06-15-2022, 07:18 PM
(06-15-2022, 06:59 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/da...uka-doncic
Question, did Jalen Smith do enough in Indy that another team offers him their full MLE? Does a team with cap offer more? With his age and skillset there should be a lot of competition. The question is...how much competition. I really believe he could have a jump in his future and you may be getting him at the right age. Just may not be possible for our MLE that we have. We will see.
You can make the case to go hard after Jalen and sign a center at 26 may be the best direction this offseason. I am not quite there for a center at 26 at this point. Although if you were right on both, you really add length to our front court while keeping your assets open for a move in the future.
FG often makes the argument that FA’s follow the money and follow the opportunity (for PT). I’d contend we have the best opportunity among any team offering the TP MLE. That will matter when Smith goes to negotiate the next contract. But, if that is our pitch, it may mean we are adding Smith to our existing bullpen of centers (Maxi and Powell) or replacing Powell with Smith, but not adding any more bigs. If you are adding a center (say Holmes for Powell or some such), you can’t make the PT Opportunity pitch to Smith and we may no longer present the best opportunity.
So, besides the questions you raised, I’d also raise the question as to whether we’d be comfortable with a center rotation comprised entirely of Smith/Maxi?