2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Mavs2019]

Question is what KP can net in a trade? What is his trade value? Less than what the Mavs paid to get him?

Well unfortunately this is exactly the trap you should not fall into. You have to consider what his value is now/in the future, not what it was at the time of the trade. That´s the thinking that probably gets Powell paid for the rest of his life.

Also regarding my earlier trade proposal. I was just spitballing, but since we speak about it. You cannot look at this as an isolated event in the sense that THJ+Richardson are in the deal, too. What if they walk in the summer for NOTHING. The Mavs have no control over them.

Detour: That´s what the Mavs have always done. Never take on money for picks and always allow players to walk for nothing. That was the real failure of Plan Powder. Every summer you missed out on your FA targets (okay it happened), the 2nd step should have been to eat bad contracts for picks and build up asset capital. Not sign some 2nd or 3rd rate leftovers.


Back to the trade. Now suddenly the trade becomes

Porzingis for Bledsoe + Adams + Reddick (with the immediate cap relief) + three unprotected 1st round picks.

That looks pretty good to me. It even improves on the Knicks deal on paper. 


When Beal extended his contract, he was promised to pick and choose his trade destination. If you can get five additional unprotected 1st round picks, then this will be sufficient imho to acquire Beal on an expiring contract, when we also have the capspace to sign him outright. Same for Lavine.

I don´t see a direct line to Beal with our current picks and players. The Wizards have no interest in Kleber or DFS, but they are pretty interesting for a legit contender, who needs the bolster their depth with cheap rotational players. 

Of course doing such deals right now seems counter intuitive to build a contender, but that´s one of the biggest Mavs weaknesses. Always thinking summer to summer rather than in mid and long-term windows.