02-12-2022, 03:28 PM
(02-12-2022, 03:26 PM)Davemo Wrote: My primary reason for hoping Davis and SD work out is that it creates more opportunities for the Mavs to be creative. If they are even a neutral trade asset then the FO (Nico and Baker) will have so many more options than they would with the KP contract. Even one of them resurrecting their career to a degree helps immensely. I think in a new system, and with hopefully a determination to become good players again (which is tad iffy) either or both can be 80% of the players they were in their best year. If this happens, we win the trade, period. KP is never, ever going to be a neutral trade asset with those knees and that salary........and will be difficult to trade. If it does not happen, we still have more cap flexibility than we had. The trade, I think, was probably heavily influenced by the capologist on the Mavs (Baker). Just my thoughts.
Nico in his brief presser used the word "flexibility" like four times in a minute. I think you are hitting on part of what he meant by that.