05-03-2021, 12:38 PM
(05-03-2021, 08:19 AM)Branduil Wrote: I could actually see the Charlotte trade happening, simply because they have a glut of guards they're about to need to pay, their center situation is really bad, and the Mavs have a friendly history trading with them. Selling high on Rozier now makes sense from them and allows them to free up money and minutes for a 3-guard rotation of Graham/Lamelo/Monk.
The Mavs would also open up additional salary while presumably adding 2 starters for the price of 1. So the Mavs could then easily sign someone like Holmes and still bring back THJ, or even go after someone else bigger than that.
This is exactly my thinking, well stated.
1. Glut of guards
2. "Cash" in on Rozier's success (remember everyone panned his deal when signed)
3. Solve center issue, maybe Charlotte a more interesting team (Ball, Hayward, KP all having star-power)
I like Holmes a lot and then you have flexibility on how to finish out the roster. I am not really crazy ab THJ under any circumstances but I can see how he could be brought back as a 6th man.
Main rotation pieces would be:
Luka/Brunson
Rozier/THJ
DFS/Miles (both starting caliber)
Maxi/WCS? (alternatively Rick might experiment with DoDo at PF)
Holmes/Powell
This type of team fits more what the Mavs are trying to accomplish imo.