Trade Speculation/Ideas 2019

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Underdog

I meant to post this earlier, but here's yesterday's bit from TCat about the DSJ rumors:

Except that Smith just hit the game winner against the toughest defense in the league and played great defense on Paul George to ice it.

I don't buy that Smith isn't part of "win now" at all. Pretty sure no player on the team wants to win as much as him.

What I do concede is that Smith is the only one not named Luka on the team with any real trade value. See, the bigger issue is the rest of the team...not Smith. But I still don't know what trade is out there that markedly improves the team because you need to fill other holes. And Smith provides something for the team that nobody else on the roster really has.

So it's really more of a roster dilemma than a Smith jr one.

[mac222b]

Unless an offer just blows us away I don’t see a reason to be in a rush to move Dennis. Even if he’s 2-3 years away from being reliable offensively, that puts Luka at 22-23 yrs old.

They shouldn’t rush this thing. Sell vets for assets if you can. Fight for the playoffs, but not at the expense of the future. Maybe an opportunity to package DSJ with said assets for a superstar comes along in the next year or two. Cuban needs to just stay out of the way.

[BigDog63]

Originally Posted by mac222b

Unless an offer just blows us away I don’t see a reason to be in a rush to move Dennis. Even if he’s 2-3 years away from being reliable offensively, that puts Luka at 22-23 yrs old.

Agree it's not a fire sale, but given that DSJ is simply not a good fit beside Luka, and he wants out (to where he can be the main ball handler)...what more reason were you looking to see? He and Luka play the same position, that's not going to change.

[MavzMan]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Except that Smith just hit the game winner against the toughest defense in the league and played great defense on Paul George to ice it.

I don't buy that Smith isn't part of "win now" at all. Pretty sure no player on the team wants to win as much as him.

What I do concede is that Smith is the only one not named Luka on the team with any real trade value. See, the bigger issue is the rest of the team...not Smith. But I still don't know what trade is out there that markedly improves the team because you need to fill other holes. And Smith provides something for the team that nobody else on the roster really has.

So it's really more of a roster dilemma than a Smith jr one.

Agree with everything stated here. This "win now" crap is not going to get us anywhere and we are minimum 3 years away. We need to develop the guys we have and build around a core.

I personally really like what DSJ brings. He's able to create for both himself and others on offense while also taken on defensive challenges. PG was on fire the other night and DSJ managed to slow him down just enough for us to get a win.