04-21-2022, 11:26 AM
(04-21-2022, 11:11 AM)mvossman Wrote: I'm not saying full stop I don't want him, but I would not take him on that contract as a salary dump. He is getting like 17 mil for the next two years when he turns 35. He fleeced the Clips because they had no other way to replace him. I don't think there was any way he gets that contract in the open market.
He brings toughness and maybe fit, but I think he is fallen to below average defensively. His offensive efficiency has fallen off as well. He gests 32 minutes in playoff games because their two stars are out and they need to generate offense somehow.
Maxi can't play those minutes, but he is more valuable when he is on the court than Morris is (sans that really bad slump he hopefully has broken out of). I'm not that excited about a guy who can play 32 or 40 minutes a game if they are not quality minutes.
For me it is about alternatives. If he is available for THJ, who is not a good fit on this team based on the other players, why not pull a trigger? The reason could be because you have something better on the table. But what if you don't? You rather keep THJ and play it back with a big hole on the big wing spot? You use Morris for one year and then he is expiring. The only expirings Mavs have in 2023 are Dinwiddie and Bullock.
As for efficiency - he was very efficient last season, scoring 13 ppg. I think the injuries of their stars forced Clippers to create through him more, which pretty naturally lead to decreased efficiency. As for Maxi, he is played exclusively at center. Morris would not be replacing Maxi. He would be relieving DFS, Bullock and probably taking Bertans minutes.