TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[DanSchwartzgan]

I think the verdict on Powell is that his limits (can't rebound, can't protect rim, no scoring outside the circle) make him too exploitable to be of much use in the playoffs. He's just too limited in contribution on BOTH ends of the floor in playoff style ball. So regardless of the rest, that's probably an important part of the equation in determining his value.

I also think it's fair to wonder if DP would be taking a discount to sign here - not that he's worth it, or that the Mavs would be competing for his services, but Mavs gotta Mav when it comes to Powell. To me, that bizarre blind spot is also part of the equation in determining his value.

But even in your scenario offered ("if Wood works out, and Kleber comes back to backfill minutes at the 4 and 5, and Powell is re-signed for a discount"), that salary result is almost identical to the Gafford result. If that was the choice, you wouldn't want Gafford instead? I think I would.
McGee 5.7 + Powell 6-6.5?  .....vs .....Gafford 12.4

I'm glad I kept reading after your first response.  Yeah, the bolded is what I was thinking and what I meant by "alleviates the need to retain Powell this summer".  You could keep Powell if you can't work anything out with Wood, but my vision would be Wood/Gafford/Vet Min at center.  

One other thing I like about this is you've got enough big bodies that you could actually hold Maxi to his minutes restriction and not feel like you don't have enough C/PF coverage to easily fill the other minutes.  I also agree with your comments about Gafford being more likely to defend at a playoff level than Powell.