06-02-2021, 05:33 PM
(06-02-2021, 04:21 PM)mvossman Wrote: The Butler fit with Luka would be interesting. They are both ball dominant and Butler is not much of a three point shooter. It would be a little bit like DeRozan offensively. Defensively he would be perfect.
I wonder if Miami would be interested in an opted in Jrich instead of DFS? He was at his best there. It would be ironic if they were traded for each other again. Then we would hopefully get Theis for the MLE and start Theis/DFS/Butler/Luka/THJ with Powell/Maxi/Green/Brunson bench.
Otherwise we would actually have closer to 15 mil in cap space. Maybe that is enough to get Holmes (probably get outbid by Charlotte). Another option would be to trade JRich for a quality rotational player and spend the MLE on another. We would want to get a defensive center (like a Theis) and another rotational wing (like a McDermott).
This would be a risk due to Luka/Butler chemistry and paying Butler that much for that long, but you would have to pull the trigger.
The JRich ship has sailed with Miami. Virtually no chance they give up Butler or Robinson for him.