02-11-2022, 01:44 PM
(02-11-2022, 12:55 PM)omahen Wrote: That is certainly true. But a smart and capable FO would move Dragic for a longer contract (teams usually pay a premium to dump more money) and keep the pick. Who knows, perhaps even a deal Mavs are hoping to reach in the summer would be on the table for Dragic expiring.
Lets just look at trades with big expiring contracts from this TDL. Dragic and that pick could get us McCullom and Nance, for example. Or LeVert (better than Dinwiddie on a better contract). Or we could get Powell and RoCo package and keep the pick. All of these examples are miles better than the Dinwiddie-Bertans combination, imho.
Feels like Dragic basically said I'm not going to play unless it's for X teams so in the Dragic case you need the other team to both have the longer contract that you're seeking and also be willing to buy Dragic out, which is what the Raptors had to throw in a first for anyway so I don't think that the options you're assuming were out there were a sure thing in this case but I see your point.