2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

 

                              REGULARS                              DEEP BACKUP/DEVELOP

BIGS  (48 mins)        Wood,     Kleber                    Powell

CREATOR (96 mins)  Luka
                                             Dinwiddie               Dragic
                              Brunson

WING (96 mins)       DFS                                        Bertans
                                               THJ
                              Bullock                                   Green, Franky, Pinson


 
Players on a "one-year minimum" give the easiest-to-swallow financial cost for a team paying well above the tax, and only last for a year and then do it again (or not.) However, "all we have is the txMLE and we want a player who wants to be part of our core" has the potential to entice that bargain deal that gets some great value for 3 years from a ring chaser. If you can find that guy worth the big MLE or more, and lock him up for 3 years, you'll be glad you did.

As many have said, if you assume Powell stays, the thing that is missing is a big wing closer in size to DFS than THJ, Green and Frank.  I'm a bit dubious that they will spend the TP-MLE, but maybe Cuban is inspired by the turnaround and more willing to let go of money than I'm anticipating.

I used to really like Otto Porter, and would like him still if I felt I could trust his health.  Some FA names I like beside Porter if we are thinking Dallas will spend some or all of the TP MLE:

Thaddeus Jones
Kyle Anderson
Taj Gibson (if NY doesn't guarantee)
Taurean Prince

Here lately, it seems like everyone has some relationship back to someone in the organization.  It might pay to do some "contract tracing" of FA's and trade candidates to various people in the coaching staff.