Mr B wrote:psman2 wrote:Mr B wrote:Facts
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Isn't it also a fact that Powell is a big negative next year and likely long term as well and JRich > than THJ.
I think you would have to swap Powell for Wright as others posted to make this enticing enough for Philly to consider.
No, I’m wouldn’t say it’s fair to say Powell is a huge negative next season and beyond. The reason is because Carlisle loves him. He has a very defined role on the team and he’s one of the best roll men in the NBA. If you add him to any contending team that has a heavy P&R offense and he’s going to make them better.
Now no doubt that JRich and Horford are better players but I don’t think that JRich would be ok being the 3rd option. That’s what makes guys THJ and Powell so valuable to playoff teams. They embrace their role as a 3rd, 4th, or 5th option. It’s like when Wes Matthews was in Dallas. He couldn’t accept his role. He always tried to do too much which affected the on court chemistry. As for Horford, I like his game and when he brings would be better than Powell but his contract just makes it impossible for the Mavs to trade for him, in my opinion.
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JRich is already the 4 scoring option on Philly and likely be no better than 3rd on any playoff quality team. Has JRich complained about his usage or something I am not aware of? The problem with Wes was he wasn't good regardless of what his role was.
IF Powell is valuable to Dallas then swap him out for less valuable players from your teams point of view because I don't think Philly and likely any team outside of Dallas would view him as a positive. OR don't make a trade like this and play worse players because they know their roles, that's one way to go.
Regardless I don't see Philly doing the trade in the OP and it sounds like you wouldn't either.