TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[ItsGoTime]

It's an easy call that the Mavs have no reason to trade for Gordon with THJ here, as you point out.

The obvious swap would be THJ for Gordon. But I'm not sure that getting Gordon would be the more desirable end of the deal. Offering a first for him would be dumb.

Stats are incredibly similar. Contracts are about the same this year.

But THJ is 4 years younger. OTOH his deal has 2 more years after this one, while EG's will expire. But THJ's deal will get smaller each year, if you want a reasonably priced player rather than air.

While I would prefer Bogdan to THJ, I would much prefer THJ to Gordon, it’s not really even close in my mind.