05-25-2023, 07:27 AM
(05-25-2023, 02:23 AM)omahen Wrote: I wonder if Mavs have anything similar or they just go window by window. Sure doesn't look like they have any long term plan.
What would that five year plan be for Dallas?
Do you really give Kyrie a PO in the fourth year (to be here a year longer than Luka if Luka bolts at the first opportunity)?
We all know the plan will include star chasing if we move on from Kyrie (or he moves on from us). Is it plan powder to go get Giannis in 2025? What do you turn Kyrie into now if that's the plan. Who else is really worth a multi-year plan?
If we retain Irving, we need to keep our good role players and try to add to them.
If we move toward Plan GA, Maxi should probably be packaged. Same for Reggie as their contracts don't line up. If the plan is to keep KI, contract lengths don't matter as much, but they are critical to Plan Powder.
The kind of center you might target is probably different with the two approaches. KI and Luka need dominant paint protection. GI needs a good defender, but 3 point ability enters the equation to keep the lane unblocked (not Turner has two years on his deal and can spread the floor a little).
Finally, we all know that pure Powder hasn't worked out too well for us. Better to have something to package and a full roster up to the apron so there is still something left when the star comes. Is Jarrett Allen on a 3 year better than Turner on a 2 year? You could package Allen as part of a deal (or easily send him to a third team), whereas a pure powder play like Turner leaves you with the risk he walks AND you miss out on the FA.
Would love to be a fly on the wall for these discussion.