01-17-2020, 11:04 AM
I think lopsided is in the eye of the beholder:
The question to answer is what the goal of the trading partner is...
IF Minnesota's goal is to have enough cap space to money whip 2 key FA's this summer then getting them the most cap space is more important than getting them the best value in terms of players. From that perspective Jalen Brunson might be the highest leveraged asset Minnesota can get. He is a 2nd year player who is more experienced than his salary and years of service would indicate.
Dallas also can get Dieng off their books.
Now as bad as these assets appear because we don't think highly of anyone outside of 77, KP, and Maxi; realize that we sent much less appealing assets to NY for a much better player in KP for basically the same value (getting THJ & Lee off their books) and pipe dream.
The question to answer is what the goal of the trading partner is...
IF Minnesota's goal is to have enough cap space to money whip 2 key FA's this summer then getting them the most cap space is more important than getting them the best value in terms of players. From that perspective Jalen Brunson might be the highest leveraged asset Minnesota can get. He is a 2nd year player who is more experienced than his salary and years of service would indicate.
Dallas also can get Dieng off their books.
Now as bad as these assets appear because we don't think highly of anyone outside of 77, KP, and Maxi; realize that we sent much less appealing assets to NY for a much better player in KP for basically the same value (getting THJ & Lee off their books) and pipe dream.