2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

Given that Holmes is able to be acquired with the TE in a June trade, I don't see that "salary match" is much of an issue. That sort of deal allows the Mavs a wide variety of options they could send the Kings to accommodate the rules, if both teams want to make a deal.

But him being worth having, that is an issue to me.

I do think THJ for Holmes makes some sense, if you don't want THJ and can't unload him any other way. But that still doesn't promise Holmes will add anything or be an upgrade at all, so ...

Serious question...who do you like for the starting C role.  In general, the shot blockers out there aren't mobile.  The mobile centers aren't shot blockers.  Do we run it back with Powell/Maxi?  If not, who is a realistic target that fits our scheme?

I don't disagree that current Holmes doesn't look great.  But, Historic Holmes is pretty good at what we ask our C to do.  Here are the O-Lebron, D-Lebron and Lebron for the last three seasons for Holmes:

19-20   0.56  2.07  2.63

20-21   0.91  0.90  1.80

21-22   -1.34  0.68  -0.66

So, is this a 28 year old who is falling apart?  Did he play for a contract and check out?  Both are certainly possible.  Or, is he on a bad Sacramento team and needs a change of scenery.  I see another Dinwiddie situation where he's done good things in the past (per 36, Holmes is a 16/10 guy with a TS% of .683 the last three seasons), but is having a bad season on a bad team.  I think I read somewhere last season that he was 8th in the league in block percentage (this season he's a full point below his career average).  For comparison, Powell on a per 36 basis is 13/8 with similar TS% but has about half the block percentage.  Both Powell and Holmes have been nicely positive for multiple seasons for their teams in On-Off until this season where both are negative.