06-01-2021, 01:44 PM
The latest idea would be to give Jimmy Butler a max extension that Miami might be hesitant to do. If you recall Rockets was in a similar position with CP3 after they decided to break up their core team. CP3 was traded for Harrell, Lou Williams and other stuff that turned into a pretty good trade for them all things considered.
So in this situation Mavs would trade KP for JB and give him a max extension. I think DFS in the deal would help as he is a cheap player that would be their starting SF and they would still be able to land Lowry on a big deal. Butler is at 36 mil so they would still have around the same cap space after the move.
For Dallas, they would operate over the cap to resign THJ and add a replacement wing with MLE.
Your starting lineup would be something like:
Luka
Butler
Hardaway
Maxi or MLE wing
Powell
I also think Brunson could be expendable for Mitchell Robinson if you wanted to still feature Hardaway as your main bench scorer.
So in this situation Mavs would trade KP for JB and give him a max extension. I think DFS in the deal would help as he is a cheap player that would be their starting SF and they would still be able to land Lowry on a big deal. Butler is at 36 mil so they would still have around the same cap space after the move.
For Dallas, they would operate over the cap to resign THJ and add a replacement wing with MLE.
Your starting lineup would be something like:
Luka
Butler
Hardaway
Maxi or MLE wing
Powell
I also think Brunson could be expendable for Mitchell Robinson if you wanted to still feature Hardaway as your main bench scorer.