2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[Scott41theMavs]

I have a feeling that either Brown or Smart will be available this off season.

Give me both. Would be tempted to offer KP if I can get both in return.

I would do that - *if* we got the top two of their three draft picks this year and *if* we somehow could do the deal in such a way as to get them to take at least one of our bad contracts. And that's only because of KP's injury concerns. And those two caveats aren't happening when you have Ainge on the other end of the phone.

IF?

There are no ifs. That is an insane trade for the Mavs. Next summer you have a million elite centers available. At that point you take #18+#31 and send Powell down the road to San Antonio for LMA. Next summer you dump Wright.

That´s a pipedream. The options would be endless.

Brown 25
Smart 14
Luka 10
Kleber 9
Curry 8
DFS 4
Brunson 2

That´s 43M in capspace. Just get Giannis or split it all between Jarrett Allen (15), LMA (10) and DeRozan (18).

Luka/Brunson
Smart/Curry
Brown/DeRozan
DFS/Kleber
Allen/LMA

LOL that´s a bench that wins 42-45 games.

You must think KP is going to be crippled by '22 if you think that about that trade. That, or you have a hell-bent, psychotic non-appreciation of his game.

Pushing the parameters of Scott's *if's*. I'm still not sure I do this trade, but this is about the minimum I'd be willing to do most likely for a KP trade:

KP/Powell/2020 pick swap #31 for 14 for Smart/Brown/Theis/2020 pick swap/Bos 2021 first/Bos 2023 first

That puts us whole with our trade to get KP as well as the extra tip (pick swap this year) for getting him through his post-injury year.

Luka/Brunson/Burke (split MLE)
Smart/Curry/#14, 18 or MLE split
Brown/THJ (opted in)/#14, 18 or MLE split
DFS/Kleber/#14, 18 or MLE split
Theis/WCS (opted in)/Boban

In 21 and/or 22 you finish out your big rotation still going after the Giannis dream, but picking up others when that fails. Honestly, I'm not sure that is enough for me to pull the trigger after looking at it, I'd have to be completely sure Brown is worth it. I know Smart is a player I want, this price is pretty big though.

Make it KP/THJ/Wright/Powell/2020 pick swap #31 for 14 for Smart/Brown/Theis/Haywood/2020 pick swap/Bos 2021 first/Bos 2023 first (works in the TradeNBA engine) and Ainge has a deal.

KP could end up being a 30/10/2 player who shoots four pointers, protects the paint, and drives the basket while remaining healthy. If we were certain he would stay (become?) that player, we'd win a championship in the next year or two without adding any other stars.