2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Mavs2021]

Bleacher Report has a story out adding Washington to the Brunson discussion.  It talks in terms of one of KCP or Kuzma and one of Rui or Avdija.  Give me KCP (recall the 35 he dropped on the Mav’s this season) and Avdija (a secondary creator who plays good D but doesn’t have a shot yet).  I think I can make the BYC numbers work for something close to a 4 year/$100mm deal for JB.  We’d need to add someone like Brown to the deal, but Washington actually has two TPE’s to help with deal design and a lot of holes in their roster to fill.

KCP plays good D and hits his 3’s at a pretty good rate.  He’s expiring, So, this is potentially just a deal for Deni if you let KCP go after a year.  I’m a little intrigued by Isaiah Todd as a PF prospect and wouldn’t mind it if he were added to the deal.

I’m not saying losing JB is something I want to do.  But, if he WANTS to go, such a deal is more attractive than what I think we can get out of NY.  It is clearly better than what we’d get from Detroit.  If we also did the Gobert deal discussed yesterday involving Bertans, Powell, Reggie and two picks.  We’d look something like this:

Luka/SD
KCP/Green
Avdija/THJ
DFS/Todd
Gobert/Maxi

That team has no offense/play-making, but it improves our asset base significantly and that´s why I say Yes to Washington, but no interest in Gobert. We´ll have to take a step back to take a step forward.

I also assume this implies Beal leaves Washington, cause otherwise they cannot afford such a deal. Therefore a S&T gives us significant leverage. I want KCP + Smith + Gafford + 10th pick.

Take Williams at #10. Moore at #26.

Doncic/Dinwiddie/Ntilikina
KCP/THJ/Green
Bullock/Moore/Brown
DFS/Kleber/Bertans
Gafford/Wiliams/Powell

..and now you still have ALL your future picks to do a major trade for a true Robin. Maybe something around KCP+Powell (both expiring) and a few future picks.