(05-02-2022, 07:10 PM)cow Wrote: 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.
I mostly concur with your thoughts, but Powell is such a bad fit with Gobert - and from about every angle, he is a mandatory to be outbound in such a deal. After a Gobert deal to Dallas, if you need a backup lane-clogger, you still have lots of choices without Powell - there would still be 4 guys on the roster to be your backup, of varying sizes and skill sets (Kleber, Bobi, Bertans, Chriss). That's 1/3 of the roster, and I think that's plenty.
About the 2022 pick being included, I'd rather offer something different of value (it's 26, which might not even move the needle), but my primary interest in keeping it is to have a shot (without a close 2nd) at Mark Williams. If they can get him somehow, to me that's the guy. It would take a trade up, but if he's still on the board in the late teens (which is possible, opinions vary widely) then I think he's worth an investment.
About a bigger deal including Conley, how about this one in which Cuban pays through the nose in salary and tax -- but he wipes clean a lot of Utah issues which facilitates a reset around Mitchell - andi I do NOT include a pick in light of all that salary the Mavs have to eat with not only Gobert but also an aging Conley ...
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