2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[Mavs2021]

I literally think that trading KP for a 33-34 year old Kyle Lowry is nuts.  I really do....  It seems that these KP trades just are going down the hole of "well, if we can get a can of beans for him, let's do it."  Oh my word. (I don't think that Kyle Lowry is a can of beans, but I'm talking about the direction these trades are heading toward.)

I like Kyle Lowry and I'd love to have him on this team, but I'm not giving him $25-30 mill/year, as Woj predicts his contract will be.  

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...50017?s=20

I think if we come out of the off-season with Lowry as our big signing, we are in for Luka leaving in 3 years...and if we trade KP for it, and are running the superstar duo of Lowry and Luka, I wouldn't blame Luka for leaving at all.  I don't dislike Lowry at all, but I don't want to over-rate him either.

To me, we are into the full on "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" scenario for a lot of people with KP.  I think a lot of people have gotten so irritated with him that it's literally more emotional than intelligent right now.   I'm reminded of a quote...from all people, Jerry Jones. "Don't let your money get mad."  The meaning is to warn against talking yourself into emotional driven decisions that are not factually smart...and I think that's exactly where a lot of people on this board are with KP.

I think trading KP for a player in their 20s (anywhere) that is a clear cut #2 to be here long-term is totally acceptable, but trading him for a dude on the last leg of his career, starting a max deal, just isn't wise, to me.  I could completely be wrong, but I can't go there with you.

I wonder whether Lowry also finds it difficult to secure that 75-90M deal for three fully guaranteed years. His agent also seems to work overtime, linking him with every team under the sun.

Ujiri doesn´t strike me as a slow mover (Greetings Nene), so the fact that he was not able to move Lowry on at the TDL, might not only have been a case of finding the right trade package, but also securing an extension guarantee from Lowry. Imho teams probably value him more at around 60-65 for three full years, maybe 50/2. I think it would be nuts to give him 90/3 fully guaranteed.