04-27-2021, 02:33 PM
(04-27-2021, 02:17 PM)F Gump Wrote: If that was as easy as simply snapping your fingers and doing it, that would be great, with one disclaimer below.
But if you did this list, I'd much rather keep Powell than WCS, because of the relative salary cost. WCS is paid about what a backup center should make, and Powell is paid way more. Values are about the same - neither should be a starter. The extra money to spend would also be quite useful elsewhere, particularly in paying for cost over-runs that I think would result from the list and prices you have.
One disclaimer- I would much prefer "3rd star" be the acquisition, over 3 "helpful role players," if that was an available alternative.
No doubt. But the FA class looks more like "helpful role players" than "3rd star" this summer.
If you keep Powell, then you at least have his salary for matching if/when the opportunity comes to trade for someone closer to the 3rd star classification. I keep thinking about all the in-season movement this year. Hardin, Westbrook, Holliday, Aaron Gordon, to name a few. There will be opportunities next year as well that DAL could take advantage of better than this season with tradeable assets rather than dry powder.
Some of the KP trades would put DAL back to looking for the 2nd star all over again.