ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[mvossman]

They need a 9th man, and that guy can't be a big.

A PF/SF combo would be fine...a SG/SF combo would fe fine...but tbh, they kind of do need another ball-handling guard, too, so any of those options are in play. 

If THJ goes out, they need TWO of them. 

If Wood goes out, they ALSO need a big. 

It's not the easiest spot from which to make a deal, imho, though there are lots of options out there.

I would argue that a 9th man and a ball handling guard are nice to haves.  What they currently have is a giant hole at big wing.  Maxi is the only rotational one we have, and he is currently injured, needs limited minutes, and also backfills center position.

If we get nothing else done, we need to turn one of wings (Timmy) into a big wing.

If Wood is on the way out (and it seems that he is) he needs to be replaced by a big wing or combo big (like Maxi).

This team is too small.  If Wood is not traded but not starting, a Powell/Bullock frontcourt is not going to cut it.