2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[aguiar95]

Idea at Fish.com:


With all of this in mind, here is the three-way trade we believe would be beneficial to all parties involved:

Mavs receive: Buddy Hield, Richaun Holmes

Knicks receive: Jalen Brunson

Kings receive: Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber, Mitchell Robinson and the Knicks' 2023 first-round pick acquired from the Mavs in the Kristaps Porzingis trade

Then, if the Mavs end up not thinking they won't end up with Goran Dragic on the buyout market for whatever reason, they could put their TPE (traded player exception) to use by adding more secondary playmaking and bench scoring:

Mavs receive: Kemba Walker


Knicks receive: Mavs' $10.9 TPE and protected future second-round pick



I’m not traditionally a Hield fan, but I like that you are shortening the window for this position to two years instead of THJ’s longer deal.  The article mentions Hield lives in Dallas in the off-season.  The thing I like about Holmes is he can anchor the C position on nights KP is out much better than Powell or Maxi.  I think Holmes is mobile enough to play alongside KP.  I would probably keep the proposed NY 2023 and give Sacramento our 2022 pick instead.

This feels a little light.  If Hield and THJ are a wash, then this is JB and Maxi for Holmes and you are helping NY offload Kemba’s money in 2022-23.  Seems like Dallas would be owed something more.

Looking only at the Dallas part in their trade, it feels awful (at least on-court). We should remove Maxi from the trade (absorbing Holmes into the TPE) and if possible get our pick back while sending the '22 pick for the Kings. 

I was into the Kemba stuff until I watched the Knicks game yesterday. He looks done. Can't penetrate and attack the rim anymore, relying only on his streaky jumper. Also, the other night Robinson had 8 blocks, not sure NYK want to part with that.