(09-12-2020, 09:48 PM)SleepingHero Wrote:(09-12-2020, 09:36 PM)StepBackJay Wrote: You don't want him forcing a trade because Mavs don't have the assets. You want making it to free agency.
Almost all teams don't have the assets. Who does?
Miami's best package would probably be Adebayo+Robinson+Nunn+picks. Which is a great offer but then what is left of the team? They'd be basically Butler+Giannis which is no better (arguably much worse worse) than MIL is currently.
Toronto would be the weakest suitor as a trade partner because of how aging their core is and how they want to retain Siakam. FVV isn't anywhere close to Adebayo or KP. Even still, Siakam showed he isn't a superstar. Solid 3rd option behind Kawhi and Lowry but he is nowhere close to the other suitor's players.
Andrew Wiggins is a negative asset. Warriors don't have any realistic deal unless they included Klay. They very well could in which case they're a serious contender but I heavily doubt Warriors break up their big 3. They work so well together precisely because of the splash bro's shooting ability. Dray becomes a huge liability when there is only 1 elite shooter on the court.
Celtics would have to build a package around Tatum. Which makes no sense given they're in the ECF.
Any other team isn't a serious contender even if they had the assets. Like the Wolves/Suns/Knicks/
Mavs could trade KP and still retain their entire team. KP+Brunson+18+31+2025+2027. That's as solid of an offer as Miami's or even the Warriors, and KP is locked up for MIL.
I wonder if the Bucks would take a trade like OKC took for PG, just loads of picks that is built around a you Brunson+ Seth+Kleber+Dodo+18+31+2025+2026 pick swap+2027+2028 pickswap+2029 all unprotected. That's a crazy deal. I'd include 2nd rounders too in each year. 10 picks and solid role players.
Maybe Giannis can have his cake and eat it too. Maybe his agent works out a deal where he signs the supermax and is then traded to wherever he wants. If Giannis comes with 6 years guaranteed then I'd be happy to give them 10 picks and whatever they want besides Luka with no protections.
Miami also has Herro so they could offer some combination of Herro, Nunn, Robinson, Adebayo and they could also employee your future draft pick/pick swap strategy if they only wanted to give up two of four. That pu pu platter returns better talent than what the Mavs would offer if KP isn't part of the deal. I'd certainly turn the Mavs pu pu platter offer down if I'm MIL.
You also criticize the what's left scenario for Miami but don't do the same for the Mavs. If KP is in the deal, Giannis would arguably end up on a worse team that what he is leaving or what he could demand to be traded to (Miami). Plus he'd be in Miami which is a desirable location and with Pat Riley and continues to put title contending product on the court.
Maybe Giannis loves Luka, but if I'm going to take the reputation hit of leaving my team, there are surer bets out there.