2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[ItsGoTime]

There's no way Powell is getting traded. A newly-signed 4 for $37m, which would require paying compensation to unload (at this time) is not getting dumped, when they just invested in the guy a few months ago.  It's not like we're DOOMED to 4 years with him - he's played only 17 games since the new rotation with KP.  He will start playing better in time.

If he never exceeds his best play with us (probably the end of last year), then the contract is an albatross. A lot smaller albatross than say, John Wall or CP3 to be sure, but still very hard to move. And the problem right now is 1) he is stealing minutes from a better player (Maxi, who on this miserable roster unfortunately deserves 30 mpg), and 2) our commitment to him means that it will be psychologically tough for the MBT to admit they goofed, get a starting replacement from him, and bench his butt.

He makes ~$9 million.  There is no such thing as a 4-year contract for $37 million being an albatross, unless the guy is completely unproductive.  And if Powell can get back playing the way he did late last year, or better, the contract might be fine.  He might not get better... but he's played 14 games since the Mavs changed the rotation around - and apparently a lot of people who lives and breathes the Mavs daily feels like those 14 games are necessarily indicative of the remaining 311 on his contract.  Just a little premature.  I wasn't a fan of the signing, but Powell has a lot of useful skills for this team going forward.

None of which is the primary point - which is that the Mavs aren't giving up on him, right after they commit him. They'd have to pay to do that... not happening.

Contract
$10,259,375/$10,185,185/$11,000,000/$11,814,815


Not more or less $9M, and with reports that the cap is probably going down next year, that means even worse. I agree that Mark Cuban will not give up on trying to win the Rondo trade still, doesn't mean it's the right choice.