02-16-2022, 07:02 AM
(02-15-2022, 06:22 PM)omahen Wrote: Great piece. A couple of comments.
1. Mavs don't need to solve the tax riddle in the summer, they have until TDL to do it. This means they could do part of it in the summer and then see what makes most sense at TDL.
Certainly true they can wait, but bigger deals with multiple players are easier in the summer when roster restrictions are eased.
2. A good thing is that it looks like Mavs will be paying tax one time only, as they get into very controllable teritory in 2023, if they don't trade expiring Powell and Kleber into same long term money. So Cuban might be willing to eat those 50 million just to show he is willing to spend.
I'm not confident of this. If they pay Brunson and do nothing else, they are already at $142mm for Luka, THJ, Dinwiddie, Bertans, DFS, Bullock, Green, Brunson and the 2022 pick. Who plays 48 minutes of C for the money that is left.
3. I will be extremely surprised if Mavs don't make a draft day deal involving the pick. It will be much more difficult for them to make a deal in the summer. I trully hope they have a plan to bring in a star (which might also include some money relief).
Agreed
4. Your THJ proposal is good. But, salary dumping guys for weak return would be just another loss of assets and more people asking loudly, if Mavs are actually capable of creating anything next to Luka. It was just a season ago that this same Mavs team thought THJ deal was a great one.
"My" plan wouldn't be to dump THJ. "My" plan would be to get a return for him. But, based on how I valued KP, I'm a little gun shy about putting a value on THJ. I've said twice now that my hope is teams may look at a crappy free agent class and view THJ as an asset on a three year deal that is fairly reasonable.
5. I think Mavs will try to add a significant player using picks. If that fails, I could see them trading for a player and expiring money. Like THJ for Holmes and Holiday (example)
I can live with that. I'm not sure the team needs Holmes, Powell and Maxi. So, there could be another move after securing Holmes.