daoneandonly wrote:Astaluego wrote:daoneandonly wrote:I know its not his natural position and we have enough forwards, but I think the Mavs should explore an AD for Jalen Johnson deal. The East is wide open, so the Hawks may want to take a chance on a Trae/Daniels/Rishacher/AD/OO lineup.
The Mavs should then trade Klay or Mann (who they'll need to take back in the deal) for a pass first PG to hold down the fort until Ky returns. But this lineup is huge, young, and promising
Kyrie Irving
Jalen Johnson
Cooper Flagg
PJ Washington
Derrick Lively
Atl fans feel free to tell me if there's no way the Hawks would trade Johnson for AD, or if JJ has no shot of being a 2G. I just thought with his point forward skills, it was possible.
That team's spacing would be hard to see; it looks like the Orlando Magic 2.0.
What about some type of 3 way with Dallas getting Trey Murphy III instead? And Pels maybe getting assets from Atl (Risacher maybe?) as a building block?
Personally, I think AD isn't a good target for the Hawks. He'd be great alongside Trae, but the rest of the team is too far away on the timeline, and they'd have to gut the team to get him. They already have a weak bench right now, and coupled with AD's availability issues, it would be a very bad idea for them in my opinion. I don't see much of a market for him. Houston could make an offer maybe? He seems like the type of player Udoka would like. They have the contracts, prospects, picks, and flexibility to do so without compromising their future, and they'd definitely be contenders.
I'm not sure of the value,
I'm picturing something like Green/Sheppard/Brooks/Landale + 10 + FRP (With Brooks on a 3rd team to save/expire) for AD/Klay
Sengun/Adams
AD/Smith
Amen/Eason
Klay/Whitmore
FVV/Holiday
That's a really good team, well-rounded, deep, and they'd still have multiple future assets (some at a premium). Also, according to reports, they had interest in KD but were concerned about his age. Personally, I think AD is more of an Udoka archetype, plus he's 5 years younger (which should mitigate age concerns a bit). I'd like to add that Klay would be an incredible fit. Would that team be good enough to challenge the Thunder for the Western Conference title? I'd say yes.
And I like how the Mavs would look and their future possibilities... (continue moving Gafford/Martin/Brooks/Marshall...)
Brooks for Bogdanovic+30?
Gafford for Vincent/Knecht?
Sheppard/Green/Flagg/PJ/Lively
*KI/Christie/Knecht/O-Max/K.Jones?
I also think the KINGS would take a chance (even if they shouldn't).
I'm picturing something like Lavine/Carter and picks.































