2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[StepBackJay]

Well said, and I 100% agree with every word here. 

However, I can't help but feel like the catch and shoot game (not at a Redick level, but hopefully better than DeRozan's) is a necessary component of this hypothetical added creator. Otherwise, you'll be making a new problem to solve the one you have now. Yes, on-ball Luka needs to be lessened some, for a variety of reasons, but I can't envision any scenario (that improves the team) in which it's not still the most often used approach.

I think a guy with DeRozan's game could help, but imho, not him, specifically, due to age, cost and his deserved feeling that he's an All-Star level player who should start and have the ball in his hands a LOT. I mean, if he wants to come here and play 25 minutes per, maybe even off the bench, AWESOME! But, I think he probably has his eyes on a role similar to Luka's, only on a team that doesn't have a Luka. Just my opinion, tho.

Why can't he play 32 mpg? THJ would not be here so he would be taking all of his minutes. I think to your point it could be hard to convince him to come here (Mavs would for sure would need to say he's a start) if he doesn't see a good fit with Luka. We saw that Kemba chose Celtics a couple of years ago for similar reasons (money the same but role was clear in Boston).

I do think he will be on the Mavs list somewhere (not sure how high?) and the game of musical chairs in terms of teams wanting veteran guards could help Dallas. Mavs should be able to be on the higher end of offers.

Looking at some of the veteran guard targets:

• CP3 - likely stays put
  
• Lowry - Likely Miami to compete for a championship again
  
• Conley - likely stays put
  
• Lonzo - will attract a lot of attention from NYK especially, could also stay or be in a S&T somewhere.
  
• Dinwiddie - no idea but prob on the Mavs list somewhere
  
• Fournier - Celtics will try to keep
  
• Kemba - not a FA but good chance he is dumped somewhere
  
• THJ - candidate to stay but teams always want shooters so he will have a market
  
• THT - likely stays put
  
• J Rich - could stay or go any number of places, will have a market
  
• Oladipo - no idea but starting to think some short deal in NYK as they have be doing that a lot recently
  
• Duncan Robinson - likely stays
  
• Normal Powell - will definitely be on Mavs shopping list but Blazers would be the favorite to keep him
  
• Derozan - Will likely want to go to a playoff team. NYK now qualfies as a "winning" team and with their ample cap space and history of missing out on top free agents they might be the most likely threat.
  

Other teams with cap space: Thunder no, Spurs no, Raptors no, Hornets I don't think so bc he would be redundant with their other guards. Heat I don't think so and they will be going for A-listers anyway. Grizzlies he doesn't seem like a fit. Bulls same. Pistons, Cavs are rebuilding. 

To summarize it's hard for me to picture a lot of landing spots are already good playoff teams that can also pay DR 20 mil+ a year and would put him high on their list.