(07-07-2021, 08:38 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I guess I picked a good day to initiate the “Kelly Oubre Jr. Day” conversation.
For sure.
I was mostly rolling with VP's trade suggestion under the assumption he heard something. But I could also see your approach, too, with Conley as the signing and Oubre as the trade. The benefit is that it would cap Oubre's contract to something a little more reasonable, but the downside is that the available MLE would be smaller for a 3rd guy since we would operate under the cap getting Conley. In any case, the fact that there could be multiple paths to a similar goal doesn't hurt the cause.
BTW, I do sorta dig your vision of Luka/Oubre/DFS as a young and highly switchable core on defense. Green and Bey could be effective as the high-energy backups with more minutes. Like you, I might prefer to extend that one more starting spot with a guy like Ball. But assuming he's not an option, Conley would also be a nice get.
So here's the natural follow-up to all the point guard talk -- Assuming Dallas signs a starting PG like Conley, Ball, etc, what do they do with Brunson? Keep him to always have two playmakers on the floor, or trade him before he's a FA and is looking for a larger role?