TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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Payton as a FA target would also make me feel like a NY small (Burks or McBride) would not be the return in a S&T.  

Burks is not a "small" for the Mavs (whatever that term may mean). He would be a wing, and he's about the same size and ilk as DFS and Bullock, their 2-way playoff-playable wings.

In our conversations, we might tend to make size distinctions between the bigger and smaller of those, but the Mavs use of wings just seem to be less about size and more about the ability to guard up and down the lineup, more or less. Especially the ability to guard the perimeter.

Where would GP fit? Not sure. At 6-3, he is certainly "small" in comparison to their other wings. But he can defend the perimeter, at least against the smaller quicker types. Don't know whether that means he would be replacing JB, a creator who is 6-1, if JB leaves and he is brought in. Then again, my impression is that the news about GP is overstated, so this feels moot.