03-31-2021, 02:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-31-2021, 02:46 PM by StrandedOnBeauboisHill.)
(03-31-2021, 02:39 PM)omahen Wrote: Thinking more about it. The only player resembling a third star is Collins. If you can get him, good. But sure hope Mavs will be 100 % sure they will get him, otherwise it will be a major disaster. If Collins is of the table, how about we just keep the team and strengthen the bench. Operate over the cap and re-sign THJ, JRich for 30 mil combined.I like pretty much all of this and it's the same reason I feel we need to just retain folks and operate over the cap. Unless you're absolutely sure on the Collins outcome, it's not worth the risk.
Trade Powell and FRP to Orlando for OPJ SnT. Let's say at 12 mil
Trade Brunson and Burke to Indiana for TJ McConell (SnT) and a couple of second rounders. Alternatively same package for Theis and a couple of second rounders with Chicago.
Sign the remaining guy of McConell/Theiss for MLE.
Luka, McConell, Terry
JRich, THJ, Green
OPJ, DFS, Hinton
Maxi, Bey
KP, Theis, WCS (or let him walk and sign someone else)
I think we get very, very tough defensively with TJ and Theis. We get secondary playmaking with TJ. We get shooting with OPJ. Not flashy but it might work very well.
I wouldn't be super comfortable giving up another FRP just to get Powell off the books though, I'd almost rather carry the burden until he's expiring come 2023 then use him as trade filler (assuming you can't get him off the books using something less than a first). We're just already so light on those picks.
(03-31-2021, 02:40 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote: I would say the equivalent probably would have been Maxi + Josh Green + 2025 1st round pick (with some salary filler to make the numbers work). But if they were really high on Hampton, they might have still preferred Denver (Magic certainly have a historical fondness for players who can't shoot)Ya, totally agree. I think this would have been our equivalent at the end of the day. As much as I think Gordon is an upgrade over Maxi, losing Maxi for Gordon would be pretty bad from a spacing perspective, the wishful thinking in me really wanted there to be a way to get Gordon and keep Maxi but knowing that probably wasn't the case I'm comfortable with us passing.