(06-01-2022, 12:37 AM)cow Wrote: It's the same reason why you don't trade Powell. No depth at the possession and you've hung onto him this long, you might as well ride out the last year and see if his contract becomes valuable at the TDL rather than paying to get off his contract in the offseason.
I like your analysis, but don't agree with the conclusion that "you don't trade Powell" or at least how broad it is.
I do agree they should not trade Powell just to trade him, in some sort of "at all costs" extermination, where they are paying someone to take him. But they should be open to, and perhaps even looking for, his summer path out of town where ...
1 They have a replacement for his minutes, either beforehand, or via the trade in which he leaves, and
2 He brings back no worse than neutral value (ie, he is cheap filler, since he is expiring) or better (ie, a team sees some value in having his energy and hustle on their team and in their lineup (some teams need that, who are looking for a spark to help them ascend and maybe learn some better habits).
If his contract simply expires next summer, it saves the team money, but it doesn't provide anything in terms of talent to move forward. If they have cap room in 2023, being expanded from his contract expiring, it is a huge fail in the interim in roster building.