04-28-2022, 03:03 PM
(04-28-2022, 09:27 AM)mvossman Wrote: I feel like you are overselling what we are getting from Powell and Maxi. I feel like there have been several guys mentioned that would be more effective as a starting center, but still fit in Kidd's scheme (Capela, Turner, Collins, Holmes).
Maybe. Or maybe others are overselling how realistic Capela, Turner, Collins and Holmes are or how realistic it is for Cuban to take on even more money. Note, I didn’t say I don’t want us to add a center (or a good defensive wing for that matter). I said I’m starting to think it won’t happen. I totally agree Powell behind Turner would be fantastic. I totally agree that Maxi behind DFS would be fantastic. Is it realistic to make $16mm Bertans a zero-minutes 5th big? Fine with me as it isn’t my money. But, I’m dubious it happens in the real world.
As a thought exercise, if I could pretend there weren’t 31 other teams and money wasn’t an obstacle, I’d probably pick Turner over the other three as he defends and hits 3’s where Capela, Collins and Holmes only do one of those. Since I’m in fantasy land, I’d trade THJ for him with #26. That firms the C/PF rotation with Turner/Powell/DFS and Maxi. Bullock and Josh (top 25% in D-EPM and as a PNR defender and he’s still a baby) would be fine with me at the three and I’m good with the three guards taking the 1–2 minutes.
I think people spend way too much time working about expiring Brown, Burke and Boban. The killer is coming up with a way to move THJ and Bertans and add talent at the same time. MAYBE you can construct something with some draft capital to move one of them. Both? I doubt it. So, if you can’t move both, do you bring in someone who marginalizes the future value of the player you are stuck with (making it even more difficult to move these guys)? I see the need/desire to add talent. I’m just not sure it happens this summer.