TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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Mavericks receive:
Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre Jr, Jalen McDaniels

Charlotte receives:
Tim Hardaway Jr, Davis Bertans, 2027 pick (top 10 protected)

Mavs aren't getting much value other than a re-allocation of finances, but the negative value for Rozier/his contract (he's a a small guard with spotty numbers and a giant contract) may even be bigger than the negative for Bertans (whose bad contract ends much sooner).

With Mavs giving a pick as part of the deal? No way.

If you erase the pick and do the rest? I'm still very hesitant.

Oubre is more "name" than value. No defense. Injured. Contract expires in June so he's just a rental, but he's injured for another month or so, so little rental value available either. McDaniel is okay as a project, but he's neither a great shooter nor a great defender nor a great rebounder, so it's a gamble on what he might become. He's also a rental, and will be UFA in the summer.

So for me it comes down to that giant Rozier contract, that you're hoping to justify somehow. If you think you will like McDaniel AND expect you can resign him for a number you like, there's likely no money saved, since you've swapped THJ/DB for Rozier (and maybe McD) at about the same total salary. Can Rozier somehow be that 3rd guard the Mavs are missing -- if so, then the bad money isn't too much to swallow. If not, then I'd steer way clear. And that's without a pick, of course.