04-27-2021, 12:32 PM
(04-27-2021, 11:52 AM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: I've gotten to the point now where I've talked myself into Wiggins/pick being the best return we can get. Not sure if I'm just trying to brace myself for it because there did seem to be some legitimate smoke around those rumors or if I actually believe what I'm telling myself at this point but one thing I do believe in that scenario is that Wiggins (at least this year) is exactly what we were hoping Richardson to be. Sometimes we act like Wiggins is just a terrible contract player but he's a dude averaging 18 a game, shooting 38% from deep playing next to a ball dominate guard while also guarding one of the best players on the other team night in and night out, isn't that exactly what we were hoping for with Richardson?
The one thing that's been on my mind recently is the fact that we don't have a single two way player on that roster, you trade for Wiggins and sign Holmes and you already have two. If in this hypothetical where you also magically get the 4th or 5th pick (which I actually think would require us to give up a future first) then you could probably draft Kuminga and potentially have 3.
I don't know that I agree that Wiggins/pick is the best the Mavs could get for KP. KP is having a very good year, I think on this board we overrate the injury management games off KP is taking off which is happening elsewhere in the league.
I don't believe KP has missed that many games this season due to actual injury vs injury management. He and Doncic don't have a lot of chemistry yet but I also don't think it's a situation where the Mavs have to move him for the best deal they can get.
Maybe there is some stuff going on behind the scenes and if there are, especially locker room stuff, and if so then he will get moved.
The other piece is whether or not Mavericks believe they need to make a philosophical shift in terms of roster construction. Does KP make sense in a league that increasingly requires bigs to cover the perimeter? If they do decide his skillset doesn't match what they need then maybe he will get moved.
The final thing to raise is that a move with GSW entirely depends on whether or not they do get Minney's 2021 pick and whether or not the Mavs value that player. If Mavs see a star then maybe they think ya lets draft a guard of the future, plug in Wiggins for scoring and still have cap space to get a guy like Holmes who fits what they want to do in their frontcourt.