ArthurVandelay wrote:The more I look at it, the less I want any part of Hunter. That is a bad contract. Hunter in theory is a good player but between injuries and disappearing in games, nah.
With little news of late, I keep playing with Fanspo. My rule is to always aim to make things simpler in any trade. Too many players and teams is just unrealistic.
So this is my stripped down version and it also fits why Atlanta maneuvered to get further away from the luxury tax:
Atlanta gets Siakam
Toronto gets Capela (salary filler), Bey (controllable contract, bench player), AJ Griffin (the prize), Bufkin (prospect), and 2024 Sacramento 1st (draft capital). For an all-star, borderline All-NBA player that is not a big price to pay imo.
For Atlanta it keeps them with a starting SF and a big wing defender while also being under the tax enough to sign another wing for depth like Oubre Jr. Or they could trade Hunter in another follow up trade. Either way they have options.
For the Raptors they get what Masai said they’d be adding this year: shooting. Next they flip Capela either to San Antonio (raps 1st and McBuckets?) or Dallas (Hardaway Jr and OMP?).
Raps are left with depth chart:
Scottie, Schroder, Bufkin, Flynn
Trent, Dick, THJr?
Griffin, Bey, McDaniels, OPJr
OG, Boucher, Young, OMP?
Poeltl, Precious, Koloko
That gives them a summer time roster of 18 (or 17 if they traded for and Buckets). Some more work to be done to consolidate/offload guaranteed money. All their wings can actually shoot, at least they could before they hit Toronto.
Via HoopsHype:
Kevin Gray Jr: Mavs and a starting caliber center where are they on that search?
Marc Stein: I’m told this is still where the Mavericks’ trade preferences land — trying to find that elusive center — but there is no status change to my knowledge as of yet. – via Marc Stein's Substack
They waiting for Capela.
Or maybe Mavs go revisit Ayton with Suns getting THJr and Capela. Suns would have to send Payne out too.
