06-19-2021, 02:38 PM
(06-19-2021, 02:33 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: To me, at this point, KP dump trades are about flexibility in rebuilding the roster. It's hard to build a roster when you have $30 mil a year sunk into a center who can't defend and isn't all that great shakes on the offensive end either - and then there's the ticking bomb of his health. If you can get even one rotational piece that is usable for the medium term, you're ahead of the game. If you take on some more bite-sized mini-albatross contracts that are easier to move, that also creates flexibility. In spite of the poo-pooing of some posters, I am big on going as close to trading him into space as possible.
This is what I was saying about a month before the trade deadline. People thought I was bananas. It's probably still a decent way to go, it's just that my head is spinning so much about the Mavericks right now even my opinions are paralyzed. Further mistakes, at this stage, would be catastrophic.
I just hope the new President/GM is the right person(s) for the job. Once we know what's going on with that, we'll all (hopefully) feel a lot better.