2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[ItsGoTime]

I appreciate what you’ve brought up in your comments, some things I didn’t know and added some perspective. For me I’m not going to pretend to know player values in the NBA. I don’t think it’s as easy as X = X. Relationships, agents, GMs, coaches all of it comes into play. I don’t know how SAC valued Holmes pre-Sabonis or post-Sabonis. I don’t know how the Mavs value THJ. Although, my guess would be that the Mavs value THJ even higher than they do Holmes FWIW. So maybe the whole thing is moot as the Mavs may want compensation coming their way. Who really knows.

I made a lot of something simple. I think PJ is available and I think the Mavs should look into the cost. I don’t have as strong of an opinion about Holmes but also think he is available and the Mavs should look into the cost. If I’m remotely close - then I love the lineup flexibility that I showed post-trade.

PJ may be available for a FRP or he may not. The Hornets may not want to give him a 15M+ extension next year like DFS just got. Some think Brunson should have been traded to the Knicks at the TDL for a FRP. Brunson > PJ imo. So, again, I don’t know exact player values but what I proposed doesn’t seem preposterous or the replies would have been more harsh.

Bottom line, adding PJ and Holmes is a move that I would celebrate and think those moves alone make the Mavs a contender next year and beyond. While providing the flexibility and depth that I laid out.

In all honesty, a Holmes (maybe some draft compensation depending on the salary matching player) for PJ (and matching salary) is more reasonable than anything we could put together for a trade and seems like exactly what both teams would want.

With THJ, if the Mavs are trying to shop him, you can't go off of their perceived value of him, it's what the league will give for him or we get nothing at all (which may or may not be ok with the Mavs FO, depends on their desperation to get value with that money...kinda like KP).

Sure I think Sac and Cha will be shopping their players too, they just have a stronger case for their players as to who they are than we do with THJ.