2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[DanSchwartzgan]

I meant to add Monk to the MLE steal list. I like both. IMO, Brunson(THJ also) gives us position flex. We could bring in the BPA 1-3 player and make it work. Brunson could start or come off the bench(THJ too). Brunson is more of a undersized combo guard is my point. And i don’t think any of our guys will be upset coming off the bench once we pay everyone. For me it’s BPA

BTW, from your previous post, Holmes probably wouldn't be available in S&T if we assume he will make greater than the NBA average salary.  Sac doesn't currently have a way to get there.  If we indeed have interest in Markkanen, then Holmes to Charlotte forces them to let go of Monk's hold.  

Fish has added his voice to the discussion.  Doesn't advance the ball, just points out LM was liked in his draft and now fits the "fallen angel" moniker.  It also says he's a friend of Luka's and is a huge fan of Dirk.  There are all sorts of other stories out there.  None really advance the ball any from the original reporting, though there is a Pippen Ain't Easy "3 Trades" piece that says Chicago would value Richardson.


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Bulls' Markkanen Aims To Join Mavs, Team With Luka & Porzingis?
The Mavs have cap room and have some level of admiration for Markkanen ... and he apparently feels the same.
[url=https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/author/mike-fisher-dallas-mavericks-maven-sports-illustrated]MIKE FISHER7 HOURS AGO




DALLAS - It is the vision of the people who run the Dallas Mavericks that a) Luka Doncic will serve as a recruiting lure of other NBA standouts and that b) the combination of Luka and Kristaps Porzingis can be especially elite if it makes up two-thirds of a "Big Three.''

Does Lauri Markkanen's reported desire to leave the Chicago Bulls for Dallas fulfill the vision?

According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Finnish forward, who hits NBA restricted free agency this summer, wants to play alongside fellow Europeans Doncic and Porzingis in Dallas.

The 7-0 Markkanen, 24, has spent four seasons with the Bulls, never quite living up to the expectations that came along with being the No. 7 overall pick in his draft. This year, his numbers were not especially impressive -he averaged a career-low 13.6 points with a career-low 5.3 rebounds, meaning maybe his price will also be at a low - and has not achieved stardom.

But he can shoot from the perimeter and he fits the "Fallen Angel'' beliefs of Mavs owner Mark Cuban, who openly talks of the value of reclamation projects involving talented players ... especially ones who are 7-0 and who are 24 and who were admired by Dallas in their draft years.

Markkanen is all of those things, and already has a friendship with Doncic (not to mention one with retired Mavs icon Dirk Nowitzki). The Bulls do not seem to see him as a starter, and maybe the Mavs do not, either - that is to say, a starter in the same lineup with KP, and a starter on a title contender.

But the Mavs have cap room and have some level of admiration for Markkanen ... and he apparently feels the same.