(09-23-2020, 01:19 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: Plan Powder 2022. What is going to be the thing teams want off of now and at the TDL? Money longer than 2021. It will be the "buy low" part of the marketplace.
Trade for Gordon...UFA in 2022. Sign DJJ to the MLE with two years guaranteed...UFA in 2022. Trade THJ's expiring 2021 for an expiring 2022. Maxi is non-guaranteed in 2022. Luka has a $25mm cap hold. KP is $34mm and you have one year commitments to Powell and Seth. Committed salary is about $78mm. Add to that cap holds on Brunson and DFS totaling about $11mm and the hold(s) on whoever you bring in (in this example Gordon and DJJ) and you have rights to good players and flexibility.
The other thing about contracts that expire in 2022 is they are expiring deals in 2021 and useful in a trade for Giannis.
This makes a WHOLE lot of sense. Well done.
If there are LOTS of teams gearing for FA 2021, the Mavs should absolutely hop off that boat and find another one. When the market they are in is crowded with teams it will hurt the Mavs in the long run. They need to march to the beat of their own drum.