2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[SleepingHero]

We are feeding into because we are a discussion board and this "story" is gaining national attention.  We were also discussing this prior to the media catching wind of it  because we've noticed how bad KP has looked.

I'm not advocating that we trade him now.

 
Touchè.

Who are the MBT angling for? Sounds like John Collins.  Color me skeptical based on the MBT's recent offseason success.

You are assuming KP's value can't go lower which I don't think is accurate.  Injuries happen and he may not return to form.

I think the Mavs can go after John Collins without needing to get off KP's money. THJ+JRich might be the collateral in that case. But if we could hypothetically trade THJ+Jrich for Collins right now we'd do that 10 times out 10. We could always trade KP for guard depth later on if needed at that point. 

And also you're right. KP could get injured yet again next game and never look the same. I hope that never happens but I'm not going to plan around a hypothetical that we cannot predict accurately at all. Especially if that means I have to trade away KP based on that hypothetical. 

You aren't getting Beal or KAT for KP at his current value without emptying the cupboard and taking back spoiled goods and even then, that's probably not enough.

I know after the Harden trade we think Beal is going to cost an arm and a leg, but Beal hasn't been close to Harden's level at any point in their careers so far. I guess what I'm trying to say is that perhaps those dudes aren't as impossible to get as it seems, especially with a KP centered package. 

Put it this way, if you told me in January of 2019 that the Mavs would be able to turn DSJ+Wes+DAJ into Kristaps+THJ, I'd have told you that you're smoking the good stuff and that's nowhere near enough value.