06-04-2021, 10:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2021, 10:52 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(06-04-2021, 10:27 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Yeah and how do we get that 2nd star, if we re-sign THJ? That effectively makes THJ our 2nd best player. Luka might be the best player in the world, but he is not that much better than Jokic, Booker, Curry, Lillard, LeBron, Mitchell to overcome that our 2nd best player would be like the 3rd sometimes even 4th best player on the other contenders. The cores we have to deal with for the next decade are Jokic/Murray/Porter/Gordon and Booker/Ayton/Bridges.
THJ can stay, but his contract must be super-tradeable next summer. If we pay THJ 70/4, we are f*****. If he wants more than 56/4, then he should prove it on the open market. Most team won´t make him a priority and those who like him will only have the MLE. So the Mavs can actually extract assets in a S&T.
That´s the kind of asset management other teams have used for years to build a war chest for the next disgruntled superstar.
If we turn Porzingis into Turner/Markkanen/Lamb, I´m good. then it´s time to work toward the 2nd star.
Doncic
Lavine
DFS
Markkanen
Turner
That´s a legit young title contender.
For someone who often accuses fans of being blind homers, you certainly believe the rest of the NBA is eager away their best players to the Mavs for not particularly good reason or comparable compensation.
(06-04-2021, 10:33 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: This has been my contention all along. All these posts about keeping the 5th-9th best players for a contender when we don't have 2-4 permanently. Figure out the 2-4 (I don't think KP is it for us, but he, combined with some of our 5th-9th guys can get us at least 2 of those guys). We're thinking of this building thing so backwards.
Keep THJ cause he can be the man as a 4th best player off the bench.
Keep Kleber cause he fits so well and is such a likable guy.
Keep Powell cause of his lockerroom presence and community service.
Keep DFS cause his contract is so much cheaper than his production.
Keep Boban cause Luka has no other friends on the team than him...
Keep KP once he shows to play better cause there is no way he'll get seriously injured again.
This is not the team guys. This should be a revolving door til we find THE pieces at the top! Then fill in the rest. Quit falling in love with mediocrity.
All this and my thought is Luka as the #1 then we need 2-3 #3's (who cover all needs skill-wise) and a couple #4's, then fill in.
I guess I don't understand how letting what is currently our 2nd best player on a team on the verge of making it to the 2nd round of the playoffs walk brings in the 2nd star. What are you replacing him with that is star caliber or better than what he is?
I see a lot of conjecture that people don't want to pay THJ his market value .. so okay, you're going to pinch some pennies and hope to sign a comparable player for $4-5 million less than THJ, and do what with that $4 million exactly? Spend it in this free agent market on friggin Andre Drummond or Kelly Oubre? How is that upgrading our star power? Youre advocating for just another version of Plan Powder here that theoreticallyh some superstar is going to fall into our lap if we don't pay our 2nd best player through some mysterious and unspecified means.