06-29-2023, 04:22 PM
(06-29-2023, 04:13 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: With drafting Lively, we already have a third center/developmental guy. Don’t see how we can carry Bamba unless they plan to send Lively to the G league.
That’s not even taking Richaun Holmes and McShaqtin into account.
McGee is not playing another minute for the Mavs. They are just trying to trade him and once all avenues are exhausted (unsuccessfully?), he gets stretch-waived for $2.3M.
Basically right now we have Holmes/Lively/X. Assuming that we pay a wing the MLE, what better options do you see in FA than Bamba at the BAE?
At his early peak (at age 23) in Orlando he put up 11/8 with 2 blocks and 38% 3pt FG% in 26 MPG. That´s exactly how successful teams are build. There is a Markkanen or two in every FA window. Just need to find them. There is a legit argument Bamba could outplay his contract easily. Heck he puts up those numbers above, he´d literally have to leave the court on defense, to not be worth the BAE.