04-28-2021, 09:52 AM
(04-28-2021, 07:11 AM)omahen Wrote: In the Holmes scenario you operate under the cap. Let's say you sign Holmes and Graham, which is a popular choice. For that you are losing THJ, JRich and WCS in addition to Reddick and Melli (and Boban).
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This leads us to moving Powell. .... We can use him in a SnT move for Holmes, which would leave us cap space for top end guard.
The most efficient move is to persuade Holmes to sign, and then persuade Kings to do a SNT using Powell.
That not only helps the payroll, it also leaves the door open for:
a - operating OVER the cap,
b - keeping WCS on his very cost-efficient deal, and
c - being able to sign both J-Rich/THJ or alternately to use one or both of them as outgoing SNT assets to land someone else.
That's a lot of superior negotiating to do, but none of it is beyond the realm of top NBA front offices.
The biggest snag is that those moves require the Mavs to exhibit superior expertise at negotiating and at NBA cap craftsmanship. Unfortunately Cuban and his group have never been very slick at any of that, when it gets to anything beyond money-whipping an agent.