02-03-2023, 08:11 PM
The below is from Stein…DFS and Dinwiddie for Kyrie. Makes sense for Brooklyn to ask for that, but it is too much. Obviously we can propose alternatives that substitute say THJ or Wood for DFS (and many here have). Another version of making this construct work (assuming we agree this is too much for Kyrie), seek assets back from Brooklyn for the ‘overpay’. An asset might be their 23 pick. It might be taking on McGee in addition to DFS and SD. It might be a small salary guy.
I think there may be some smoke around DFS. Utah and Miami both have young PF’s and picks. Maybe DFS is a means to an end where we get a pick that we can combine with things we already have and make a second move. Yeah, giving up DFS is painful, but maybe the Brooklyn pick and our 2025 gets us in a conversation for someone better. Maybe DFS/SD/McGee for KI/Yatanabe/Sharpe and 2023?
? The Mavericks, sources say, have indeed contemplated the prospect of an Irving trade since last summer, when Irving was rebuffed in his first attempt to secure a long-term deal with the Nets. All indications are that the Mavericks have confidence in Kidd's coaching ability to connect with Irving and Luka Dončić's adaptability to play alongside another ball-dominant guard for the rest of the season ... but there is no evidence yet to suggest that Dallas is prepared to enter into a long-term relationship with Irving. How could any team eagerly do so after the constant chaos in Brooklyn for four seasons running?
? It's believed that Brooklyn would covet former Net Spencer Dinwiddie and in-demand swingman Dorian Finney-Smith in a prospective trade with the Mavericks, while Dallas would surely insist on moving off at least one of its longer contracts (Tim Hardaway Jr. or Dāvis Bertāns) in a theoretical Irving deal.
I think there may be some smoke around DFS. Utah and Miami both have young PF’s and picks. Maybe DFS is a means to an end where we get a pick that we can combine with things we already have and make a second move. Yeah, giving up DFS is painful, but maybe the Brooklyn pick and our 2025 gets us in a conversation for someone better. Maybe DFS/SD/McGee for KI/Yatanabe/Sharpe and 2023?
? The Mavericks, sources say, have indeed contemplated the prospect of an Irving trade since last summer, when Irving was rebuffed in his first attempt to secure a long-term deal with the Nets. All indications are that the Mavericks have confidence in Kidd's coaching ability to connect with Irving and Luka Dončić's adaptability to play alongside another ball-dominant guard for the rest of the season ... but there is no evidence yet to suggest that Dallas is prepared to enter into a long-term relationship with Irving. How could any team eagerly do so after the constant chaos in Brooklyn for four seasons running?
? It's believed that Brooklyn would covet former Net Spencer Dinwiddie and in-demand swingman Dorian Finney-Smith in a prospective trade with the Mavericks, while Dallas would surely insist on moving off at least one of its longer contracts (Tim Hardaway Jr. or Dāvis Bertāns) in a theoretical Irving deal.