2019-2020 Mavs Trade Discussion + Salary Chart

[SleepingHero]

Interesting The Athletic piece on Klye Anderson and how he doesn't really fit in Memphis. I am not really a fan but his playmaking could help our bench bunch. I would consider trading JJ for him. Even more so if Memphis would be willing to throw in a second rounder or two.

https://theathletic.com/1779291/2020/04/...e-memphis/

I mean the question I have to ask is does Anderson bring any substantially better skills than Jackson right now? He's an above average playmaker, but this team isn't dying for playmaking with Luka taking the lions share, and with Wright/Barea as backup. So if we're trading him to be a playmaker, we're not really benefitting unless he takes minutes away from 1 of those 3. 

2nd thing is how much better is he at shooting? Surprisingly Anderson's splits aren't terrible FG% wise. He's shooting around a 50% from the floor. But he doesn't really take many shots at all. His career average is 4 shot attempts per game. And he's a horrid outside shooter. So he offers no spacing which is a huge knock for this team, as Jackson can at least post up outside and hit a wide open 3 occasionally.

One last attribute is that Anderson is an above-average defender with length, which is something this team needs. But at what cost? We already have a defensive minded forward who can't shoot a lick in MKG, and he's barely costing this team anything. Anderson contract starts at 9mil per year and runs through 2022. Is he really worth 6 million more each year than Jackson? 

Even if Memphis gave us picks, which they wouldn't because they're not angling for a salary dump right now, I'd be very hesitant to take any deal involving Anderson. Especially since we don't know the ramifications on the salary cap COVID is going to have for future free agencies. 

TL/DR No I don't want Anderson cause he's too expensive for what he brings and isn't that much better than what we have. And we don't know how much we need to save given the salary cap is definitely going down next year.