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

[Mavs2019]

Powell + Wright + THJ for Westbrook. Yeah I´d probably do that. Maybe do the math whether a 120/7 stretch waive leaves enough for Giannis just in case, you can´t find a suitable follow-up trade.   

I think Westbrook is easier to trade than Powell+Wright. It´s not like we´d want anything back, in case we´d need to clear the room for Giannis. Westbrook would already be in New York, Orlando, Detroit or Charlotte, if Houston was like: You want him, he´s yours. No picks, no players. Just capspace.

@"Mavs2019" I vehemently disagree about the "easy to trade" part. Could be wrong, but I have a feeling Powell will be very movable once he starts playing again. I think Wright is movable right now. (note: in both situations, I'm referring to the type of deal you are, where the goal is simply to remove them, not to win the deal)

More to point, though: are you not worried about what the team would look like in the MEANTIME? I can think of few players in the NBA who would fit worse here than Russell Westbrook, tbh. Didn't we just watch that last year in Houston?

They still made it to the 2nd round playing the eventual champions without a C. All while Westbrook played like crap with corona and a knee injury. So yeah I´d be cool as long as it was just THJ+Powell+Wright.

Doncic/Brunson
Westbrook/Curry
DFS/18th pick/31st pick
Kleber/full MLE
Porzingis/WCS

I might be worried about what happens between Carlisle and Westbrook on a personal level , but if they can get along, I think Carlisle and Doncic will figure out a way to punish oppsing teams playing off Westbrook.

In 12 months Charlotte and Detroit will still have 70-80M in capspace, but nobody who will sign there voluntarily. Though I guess it would be helpful, if Westbrook could actually sell tickets. That´s what really hurts his trade value at the moment. Places like Detroit, Orlando and Charlotte can´t put butts in seats during COVID.

I guess the argument is fair that one bad big contract could be more difficult to deal than two bad smaller contracts.

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