TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

Its hard to see Simmons be even remotely useful on offense unless he has the ball in his hands.  Not sure how you play him and Luka on the court together.  Maybe Luka plays off ball and gets an offensive breather, but I'm skeptical.  I do not see Simmons suddenly learning how to be a roll man.

Can't speak for anyone else, but this is THE question for me. 

If the plan would be to take the ball out of Luka's hands and give it to Simmons (other than in transition, from time to time) then I'm OUT. 

If the plan is to play him at the 4/5 and make him a screener (something I've seen him do, though not a ton) and he's amenable to that with the right attitude, I think I'm still in. If he can regain his former level, he adds a new level of dynamic athletic ability and becomes one of the most effective switch defenders in the league. 

Lot of "ifs," I'll admit. Gotta trust that the Mavs feel strongly it can work if they do it. For the record, I doubt they're interested. The financial side, alone, makes me question whether he's a Mavs fit.

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BS as an expiring salary match would allow the Mavs to go "all in" for a star player.

So next year is his last? I didn't even think to check earlier, but that would change the equation for me quite a bit.