06-01-2021, 05:01 PM
(06-01-2021, 04:43 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: Glad to have you @"JREwing"! I bet we are getting a bunch of folks now that the Mavs are in the playoffs.
I might do the Lonzo/Adams deal, I think JRich or Powell would have to be in it too to make the salaries work. Adams is a pretty good regular season player that is not going to be able to give you a lot of minutes in the playoffs.
In a series like Mavs/Clips Adams would probably not be playable when Clips went small. Adams is overpaid and is basically the "pill" the Pels would need you to take in order to relinquish Lonzo. I still think Adams is a useful player so I could live with him in order to land Lonzo.
Lonzo is a great backcourt fit next to Luka. I worry ab their FT shooting in the playoffs but that would be a problem for another day. The thing is you'd need Lonzo to want to come to Dallas and maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. Both Lonzo and the Pels have leverage in his final landing spot.
I haven't heard any Mavs interest yet but on paper the fit looks great. If you got Lonzo/Adams your rotations would be something like:
Luka/Brunson
Lonzo/Green
THJ/10+ mil wing
DFS/Maxi
Adams/Powell or WCS (Powell might wind up on Pels for salary matching)
So Luka would go back to largely having a rim-rolling 5 48 minutes a game. Lonzo is a great ball-mover. I think you could run this smallish lineup with four 6'6-6'7 guys next to a center. DFS offensively is better suited as a small PF even though some defensive matchups are hard for him when he has to face a bigger PF. A healthy Maxi or free agent wing could help with that.
Some people here would hate Adams but I think he's totally fine and helps especially in the regular season. If you get a guy like Batum then you could run your own small-ball lineup in the playoffs (healthy Maxi on occasion has been okay in very limited action at the 5). Sign me up.
Yeah, good point: Adams is not the most versatile 5. Would we be worse on D with him instead of Kristaps this series? Gotta think even with the small-ball, we'd be at least a little better. Hard to imagine being softer than we were last 2 games. SA would probably keep PG from waltzing to the basket.
I mean, it would be awesome to have an Anthony Davis, Embiid, Jokic or KAT on our team, but thinking realistically it's pretty hard to think of a great fit for Dallas that can actually be had.