(12-05-2021, 07:16 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Bold statement. But no way to prove it. Because we will never know what the Mavs would have gotten in return. What they would have done with potential capspace. The case that the Mavs would have added Ball/DeRozan/Caruso instead of KP and THJ and would be dominating the league is just as likely (unlikely).
I don't think it's that bold of a statement at all. Bertans and Thomas Bryant was one package...you think that changes anything? They had capspace, and if you want someone to sign, they aren't coming here for an even worse team? We've been banking on cap space and free agents for 10 years...and we've gotten "Chandler Parsons"...yay...........
As far as KP, there was way less buzz about his ability in the off season than there is now, both internally and externally...that's obvious.
They could have added Ball (depends on the tampering thing strongly here more than cap space or KP) and/or Derozan and/or Caruso AND had KP and THJ or just KP this last off-season, so that's kind of a red herring there...since that scenario existed and they could have.
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