01-17-2020, 07:10 AM
RoCo would be perfect, but I wouldn't touch DFS or Maxi. The rest are expendable. Minny wants to build a team of shooters to play the 5 out game. In this light, Seth could be valuable to them. RoCo and Dieng would be an absolute win as long as we don't touch DFS and Maxi. I think we can replace all other players.
They desperately need a PG, but I am quite certain they don't see Brunson as more than a back up PG and not a long term solution. I am not sure if they see Wright as a starting caliber PG. Defensively oriented PG might be good next to his usage guys like Towns or Wiggins. However, his contract is not low.
Moving Roco and Dieng for expiring puts means they will have over 40 million cap space in the summer. Most intriguing PG would be VanVleet and the only feasible alternative past his prime but still good Dragic. Regarding shooters I would target Harris if I was them. So here are scenarios, assuming Minny trades both Roco and Dieng to us. Roco in TE and Lee for salary matching purpose are available.
1. Minny gets Curry. They have some 34 million cap space left, but this will most likely not be enough for VanVleet and Harris
2. Minny gets Brunson and JJ. Back up PG and wing who both can decently shoot the ball. They keep around 40 mil of cap space that might be enough for both VV and Harris in the summer
3. Minny gets Wright. Same as with Curry scenario.
4. Minny gets both Wright and Curry. They can still go after either Harris or Van Vleet.
If I recap, Dallas can certainly provide cap space to Minny, if they value it. We also have some useful players or young back ups. So let's have a look what Houston or Philly can offer. Lets assume none of them wants to sell any of their core high salary guys:
1. Houston: out of their core players they have just crap. Hartenstein might be intriguing to someone, but his value is probably lower than JB or JJ. I am not sure which picks they can trade, but they are not very attractive. So, they can give some picks, can't give cap space and they have crappy players. I am not really sure they can create a better offer than Dallas without us having to sacrifice our most valuable players.
2. Philly can prepare more attractive offer. They can't give them cap space, but they have interesting young players (Thybule, Smith) they could sacrifice plus a lot of picks.
So it comes to what Minny prefers: picks and young players or more experienced players, cap space and crappy picks. Unless Houston does something very creative, I don't see them in the run.
They desperately need a PG, but I am quite certain they don't see Brunson as more than a back up PG and not a long term solution. I am not sure if they see Wright as a starting caliber PG. Defensively oriented PG might be good next to his usage guys like Towns or Wiggins. However, his contract is not low.
Moving Roco and Dieng for expiring puts means they will have over 40 million cap space in the summer. Most intriguing PG would be VanVleet and the only feasible alternative past his prime but still good Dragic. Regarding shooters I would target Harris if I was them. So here are scenarios, assuming Minny trades both Roco and Dieng to us. Roco in TE and Lee for salary matching purpose are available.
1. Minny gets Curry. They have some 34 million cap space left, but this will most likely not be enough for VanVleet and Harris
2. Minny gets Brunson and JJ. Back up PG and wing who both can decently shoot the ball. They keep around 40 mil of cap space that might be enough for both VV and Harris in the summer
3. Minny gets Wright. Same as with Curry scenario.
4. Minny gets both Wright and Curry. They can still go after either Harris or Van Vleet.
If I recap, Dallas can certainly provide cap space to Minny, if they value it. We also have some useful players or young back ups. So let's have a look what Houston or Philly can offer. Lets assume none of them wants to sell any of their core high salary guys:
1. Houston: out of their core players they have just crap. Hartenstein might be intriguing to someone, but his value is probably lower than JB or JJ. I am not sure which picks they can trade, but they are not very attractive. So, they can give some picks, can't give cap space and they have crappy players. I am not really sure they can create a better offer than Dallas without us having to sacrifice our most valuable players.
2. Philly can prepare more attractive offer. They can't give them cap space, but they have interesting young players (Thybule, Smith) they could sacrifice plus a lot of picks.
So it comes to what Minny prefers: picks and young players or more experienced players, cap space and crappy picks. Unless Houston does something very creative, I don't see them in the run.