03-22-2021, 07:57 AM
(03-21-2021, 07:05 PM)cow Wrote: I don't suppose Johnson + Powell + two 2nds would work for Cleveland?
I guess it all comes down to what is more appealing to Cleveland...2 1/2 years of Powell or paying a second rounder a year ago to eat the Drummond salary.
I don't think Drummond is a primary target for Dallas despite all the chatter. I think they might want to move off of Powell's 22/23 money to deploy it elsewhere. They are probably looking for more productive ways of doing that (like including Powell in a deal for a player they want to keep). Short of that, Drummond's expiring deal might be a means to a financial end. It probably leaves us with two centers who don't feel they get the ball enough instead of the current one. To me, the role that is available is scoring big for 16-18 minutes a game when KP sits. Kind of a bigger non-shooting version of what Melo and Rudy Gay do these days. Can Drummond, Brunson and THJ hold their own against second units in the playoffs?