06-30-2021, 04:55 PM
How about Sacramento as a trade partner? They could really use more cap space to resign Holmes. As it is they have some 9 mil of cap space available and they need at least 6 mil to get into serious Holmes conversation. They could dump Wright to someone but I doubt they traded for him to dump him. Fox and Haliburton are their guards of the future so Hield is somehow expendable. Than there is Bagley who makes little sense to keep if they commit to Holmes. Both Hield and Bagley are interesting for me for the right price in the right combination with other moves.
From Dallas perspective I would like to spend roughly 10 mil of cap space so that remains enough for a good FA target (not counting JRich). Than there is another sneaky angle. If Holmes resigns with Sacramento, Charlotte can convince themselves that Harrell or Drummond are cornerstone centers on a contender or look for a trade partner.
Options I would look into it:
1. Bagley into our cap space for a second rounder or so.
Mavs have roughly 22 mil of cap space left, perhaps enough for "DeRozan type" (or you dump Burke for more). We get a year to see if Bagley can show why he was picked before Luka. I don't really think Sacramento is willing to give up Bagley that easy.
2. Kleber and Burke for Hield
Mavs keep 20+ mil of cap space, Sac gets enough to keep Holmes and a floor stretching defense playing wing. I guess Collins is out of reach to cover the PF hole but Hield-Luka-Conley or Lowry guard/wing rotation would be interesting. DFS and rMLE (Tucker?, Bjelica?, Lyles?) would have to cover the hole at PF.
3. In option 3 Sacramento gives up on Holmes and trades Hield and Bagley for KP. Mavs keep 34 mil of cap space to bring in two wing defenders (I would give Bagley a full time shot at center for half a season). Lets say Conley and Theis/OPJ/Burks.
From Dallas perspective I would like to spend roughly 10 mil of cap space so that remains enough for a good FA target (not counting JRich). Than there is another sneaky angle. If Holmes resigns with Sacramento, Charlotte can convince themselves that Harrell or Drummond are cornerstone centers on a contender or look for a trade partner.
Options I would look into it:
1. Bagley into our cap space for a second rounder or so.
Mavs have roughly 22 mil of cap space left, perhaps enough for "DeRozan type" (or you dump Burke for more). We get a year to see if Bagley can show why he was picked before Luka. I don't really think Sacramento is willing to give up Bagley that easy.
2. Kleber and Burke for Hield
Mavs keep 20+ mil of cap space, Sac gets enough to keep Holmes and a floor stretching defense playing wing. I guess Collins is out of reach to cover the PF hole but Hield-Luka-Conley or Lowry guard/wing rotation would be interesting. DFS and rMLE (Tucker?, Bjelica?, Lyles?) would have to cover the hole at PF.
3. In option 3 Sacramento gives up on Holmes and trades Hield and Bagley for KP. Mavs keep 34 mil of cap space to bring in two wing defenders (I would give Bagley a full time shot at center for half a season). Lets say Conley and Theis/OPJ/Burks.