06-09-2022, 08:01 AM
(06-09-2022, 07:29 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: As much as I would like that to work, I think other teams will offer better packages for Gobert.
Maybe so. Or maybe he isn't even traded. It was just a proposed "means to an end."
Re your pushback on the merits of your Harris trade, my response was just an honest explanation of how I see it. We don't have to value things the same way, and I understand that you are addressing those same issues we all perceive-- too many players, needs to fill, wasted salary, and so on -- just in a different manner than I would want to see. You may have THE idea, who knows?
I think comparative salaries on the same team are a much bigger issue than gets mentioned -- players get hurt feelers when their relative contribution to team success is not mirrored on payday. I know for certain they led to multiple trades by the Mavs once upon a time, and they tried to steer clear of making problems as a rule. Whether that would still hold true, who knows. (But if acquired, I don't think Harris would be as impactful as DFS who just signed and plays the same position, or Brunson who is about to sign hopefully in a negotiation where value numbers will come into play, and I wouldn't want my key guys giving me side-eye each time they get paid.)