2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[DanSchwartzgan]

Dan, Omahen,


Could you please list some names of played that will be available for the MLE better then Crowder?  I was thinking that Derrick Jones might be an option, but "Its Go Time" feels he is better coming off the bench.  The MLE if spent in full should be used for a starter.  A 3/4 or 4/5 type of player, IMHO.

Instead of reinventing the wheel, we can just name the names listed in the article who are either noted as signing for the MLE or some amount within a million either side of it.  Others can fill in the subjective "better than Crowder" part of the equation:

L. Galloway
Bazemore
Favors
Baynes
G. Robinson
Jones Jr.
C. Wood
W. Matthews
J. Holiday
T. Craig
M. Plumlee
Hernangomez
Forbes
Dragic
M. Leonard
Poeltl
Crowder
T. Thompson
Josh Jackson
A. Rivers
KCP
Clarkson
Augustin
Ibaka

They put Dunn, Saric, Beasley, Whiteside, and M. Morris just above the MLE

I said I wouldn't include a pick. And I wouldn't put Kennard in the starting five. You still have MLE to sign Crowder if you like. This team would be full of shooters and incredibly deep. I agree with some others there are better targets than Crowder for the MLE.

Luka, Wright, #31 or vet min
THJ, Seth, 
DFS, Kennard, #18
Crowder, Maxi
KP, Powell, #31 or vet min

The way I look at Kennard is as a third guard.  Not quite a PG, but more handles than “just” a SG.  He can stand in the corner and hit 3’s, or run some PnR to give Luka a couple of plays off.  He has more size than Curry and more O than Wright.  BTW, I’d call Wright and Curry good third guard types also.  I’m not enthralled with any of them as a starter, but all can be starters if...(if we had enough shooters when Wright is in and enough D when Kennard or Curry is in).  From what we’ve seen of Luka and Brunson playing together, Kennard is more versatile.  

Adding Kennard means THJ is probably your SF  82games says he got 61% of his time there last season.  That still leaves a hole at the Power Wing position.  Crowder is a decent fit there.  But the article designates him as a bench player.  That means you basically have a pool of players who could start there between DFS, Crowder, Maxi and Powell and a pool of players who could start at SG from among Kennard, Curry and Wright.  I think I’d rather have one obvious guy at each spot, but it isn’t easy to come up with a name.