08-24-2020, 09:01 AM
(08-24-2020, 07:10 AM)Mike lorenzo Wrote: don't touch Hield's contract
the boy can't defend
I would look at Bjelica he is 32 years old is expiring ... excellent shooter
Can you imagine what I would do with Luka
It would not be very expensive ...
Delon + # 18 for Bjelica # 35
Exits Wright's contract
Add a good player
Mavs isn't going to add 2 rookies anyway
2-round selections can sign a 2-way contract
Bear with me for a moment.
Hield is signed on for 4 more years that look like this $24,931,818, $22,977,273, $21,022,727, $19,068,182
With his contract decreasing year after year, it makes it more flexible the longer we have Buddy. Not to mention THJ is roughly being paid the same ($20,025,127 this year, $18,975,000 P/O)
Hield is without a doubt a better player than THJ. Not only does he not suffer from the radical swings in shot selection/decision making that THJ has, his skillset just fits the team better. Buddy is the fastest player in NBA history to make 800 threes. He is a career 41% shooter from 3, and he does that on 8.6 attempts a game. He hasn't shot below 39% from three his entire career. Buddy has the same elite shot making Curry brings, and we see by just having a guy like that on the court radically opens up the floor.
Buddy isn't great on the defensive end, but THJ isn't a defensive maestro either. In fact he's also pretty bad. Routinely forgetting rotations and sometimes just letting people blow right past him. So they're a push on that end, but Buddy is exceedingly a better offensive player.
Furthermore since the Kings are desperate, and Buddy's value is at an all time low, this is a perfect opportunity to buy low. Mavs could get rid of Wright's contract acquire a better SG, and still maintain flexibility.
Acquiring Buddy and simultaneously getting off of something like Powell's contract would be a major win. Mavs would only have to get rid of Wright and DFS to maintain a max spot in the Giannis Sweepstakes.
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