2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

I think that is massively overpayment. 

The first thing is that Powell is really undervalued here. He is not an all star, but he is doing his job. Also, it looks like that after KP trade, roles in the team are much more defined. Chemistry is back and it looks like that FO wants to give the ball to the players who is in the best position at the moment and not changing and adjusting the game so the player xy will taking the shoots.

Also, Powell's contract expires after next season and i think that he is staying here and taking some 4-5 millions smaller contract. And with all respect to the all other players i really don't see so much bigger improvement at the center position with Robinson, Holmes, Bamba and all others to be spending another 10-15 mil. per season on another center.

Currently looks that FO won a KP trade and they want that our outer line is having ball in their hands, while bigs are doing ''dirty job''.

The second thing is undervaluing draft picks here. 2022 it looks like an interesting one. Players are moving from 5-6 pick to the even 2 round and i think we can grab a starter in this year draft. And also that pick could define future trades our FO will be doing. And Kidd also shows that he is the right coach for the young players. From ''unplayable Green'' he is doing a solid ''rotational player'' and if Nico and FO can find real potential i think Kidd can do wonders with them.

I'm really interesting to see how will our smaller rotation looks like when Timmy return. After the KP trade, Cuban also talked that we will be in luxury tax next year so i hope that this suggest also about Brunson extension.

This roster looks really, really deep one.

Powell - Kleber - Marjanovic
DFS - Bertans - Chriss
Bullock - Green
Brunson - Hardaway
Luka - Dinwiddie - Ntilkina

Also we have first round pick to spend.

After that i think players we should be monitoring are Tobias Harris, Randle and maybe also Grant.

Price for Grant & Collins is probably to high for us, but i'm interested to see what's the price for Julius Randle if Knicks are still losing. 

Also, for Harris there were some rumours that we are interested. He is not looking happy in Philadelphia, on a bad contract, so i'm interested to see what will Philly want for him. Bertans + sallary filler (Brown, Burke...) + 2 round pick? 

He is still almost 20p scorer, there is connections with Boban and i think he is the next could quckly become happy and efficient here Dallas.

I agree that trading for Mo Bamba is not the answer, but Powell is not a starting center on a contender.  As others have mentioned, a starting center in the 10-12 mil range makes a ton of sense.  Somebody like a Holmes who would improve rebounding and rim protection and is less likely to played off the court then a traditional center.  He also happens to be a distressed asset that we might actually be able to get.

Not really sure how Randle fits on this team?  Either defensively or offensively.  

Harris is a distressed asset but I don't think Bertans plus filler and a second will be enough.  We have a lot of money tied up in overpriced bench players (Bertans, THJ, Powell) and it would make sense to combine some of that for an overpriced starter.  I am a little concerned that Harris can play effectively in Kidd's defense.