06-09-2021, 09:59 AM
(06-09-2021, 04:45 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Vuc is obviously older, but is owed less money.
This sentence is doing a lot of work to justify 2 picks for KP. I am glad that someone explained to me that the Stepien rule doesn't just look at your teams picks because I do think that getting a 2023 pick and removing protections from the pick we owe the Knicks is actually huge value for KP if we can pull it off.
(06-09-2021, 06:15 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Ross is just not acceptable for the Mavs, because it kills our 2022 space
I mean we're trying to move a guy that we owe 70 mil over 2022 and 2023...I don't think we'd complain about taking on 11.5 in 2022.
Personally I don't think KP has nearly the value that some folks are putting out there. I do like the idea of trying to get a 2023 pick because I'd much rather have 3 picks to trade to build around Luka then cap space at this point. If that is something the FO has in mind then I would expect OKC to be the most obvious trade partner. Horford/pick is where I think KPs value is. If I were OKC I'd be trying to trade my 2024 pick to be honest because if they move their 2023 pick they just have the Heat's pick and it's lottery protected but that's ok because we'd still be able to do 24 26 and 28 if we have two picks in 24 (and I think other teams would prefer a 2028 vs a 2027 mavs pick). Bringing in Horford would also put us at about 40 mil in cap space this offseason and we'd still have a very (potentially more) serviceable stretch big who is playing better defense than KP right now. Also with Horford, if you just used cap space this year to improve the team around you and held on to those picks until next year you'd be able to pair 27 million in expiring with 3 first round picks which would be very appealing to a team that is having to blow it up and trade a star (KAT?...).