HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis

Poll: With the current injuries, defensive struggles, and rumors swirling what would you do with KP? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Hold on to him! --- This will pass and he will be an elite player once he can get in game shape and put these unlucky injuries behind him.	47.69%	31	47.69%
Trade him this deadline in March! --- His value is possibly at the highest it will be and the Mavs need to get whatever they can in return for him.	13.85%	9	13.85%
Give him the rest of the season, then trade him this summer! --- Let KP get back and play himself back into shape/health and increase his trade value, but then move him this summer because clearly he is not the right fit next to Luka and with RC.	24.62%	16	24.62%
Something else....post below.	13.85%	9	13.85%
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HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

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06-01-2021, 06:51 PM (This post was last modified: 06-01-2021, 06:52 PM by SleepingHero.)

(06-01-2021, 05:01 PM)JREwing Wrote: Yeah, good point: Adams is nt 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.

Thanks for making an account and joining the conversation.

I really like Steven Adams. He would bring that "toughness" that I think most of us are saying this team is lacking. Sure he is a dinosaur in the sense that he doesn't stretch the floor but he rebounds well, and can move his feet.

But I'm a little hung up on your Lonzo/Adams for KP trade. Mostly because I think Adams can be had for pennies on the dollar right now. If anything the team taking him should be getting rewarded given his contract status and iffy fit on NOP. Something simple as WCS+2nd rounder for Adams is around his value imo.

Lonzo would be the real prize but it'd require the Mavs overpaying him to even get him to agree to come here if he even wants to. And I don't think Lonzo is worth upwards of 20mm that he'll command from some desperate team like CHI or NYK.

I think should the Mavs trade KP, Adams would be a fantastic replacement. Perhaps a modified deal where it's a 3 team trade between CHI/DAL/NOP

DAL gets: Adams/Markkannen/Hart
NOP gets: KP
CHI gets: Lonzo/Terry

Here the Mavs turn KP into 3 players that are solid rotation pieces. While they aren't stars we essentially break KP's max into 3 contracts. I'd then try and canvas a trade for JRich where we can get back a better wing scorer/athleticism. Maybe call the Heat and see if they want a JRich for Robinson swap?

Luka/Brunson
THJ/*Free agent/ Green
DFS/Hart
Markkannen/Kleber
Adams/Powell/WCS(?)/Boban

That's a solid team, albeit 1000% built around Luka and only Luka. Without him they'd barely make the playoffs which would have me worried.

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