DxC17 wrote:What would it take to get Dorian Finney-Smith from Dallas? That's a guy who I think could immediately slot in as the 4 in Billy's lineup. Big frame, solid athleticism with a 7 foot wingspan. Has grown into a very serviceable option from deep, averaging 37%+ on ~5 3PA over the past three seasons. Marginally positive on both ends of the court, which is phenomenal balance from your 5th starter.
Expiring contract, Dallas might be tempted to move him & they're kind of in no man's land cap wise for the next two seasons. It doesn't help them "win now", but they gotta try something. They're sitting on $30 million of dead weight in Hardaway and Bullock, which are looking like just horrible deals for them. Maybe a pick & TBJ can get this done on its own.
Alternatively, if we desire a bigger package from DAL, we can try to pry Kleber (or Powell?) away too. That's where Coby likely enters the deal, and this could make a lot for Dallas as they have a Jalen Brunson problem on their hands & no one in the ranks to replace him as the team's secondary ballhandler & shot creator. Having a top 10 pick like Coby under rookie scale contract for next season likely helps them a lot as they figure out what to do with their bad contracts & retool around Luka. TBJ can also help them as an additional ball handler off the bench as they have a lot of guys that stand around & catch the ball from Luka but don't do much else.
Bulls get:
Dorian Finney-Smith - 4m, UFA
Maxi Kleber - $8.75m 21-22, $9m 22-23
Dallas gets:
Coby White - $7.4m 22-23
TBJ - $5.1m, RFA
Tony Bradley - $2m, 22-23 (player option)
Does Dallas hang up the phone? Taking two of a playoff team's top 7 rotational guys is a lot, especially two who are among the team's few net positives.
But I really think this is the type of lowkey deal that can really round out our roster weaknesses. Trade machine says yes FWIW
Why would they hang up? I think they'd take it and run. Their season looks like it's in the dumps since Luka is having a huge off-year, and you're giving them 2 talented prospects for an expiring and role-player bench big, who if he was so good, would play more than 20 mpg on a sub-500 squad. Probably the type of trade that would make the Bulls look like idiots in no time- throwing a bunch of trade tokens away. DFS is looking to get paid.
I'd like DFS, but I don't want to pay a steep trade price on top of having to probably pay him his max ($55m) to not lose him to the MLE market. I'd sooner wait and just offer the MLE, if DAL has second thoughts. They seem to be making plenty of irrational off-season decisions, so maybe letting Finney walk is another waiting to happen.
