05-19-2021, 09:48 AM
(05-19-2021, 04:47 AM)Branduil Wrote: I wouldn't say Holmes has ZERO trade value because that's obviously false but if you're just talking about superstar trades, sure.
Really I think the key is getting it done ahead of free agency as a S&T. We all know that if it's an RFA offer sheet the Mavs will just screw themselves.
Holmes would not have zero trade value unless we (or somebody) pays him 20 mil. You sign him to a good contract (see Christian Wood last year) and all of a sudden he has a lot of value. Wood in a trade would fetch you something nice. If this year's abundance of cap space makes a Wood-type player go to 20 mil/yr instead of 13/yr then you have to do something else. Not worth overpaying and I doubt Mavs would do that for Holmes.
Collins on the other-hand is young with more upside and so I could see an overpay there being something that Mavs would do.