team to bring in a high level secondary playmakers, because a lot of those guys want to run their own team