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

[KillerLeft]

I do find it interesting that folks have been dying to get off THJ, Powell, Burke and Boban contracts, but there is "no need" to get off Bertans, who is a worse contract than any of those.

My interest in the contracts was tied first to cap space (that's over as of last summer) and then to avoiding the tax so that DFS and Brunson are retained. It seems that moving Porzingis has given the Mavs enough confidence about navigating the next couple of years to talk themselves into trying to retain both, so it's all good. 

I never cared about moving any of the players you mentioned (to be fair, I was mad at the re-signing of Boban). Obviously, I would have been/am willing to see them get moved for the right purpose, but their contracts have never bothered me. I think Powell is a little overpaid, probably, but THJ isn't. Burke isn't. I think those arguments are silly. I am excited about moving THJ now because his role seems to be gone, so "normal" basketball reasons. I don't think his contract is bad at all when he's healthy, so I feel like that potentially could be a good trade for the Mavericks. 

Everything about Porzingis' presence on this team was a negative. His contract was way, way worse than Bertans'. I don't even mind Bertans' contract, as long as he has a role here. In the event he falls out of the rotation, which I don't expect to happen, it's still such an improvement over having KP here that I don't think it would bother me much. Frankly, just having the option of benching him (which is the worst case scenario) is an improvement over the Porzingis situation. 

I was shocked at the reality of Porzingis' worth just like everyone. I was disappointed that the KP chapter had one final nut-punch to throw at us, but at least it's over. That is good, period. I prefer to have Bertans and Dinwiddie here than Porzingis. I actually believe there's a good chance either or both of them will do some good things here. The time that has gone by since the TDL has raised my opinion of the trade, not lowered it. I can envision a future in which I'm a fan of Bertans, even. Shooting is rad!