2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

The only part that would interest me in your scenario is getting rid of Dinwiddie´s long-term contract and I´d still not sign Dragic for the TP-MLE.

Jalen Smith is at least an option for the TP-MLE money and he produced the same numbers as Holmes did over the last 25 games. Only he has a lot more upside.

"getting rid of" Dinwiddie is a far cry from calling him one of our "greatest strengths".  So, I'll take it.

I was all in on Jalen Smith before Wood.  I don't think Smith has the defensive prowess for the role I envision alongside Wood.  His age is right though.  One thing that gets lost in some of these discussions is the needs here are not single year needs.  Maxi and Powell aren't kids and are both UFA's next summer.  If there is a chance to do more than just a band-aid type fix, I suspect the team does it.  Especially if the contract continues to be perceived as a good value going forward.   I think the Holmes contract will age better than the Dinwiddie contract for trade purposes.  I see the longer term at the lower dollars to be a positive.