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Originally Posted by sefant77
Re-signing THJ and Josh (and im talking to value contracts and not "at all costs because win now blabla) isnt about seeing them as missing pieces or as pieces to contend. Its about not making the team worse in Lukas 4th year and (specially) creating trade value. Because via trade is the only way to really improve the team or get a borderline allstar etc.
Because the FA this summer is dead and thats just our bad luck. Just look at this crap: https://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/
Kawhi isnt leaving
Jazz arent letting Conley walk
DeRozan doesnt really fit the Mavs offense
Oladipo stays in Miami
Holmes allready told he would love to stay in Sac and Bagley and his dad want out anyway
Lakers need to pay Schröder, they cant afford to lose him at all. And i know Schröder as a fellow german. He is the anti Dirk, he isnt leaving LA to go to Dallas
Fournier is basically THJ in a glass body
Oubre is terrible
Portland arent letting Powell walk, they are going to overpay him
So there is that. Honestly i think the best shot for the Mavs is signing THJ and Josh to nice value contracts. And then trying to pick up pieces with huge upside like Frank or (healty) Otto Porter...
And then Luka needs to do the thing Dirk never wanted to do. Tamper, make other guys wanting to play in Dallas etc. And then you throw Josh or THJ in the trade etc |
THJ isn't taking a pay cut AND missing an opportunity to start somewhere else just to come off the bench here for less money. He is not available for a value deal.
JRich has the option, no guarantee there. I hope he opts out.
Relying on the same guys, including KP, is not making the team better. If people are afraid that Luka is going to leave, bring this crap back for another year and it might just happen.