02-25-2022, 01:28 PM
(02-25-2022, 12:17 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: As soon as I read Barnes in this reply I immediately went to MK. MK is still a great pairing with Sabonis as has been talked about over and over around here. Barnes to me is a better big wing to have than DFS in the same spot.
In an expansion of that original deal, it would be THJ/MK for Barnes/Holmes. We take on more tax paying salary, but that is alleviated if we use Burke and a second for their TPE. We then lose a spot on the roster which helps flexibility during the FA period.
Question would be, does Barnes want to resign here. I guess considering what we swapped for, it wouldn't have THAT big of an impact. We would also have half a season to figure that out and figure out a deal at the TDL.
JB/SD
Luka/Green
DFS/Bullock
Barnes/Bertans
Holmes/Powell
I've heard national guys talk about Barnes in terms that were similar in value to Grant. There will be people who will say "I wouldn't trade Maxi straight up for Barnes", but I imagine it will actually take Maxi's also-expiring contract plus assets to get Barnes. Maybe that is Green or our pick or both. If you add Green in a 3 for 2, Dallas saves a little LT. THJ/Maxi/Green is almost $32mm. Holmes and Barnes is $29.5mm. The outgoing for Dallas is about $1.0mm less if it is the pick instead of Green.
The Barnes part of this certainly adds some O, but at the cost of Maxi's D. The good news is we get to see all of this in a playoff series (or four) and will have a better idea what we really need. Given the guard-dominant way we play offense, is someone like Barnes actually going to get the touches needed to contribute much offense?