05-09-2022, 12:38 PM
(05-09-2022, 12:26 PM)mvossman Wrote: I would argue that Din is getting paid about right. A 6th man who can run the second unit, get 15 a game, play with both Luka and Brunson, and not that bad on defense.
THJ is probably getting overpaid for his role here due to lack of fit. But that contract is descending and there are a lot of teams he would make sense on. He makes the most sense to turn into a big as well as some salary reduction.
Bertans is the cost of the KP failure. It is what it is.
Powell is expiring next year. In fact Powell, Brown, Burke and Boban are all expiring next year. The salary allocation will look a lot better when those folks are gone/on vet min.
That's why I think it makes sense to make small moves this coming offseason (get a big). Right after the Nicks make our 23 pick, we will have access to all of our picks and most of the bad contracts will be gone. That's the time to go for a Jrue Holiday if we need to.
It's not the individual inflated bench salaries, it's the aggregate.
Next year, the Mavs will be spending $66,182,398 on 4 guys that SHOULD be coming off the bench in Powell, THJ, Dinwiddie and Bertans. In 2023-24 that number becomes $55,254,871 on 3 guys that SHOULD be coming off the bench in THJ, Dinwiddie and Bertans.
If the Mavs can turn one of those guys into a starter (likely at the center spot), the allocation looks a lot different.
Dinwiddie and Bertans likely arent going anywhere because Dinwiddie's role is sorely needed and Bertans contract doesn't seem movable without a big asset payout from the Mavs; which doesn't feel necessary.
THJ and Powell are the 2 to watch IMO. The S&T limitations once JB's contract pushes Mavs well into LT make it all the more difficult. A lesser but real issue is Brown, Burke and Boban taking up roster spots.
A THJ/Powell, Brown/Burke/Boban, Pick/Green 3 for 1 trade might be the ideal scenario. Who that target is and how far into the LT Cuban is willing to go (TP Exception signing?) are the real unknowns.