05-13-2021, 10:02 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-13-2021, 10:20 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(05-12-2021, 07:03 PM)F Gump Wrote: And I am saying that's a fail.
The reality is, there is no "what it is" as to his value. That's what you're not seeing.
Market or trade value is all perception, and negotiation, and tease, and salesmanship. Market value is what you make it, to a significant degree. You have to define the market value by your expectations - and then work to get even more.
Those who want to just take "whatever is being offered" don't get that. And maybe the Mavs don't either, as their negotiating results have always felt weak compared to other teams. But if there's a unicorn on the market, you need to let teams know you want unicorn values in return. Some will walk because they are hoping you're in "take any offer we can get mode", but others will figure out how they can meet that cost - and those are your buyers.
Other NBA Franchises are run by full time evaluators who do this for a living 24/7/365 too. And with the proliferation of front offices run by former acolytes of Morey and Bufford and Myers, the average median NBA front office is smarter than ever. There's not really any Isiah Thomas GMs running things anymore. Even the Knicks have a top level front office.
The idea you can just talk them into ignoring reality with a sales pitch is well ... a bit of wishful thinking fantasy. A sales pitch isn't going to change the fact that he's had numerous lower leg injuries, and even after multiple surgeries to improve structural issues he's still having to miss games for chronic knee pain. He's likely got Chandler Parsons sized red flags all over his medical evaluations around the league now, and a playoff performance isn't going to change it.