2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SkenfromLMF]

You can have both players. Mavs need more depth anyway. Powell would be much better suited off the bench where his defensive shortcomings are not exposed. Favors can still roll to the rim with Luka.

So much this...so, so, so much this.

I still haven't gotten the answer to my question asked so many times. If Powell is your starting C, why, when looking for a C upgrade, do we need to get a 3 point shooter?

The answer to that question is that Rick wants a player that allow Porzingas to do both. He would like a player that could completely switch roles with KP so that defenses cannot play him one way. With Powell on the floor you can play Porzingas as a spot up shooter and IF KP is setting up P&R then Powell's man can help the lane defense because Powell is not quite the shooter KP is.

The interesting role here is that Maxi seems more valuable than DP even though he doesn't start. KP and Maxi should be more interchangeable on the floor together, he doesn't have DP's roll game, but he is a better roller than DP is a shooter.

Point being that an upgrade to us on defense has to have these skill sets to get on the floor offensively.