(05-02-2022, 04:11 PM)F Gump Wrote: That's about how I see it, but imo the details a bit different.
You can't play Gobert and Powell at the same time. And Powell will still be getting about $11M for a year (so you won't just mothball him) and also will have an expiring contract (which adds value to Utah to include him within the match). And if Gobert is being moved, Utah will have an opening for a playable C.
In light of all that, Powell would undoubtedly end up in any Gobert-to-Dallas deal.
What the other matching salary might look like (perhaps THJ, or Bertans-Brown, or something else that's likely to be about 18-22M total) would remain to be seen. I think THJ has the most value to Utah of the possibilities I would consider, but who knows.
And not that I love Powell, but the problem with including him is that you are still incredibly thin at the position and you've just eliminated one avenue ('22) to help with addressing that. That leaves you with $6m to find someone (McGee?).
I still think Utah will get more attractive offers.
Just for fun, as it doesn't address my concern, but maybe expand your idea of Powell + THJ and expand it to include Bertans but we take Conley back.