2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[SkenfromLMF]

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

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

I think the answer to you questio comes down to 2 possible perspectives. 1) THJ in particular just amassed negative value - high volume shooter on a rather high volume salary with an injury; do we really want to know how KP is valued across the league? Many are not willing to give away the few assets we have to move either player, so there is reluctance to entertain the cost to do so.
2) There is a phenomenon we experienced with the Harrison Barnes trade. We acquired one of the biggest Trade Exceptions in NBA history and used it to acquire??? We kicked the can down the road and never did anything with it. We moved Josh Richardson for about 10 million in TE... we did not relinquish it to create cap space for a signing in the summer and we haven't really seen much smoke regarding the Mavs doing anything with it except watch it expire on the shelf. From those wonderful examples of team building there is a fear that the Mavs would trade to get out from under those contracts without replacing them at the par value. So using your example of re-sign Brunson and DFS for $32 Million and use the remaining $17 mil elsewhere, we are subconsciously admitting we are more likely to dump 50, sign 32, and watch mark count the difference.

IMO the key is Bullock. IF Bullock can become the dependable 3&D piece, then I am all about trying to get something for (or just out from under)THJ... KP is another thing - I just don't see him having value in trade scenarios and I don't like the thought of the cost it would take to get out from under his contract, when his play indicates he is not a tremendous negative.

But either 1) the cost is too high to try and move them or 2) we would NOT replace the assets lost with something else to go with Brunson and DFS. So, my fear is that we would lose assets from either perspective.