DAL OFFSEASON: Trade & FA | Mavs "mostly done...but you never know."

[DanSchwartzgan]

AD, Lebron, Kawhi, PG, Oladipo, Derozen, Gobert, Adams and maybe even Jrue will be free agents in 2021 most likely.

Other 2nd tier Dinwiddie, Schroder, Josh Richardson, Oubre, Bjelica, Aldridge, Conley. Could move some names like Adams and Derozen to 2nd tier.Those are players we basically get for THJ and may be Wright and whatever we put on trade for him. 

I don't have a problem with criticizing plan powder, I have a problem with the alternatives

Let me stat this in more clear way: I am not against spending MLE in 2020. If we keep a room for flexibility in 2021 I have no problem with it.  

We trade our expirings for long term contracts? That is a big no for me. 

I didn't refer to your trades specifically, I replied first at DanSchwartzman  post. 

I am all for trading Wright and Jackson too. Specially Wright since he neither fit win now or win later. 

Omahen already made the point about the biggest flaw in your argument...AD, Lebron, Kawhi and PG aren't coming here and Gobert and Adams aren't really fits.  Jrue fits, but as was stated earlier in the thread, if he is available, he will move by trade, not by free agency.

So, what do you have left?  Oladipo, DeRozan, Dinwiddie, Schroeder, Richardson, Oubre, Bjelica, Aldridge or Conley.   

1.  I wouldn't trade THJ for half of those guys, let alone give him up AND handcuff myself for a year hoping to get one of them. 

2.  I suspect a good number of them are available by trade this season.  Why wait?  

3.  If you plan to give up Hardaway, why not trade him?

4.  It will cost an asset to move Wright/Jackson with no returning salary.  If you are giving a long term asset, wouldn't you want a long term asset?

5.  If you trade those two AND let THJ expire AND use the MLE (which seems to be your plan), you will likely have between $22mm and $32mm in space depending on the cap (which is unknowable at this time).  If we get the lower end number, all you've really done is replace Hardaway.  You've not added anything.  Even if the cap is larger, you haven't added a star.  If you split the space, you've replaced THJ and added a 3rd/4th starter type.  You can do that in trade in 2020 and not have to worry about the cap.

I don't consider myself pro or anti Plan Powder.  I've probably been more pro than anti in the past.  But the 2021 class (the realistic part of it) isn't that great.  If we could find a better version of Wright and a better version of Jackson to soak up their minutes, we'd be top 3/4 in the west.  Waiting til 2021 doesn't guarantee you a third star by any means.  So, why not seek improvement whenever the opportunity presents itself...no matter what the history and board prejudice about certain terms.