TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[ItsGoTime]

As I see it, the 2-fold question for the Mavs at the TDL is
1 How do we turn THJ and/or Bertans - not necessarily in the same deal, of course - into something useful, or maybe just neutral (such as an expiring contract), without having to spend assets and picks to do so?
2 Or, can we shuffle the deck in some way that sends away a positive asset, and gets a different positive asset back - and in the process, maybe offload THJ or Bertans as part of the deal?

The fact that all roads seem to lead to using up some or all available picks to accomplish things like that is not encouraging. But if they can find a way to make some progress WITHOUT that sort of cost ....

I don’t think Bertans is as pressing as THJ, and even THJ, if he isn’t moved if he shows up in the playoffs could make himself more valuable in the offseason. I think this TDL, if we’re trading players, it should be ones that many on the board don’t want to see leave. If there is a team that sees value in THJ, sure.