2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

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Maybe I'm misisng something but what's technically wrong with S&T Brunson at 20 for Robinson at 12.5 then moving Burks into the TE? Obviously apron but that seems straighforward by moving THJ to Detroit, Orlando or a similar team with space. No advolcating for this deal but someone above said it violates "all kinds of rules" so ...?

"Maybe I'm missing something but what's technically wrong with" ....

This was the whole deal previously stated as "an option to get [Brunson] to NY via sign-and-trade" that didn't work and violated multiple rules:

• Burks + Mitchell S&T $12.5 million --> Dallas
  
• Brunson S&T $25 million --> New York
  

That was all that was proposed, a simple 2-for-1, and as such it just wasn't doable. As noted in that prior response, it wouldn't match either way (the Mavs existing TPE won't exist in July, so the Mavs can't take 22.5M in salary with 12.5 going out, and NY can't take 25M in salary when sending out 16.25M in salary), and as presented it would have landed the Mavs about 22M over the apron, which also isn't close to fitting the rules.

The proposal here is different and does address the issues previously noted, with a lower salary for JB, and being basically a 3-way deal with THJ being sent elsewhere (and no one coming back to Dallas). The Mavs would still be a bit over the apron, so there's more work to do. And it doesn't address what the Mavs are giving someone, to persuade them to use all their cap room on taking THJ and perhaps more. But if you simply MUST move Brunson to NY and have decided you MUST get Robinson back, it's most of the way there. Well done!

In regards to an evaluation of this, seems to me that in terms of assets that result for the Mavs, you'd want to avoid hard cap issues too, if you are already losing Brunson. With a hard cap, you give away a pile of assets just to get under the hard cap. They you lose the ability to use the MLE to fill remaining holes, and are handcuffed all year in the limits of every little move.

Of course, the best alternative for the Mavs, at least imo, is to simply pay the freight to keep Brunson, and use what assets are here to fill existing needs (for a better C and a two-way wing). The Brunson synergy with Luka and SD is a key part of what makes the Mavs so good, and it would be a giant (and unnecessary) step backwards to give that up.