2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Chicagojk]

TWO NOTES --

1 Re the need for a center, one thing that I haven't seen mentioned (I could have missed it) is that a significant issue with KP is that he's always going to be a $35M center - and in today's era, you shouldn't pat thay much for a center unless he's a pure superstar. Jokic. Embiid.

Good ones are available every year for $15Mish more or less, for example Holmes last summer. They are easy to find. Minimum salary, often.

The Mavs need to get their spending reasonable on that position, in relation to what guys like that go for. Even without KP, they are still paying quite a bit. 

2 Looking forward, my from-nowhere working assumption is that around the draft, the Mavs will try to package one of THJ, SD, or DB with their pick, for someone they like better. Ideally, they would find a way between now and then to change perceptions of all 3 of those.

High on my wish list would be a THJ-for-Brogdon swap. But depending on what we see of the 3 between now and then, the preferences of who to send, and the wish list, might change a lot.

I agree with the centers.  Ideally it would be someone like Dwight but better on defense and just more inside scoring potential.  I go back and forth if I would want a Jarrett Allen athletic type or a Marc Gasol type.   I agree, you can find those players.    Maybe saying Allen or prime Gasol is a lot to ask, but finding a guy like that would be a home run. 

Brogdan is interesting.   He too probably has lower value due to injuries and concerns of future injuries.   Just on initial thought, I would love a rotation of Luka, Brunson and Brogdan.   Both Brogdan and Jalen are smart players, efficient and don't make many mistakes.  Can you keep both Jalen and Brogdan?