12-07-2022, 08:28 AM
(12-07-2022, 03:58 AM)F Gump Wrote: This is an interesting trade idea (Wood.McGee for Vucevic), and at its heart it hinges on what a person sees in Wood and his future, and also McGee.
There's potentially enough to entice both teams, and also to make them both hesitant. It's a real player-projection exercise, where the best player evaluator would win the trade. You'd certainly need to have a good feel for what you think Wood is going to become eventually as a Mav, and McGee too, in order to make the right call.
Another element of this is what is the bail out position if it doesn't work. Will Dallas be able to spend the MLE this summer? Moving on from McGee might be the margin needed and now you have a possible out if Vucevic isn't the answer.
Are there other centers for hire in the range of the MLE? I like Poeltl better than Vucevic. Is he a MLE guy or will it take more? Of course, if he is an MLE guy and you can create the space under the tax, I'd rather keep Wood in his current bench role and sign Poeltl outright as the starter instead of Powell. I'd love to have a late first to trade right now as I think he could be had for that. Surely he won't get more than what he could be extended for right now?
I know not everyone shares my opinion of Poeltl. I looked up an article about 2023 free agents. The first one I clicked on was from October 31st. It had Vucevic as the third most attractive FA (behind Irving and Middleton), Wood was 11th and Poeltl 17th. The guy just affects winning year after year. I'd love to find a way to add him and retain Wood in his bench role.