2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[SleepingHero]

what's the last successful trade he really pulled off

It's hard to evaluate the JRich+Bey for Curry trade just yet, so I'm going to hold off on that. 

The last Mavs trades previously were: 

Johnson for Wright+Justin Jackson+ A 2023 2nd round pick swap (more favorable) and a 2026 2nd rounder. 

Bleh. Not good. But certainly not terrible. Johnson DOES fill a role here. We saw the team look totally different last night against PHI when he started the 3rd. The dude doesn't have much left, but he's a tough guy that can still defend, and that's what we were looking for weren't we? If he could just hit a damn 3 he'd be our PJ Tucker and we'd be singing praises. The 2 picks are what really tank this trade. The fact we gave up 2 picks for Wright in the first place is what kills it. 

Next trade: WCS for UTA's 2020 2nd round pick. 

I'd rank this one as a slight positive. We got WCS for essentially the 60th pick in the draft which is great great value. If WCS could actually make a dunk this would've been a homerun, but alas. In any case, WCS for the 60th pick is good. Good trade by Donnie.

Delon Wright for Satnam Singh+2021 POR 2nd round pick, and a 2023 2nd round pick swap (least favorable)

Meh again. Basically Wright for 2 2nd rounders. It was a gamble. If Wright had worked he'd have been the secondary playmaker, defender, and lead guard we'd have been clamoring for that summer. Remember that Pat Bev hype? Wright would've been the younger version. Nice try. Not good though. Also because Satnam was traded this was the worst trade in franchise history. 

Then we get to the Luka trade and Kristaps trade. Both of which were fantastic franchise altering ones.

So Donnie is on a cold streak compared to those trades sure. But compared to the rest of the league? He's been average-ish.