2021-2022 AROUND the NBA: GSW Champs [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

I still question their evaluation of THJ.  Other teams offered him the same or more money so maybe I'm the crazy one.  Though it isn't like NBA teams give out terrible contracts all the time.  I really hate talking junk about THJ because I love the person, how hard he works, and unlike so many others, he wants to be here.  

I don't think the MBT has any other choice but to try and make KP work out.  You could probably trade him pretty easily, but you aren't going to return value at this point.  

I think the new MBT did okay this offseason.  The real test for me is how they draft next year.

Edit:  I also think we view DSJ through the lens of what he's become and his last few moments in Dallas.  He still had a good rookie campaign under his belt and potential at the time we traded him.  And lord knows Carlisle and point guards.   There were probably other opportunities to return value for him if they deemed he needed to be traded. And if the Mavs intention was THJ, I really hope the principles on that deal weren't centered around DSJ but rather expiring contracts for what was at the time, one of the leagues worst contracts in THJ.

DSJ had a wildly inefficient rookie season, was a bad fit with Luka, and had just bailed on the team for an extended period of time.  He was a headcase and they needed to dump him ASAP.  Its hard to argue against that trade (except for in hindsight) considering they dumped multiple guys that were negatively impacting Luka growth and a couple of firsts that they anticipated (correctly) would not be lottery.  Couple that with the fact that they have never been able to bring in high level free agents (and still can't), meaning trade was the only likely option and taking on extra salary to do it is not as big a deal as the opportunity cost is low if you can't do much with the cap space.  Potential stars do not become available by trade often.  You kind of have to pull that trigger when you can, especially for a guy who seemed to be a perfect fit with Luka, even if there were significant injury concerns.