2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[DanSchwartzgan]

So how do we get rid of Powell?

I'm not sure you do.  No decision needs to be made until Summer of 21 at the earliest.  You can see what you have post-injury in the 20/21 season.  Who's to say he can't still be an effective bench contributor (like the two seasons prior to this one).  If you get to July 21 and IF he's not worth keeping and IF his salary interferes with something you wish to do, you stretch waive him for a little over $4m per year.  No need to hurry the process.

Say

Gordon for Powell + Wright + 1st round pick.

 

Why does Orlando take on Powell when they already have 3 centers and two PF's (not counting Gordon)?  Until someone sees Powell on an NBA court again, you have to figure he has negative value and actually hurts the effort to get Gordon.  Fortunately, you can do this in July with Wright and Jackson.  The biggest question with Gordon is whether we want to carry salary into 2021.  Wright gets us out of $9mm, Jackson has a $12mm cap hold and Powell can be S/W for a savings of about $7mm.  Even if you take Jackson's hold off the table, the cost of Wright plus the S/W Powell gets you to the same money as having Gordon.  So good point there.

I want to clean up something I said that was wrong (but probably doesn't change any outcome).  I was listening to Followell on a podcast at The Athletic and I think Cuban's 3 way where a team didn't want to give up an important player was the Morris to LAL deal where we get Green and Kuzma goes to NY.  The breakdown being LAL decided not to give up Kuzma.  Note that Green is owed money in 20, but not 2021.

As I and many others have proposed, the sign and extend was probably Gallinari.  I actually made two mistakes on the capology regarding the extend and trade in various posts.  A player would have to have signed more than two years ago (that takes Favors out of play from my list).  And, a player with a PO could drop the PO now (no need to wait until June).  I read the FAQ differently, but someone I respect on another board said this was possible.  It doesn't matter with Gallinari as he is totally free in June.  But would have made a player with a PO eligible for trade in February.  The reason it doesn't matter is there is no incentive for someone like DeRozan (for instance) to drop their PO for 20/21 unless multiple years were being added.  Dallas appears to want to pay for 20/21 only and not beyond so they can maintain flexibility for 2021 free agency.  So, my conclusion is Cuban's Big Deal's were simply Green and Gallinari and both would have been one year only (which is why Gallinari turned us down).  

I don't agree with the 2021 cap room strategy.  If Giannis is moved, the last way it happens is as a FA in 2021.  He either signs his super-max this summer or is traded in the summer or in February of 2021 because he didn't sign the extension.  There is no way he makes it to the 2021 free agent market.  What does that leave?  Beal is off the market.  Davis will probably sign a new 2+1 max this summer that gets him to his 10th year in 2022.  Who else is out there that is under 30 that is worth planning around?