2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[SleepingHero]

What if the price was Johnson+Brunson+DFS for Gordon? That's 3 bench players for one starter, and you can move Powell back to the bench. The Mavs would have to pick up a backup PG somewhere, though.

The only issue is, Gordon is undoubtedly going to cost more than that. ORL turned down an offer from the Blazers that included 2 first rounders and Ariza.

Johnson is similarly an expiring contract like Ariza, whose best days are behind him, but DFS isn't worth 2 first rounders so additional compensation is most certainly needed. How much? Well ORL turned down 2 firsts, so I assume that's the starting point. 

So I circle back and ask, is Gordon actually worth a slew of picks and 2 of our better perimeter defenders (and one that is a pretty good shooter now)? 

I like Gordon and his fit could be fantastic here, but I'm not convinced at all that he alone is worth it for us to blow the rest of our assets of the early decade. He would be a great target in free agency, not for an overpay in a trade.

I think now the Giannis dream is over, the Mavs should focus on former/current all-stars on bloated contracts on bad teams. Guys who could be had relatively cheap. I think Blake Griffin is a prime candidate for such a trade, and shouldn't cost much in terms of draft capital nor young players.

Given that Brunson's free agency is rapidly approaching, and that the Mavs essentially have no rights on him, I think he's going to be our best trade bait. I think Detroit who's looking to get younger might be tempted to create a package built around Griffin+Rose for Brunson+THJ+Johnson+1st. 

Mavs get a potential 6MOY candidate with Rose who can lead the offense on the bench, and hopefully a revitalized Griffin that when healthy, is an All-NBA all-star forward who has shown great versatility around other bigs. Losing THJ would sting, but in this world, DFS would slide over to the 3, while Richardson to the 2, and Blake plays the 4 and KP at the 5. In that case the Mavs still maintain their defense with THJ/Griffin being a push on defense. 

Detroit frees up their multi-big problem and let the Grant era (funny typing that out) begin. They get another young PG prospect who has shown much more than Delon Wright in their respective careers. Detroit also 

Just an idea I was playing around with.