2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Mavs2021]

So many superstars have forced their way onto other teams with far less leverage than Lavine, who willl be in the last year of his contract. It´s time Duffy makes this happen.

To the Bulls:

Hield
Richardson
Kleber
Green

+three future 1st round picks

To the Mavs:

Lavine
Holmes
Young
Aminu

To the Kings:

Porzingis


Mavs cap situation:

1) Lavine 19.5
2) Powell 11.1
3) Holmes 11.0
4) Aminu 10.2
5) Doncic 10.1
Young 6.0 [buyout]
6) DFS 4.0
7) WCS 4.0
8) Burke 3.1
9) Brunson 1.8
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80.8M

MAX OFFER  to John Collins.

10) Collins 28.8
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109.6M

11) Bonga 1.8
12) Diallo 1.8 (RFA in a loaded position, but hard to tell where the Pistons stand on him, but he´s still just 22 years old, KENTUCKY pick, 43% for the Pistons from three on a small sample size, if they keep him, they´ll probably waive McGruder, who is 45% from three this year, so either will do)

13) Hartenstein 4.7 (room exception)
14) Melli 1.8
15) Z. Smith 1.8 (another prospect, former 16th pick in 2018, whose first two seasons were destroyed by a foot injury, last year he averaged 14 PPG in the G-League, then COVID struck, maybe this is the moment to get him, also just 21)

Doncic/Brunson/Burke
Lavine/Diallo/Smith
DFS/Aminu/Bonga
Collins/Powell/Melli
Holmes/Hartenstein/WCS

The back-up SG position and the bench offense look weak, but you can´t fix everything in one season. That´s what the buyout market, and trades are for, so get two young guys in there for 10-14 minutes behind Lavine and figure it out. Burke can always shift over there, too.