2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Mavs2021]

Looney may have played himself out of our price range, sadly.

He´s averaging 6/7 with 0.3 blocks in these play-offs. He´s just not Dwight Powell. An argument I have made many times. There are literally hundreds of centers that can catch a basketball and dunk it into an empty basket, which is Dwight Powell during the regular season. Many of them are paid NBA minimum level wages in the NBA or elsewhere. Yet parts of this fanbase have us convinced that it´s impossible to find a center that can set screens, reasonably move his feet, while not having any shooting, rebounding, passing or shot-blocking ability. Outside of the overall FG% Powell´s career numbers are inferior to Pokusevski´s first two years in the league.

We can easily upgrade the C position via free agency and the draft. Robin Lopez/Bismack Biyombo minimum, Hartenstein/Smith/Bryant (taxpayer MLE) and  Koloko/Liddell/Williams (draft/additional pick). Draft Wendell Moore. Replace Burke, Powell, Boban, Chriss.

Doncic, Dinwiddie, Ntilikina
Brunson, THJ, Brown
Bullock, Moore, Green
DFS, Kleber, Bertans, Chriss
Hartenstein, Biyombo, Koloko

That´s something that can easily be achieved this summer.

Then the big question becomes whether we can make the big Robin trade, but that´s a matter of opportunity. Maybe Lavine is there rlght now. Maybe Portland realizes in sixth months that it´s over and trades Lillard. Maybe Beal has enough of Porzingis in 12 months.