03-16-2021, 11:30 PM
(03-16-2021, 10:41 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Interesting. While Bleacher Report has Powell as the "centerpiece" of a deal for Gordon, ESPN (Bobby Marks) has Dallas possibly paying NY to take him into their cap space:
While the returns for Powell are very different in the various stories (and the Pelicans one was straight fan fiction and not an actual rumor), I do find it notable that he's suddenly mentioned in multiple articles at the trade deadline. For a guy normally a complete afterthought nationally, it does give the impression that his name is making the rounds right now.
I can sorta see the thought process that they really want an upgrade in the frontcourt and that Powell would be the natural odd man out. Maybe they're shopping him around now for a guy like Gordon while also exploring opportunities to clear space to make an offer to Collins this summer. And the trade chatter is simply picking up on the periphery of those discussions.