04-06-2021, 01:15 PM
(04-06-2021, 12:20 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: I will say that I struggle to see where gutting a starter and a 6th man out of the rotation and trying to find 2 better players AND an MLE with $34 million in space is even doable...
IMO the ability to keep both pieces and Melli means that Dallas gets flexibility and can try to get a better shooting starter, or a big wing, or even upgrade over Powell/WCS with the MLE (or maybe just part of it - Dallas has a habit of keeping a chunk of exception available to bid over the minimum for waived players)...
This. I see two paths. Let THJ and WCS go and you are at $19mm in space with JRich's $16mm cap hold. If you sign him for something less or convince him to opt-in and extend, then you can get to where you can pay two players a little more than the MLE (in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king).
The other path is bring everyone back and use the MLE for one player and a S&T of Redick for another. I think we have a much better shot at getting value for Redick than we do for Powell. Any team with KP on it will need three centers for KP's (seemingly) weekly day(s) off. Plus, the monthly splits are trending better lately. In March he was back to a Powell-Like .684 TS% and his O/D Ratings were 143/111 (also historically Powell-like). I have no issue keeping Powell around except, I think we really need someone like Theis who can hit a 3 AND play great D at two positions if we plan to keep Melli in the backup minutes to Maxi.