04-22-2022, 02:47 PM
(04-22-2022, 02:24 PM)F Gump Wrote: About Gobert as a trade target, there are 2 ways to look at that
1 He doesn't look so interesting to Mavs and their fans now, when the Mavs exploit him in the playoffs, or
2 The Mavs are doing a great job of lowering the price (and removing the competition) to get him.
I think the Mavs offer would have to be THJ + Powell, with the expectation that you are doing the same thing for Utah that the Wiz did for Dallas in trading for KP -- you are turning one big problematic contract into 2 smaller, usable, easier-to-handle ones on players you can use. Given the massive size of the salary at the end of the deal, I'm not sure you would (or should) offer more than that.
I'd still worry about the MBT happily including a pick. I also think calling Gobert a terrible teammate is a little too strong, but he does have maturity issues and I do think he could be an overall negative on team chemistry. Hopefully Jordan outbids so that the decision is out of our hands.
Utah's in a weird place with this one too. Mitchell is obviously the guy you'd want to hang onto but I think Gobert is far more likely to be loyal to the organization.