2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[DanSchwartzgan]

With Lauri saying he wants to be a Mav, I'm going with a Lauri-Holmes front court for the next 4 years.

Lauri, Sato and draft considerations incoming and KP outgoing. Find a third team to for KP.

Lineup should be:
SF DFS/Green
PF Lauri/Maxi/Melli
C Holmes/DP
G THJ/Sato/Burke
G Luka/Brunson


Lauri is a mobile big, it's just his lateral isn't too good. But on offense, he has the quickness, the athletic ability and the handles to not only attack close outs, but also score in his own, unassisted, whether going to the basket, a pull up for a jumper or a shoot a fadeaway.  I trust him to make 6 dribbles than I do KP with 4. For a big, Lauri can go anywhere he wants.

Lauri isn't a rim roller, and he doesn't need to be specially if Mavs can employ Holmes to do that and retain Powell. Lauri will probably be in a lot of pick and pop situations with Luka, and that would be lethal, but who says Lauri can't roll hard to the basket? He probably is quicker than DP and most likely with the same jump or higher. Luka would make him better.

I don't think you trade KP for something you can get for free.  Chicago has NO interest in retaining Markkanen.  If you want to go the Holmes/LM route, you do it with cap room and trade KP for a guard/wing.  You are right about his ball handling.  

As many have posted, Holmes/Powell at C, LM/Maxi at PF, DFS/Green at "wing defender" and a rotation of Luka, Brunson and the star guard you get from the KP trade is young and good.  Now, we just need to find that deal for KP that works for the other team (McCollum?).