2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[omahen]

I'm sure this has been suggested by multiple people (in fact, I believe I've read multiple versions of the deal), and I probably would've been against this a month ago, but...

Powell is a near match for Richaun Holmes' deal. How badly does SAC want off of that 4 year deal? Powell isn't expiring, but he's useful as a backup to Sabonis, I'd think, and it does shave two years. 

Am I crazy to wonder if a straight-up one for one deal might have legs? What if the pick is added? If it took the pick to get it done, are we into it? 

I'm still not sure Holmes is an upgrade over Powell as a lob threat or defensively (he might be, but I'm not as sure as others) but that push shot game he has from the center of the floor would've been helpful against the GS zone. I'm pretty sure about that.

Sacramento doesn't need Holmes, that is obvious. He is far better than that 15 mpg role behind Sabonis and you can't play them together. They need a cheap back up center and they have plenty on the roster (Len, Metu) and early bird rights on Jones and rights on Queta. However, that of course doesn't mean Sacramento and Dallas are on an island where Sacramento is looking to dump 30 mil of salary. There are other teams looking for centers and this will determine the price. 

I think Sacramento holds very low valuation of Powell, as he is (similar to Holmes) overpaid for the role they need him, imho. The positive is that he is expiring but they would have higher need for a wing. The question is, how they value THJ and his long term contract. They need shooting but they also need defense next to Fox and Sabonis. 

Perhaps lets have a look what could alternative offers look like. Many teams could have a need for a center depending on the moves they make. As it is, the most obvious team needing a center is Charlotte. The interesting thing is they could sign Holmes last year but chose not to do it. 

Charlotte offer: Oubre or Plumlee as expiring contract. Oubre is helpful wing on expiring deal, Plumlee is cheaper than Powell. So unless Sacramento really likes THJ, they might have a better contract to offer. As for assets - I would not give the #13 they have or PJ, so either heavily protected future pick or one of many rookies they have (Bouknight, Jones or Thor). I have no idea how they value those guys, but since they didn't play much, #26 might be more appealing. 

Toronto needs a center. They could offer Birch (cheap back-up center) or SnT Boucher, Young (if they want to play in Sacramento), unless they do something much larger. Toronto doesn't have a pick in this year draft. Of course we don't know if Sacramento prefers a pick this year or one of next ones.

Brooklyn could offer expiring Curry or Claxton SnT (unless they do something bigger). They could miss Curry if Harris returns. They also don't have a pick in this year draft, but they could offer some rookies (Sharpe or Thomas).