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Re: 2018-19 Transaction Thread
Jeremy Lin drawing trade interest from TB, Pelicans and 76ers
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Sounds like Dennis Smith might be gone, actually:
Dennis Smith Jr. just does not fit next to Luka Doncic.
Dallas’ most used and regular starting lineup most of the season — Smith, Doncic, Wes Matthews, Harrison Barnes, and DeAndre Jordan — struggle to get buckets, scoring less than a point per possession. However, sub rookie Jalen Brunson in for Smith and the offense improves by 16 points per 100 possessions.
Smith showed flashes as a rookie last season with the ball in his hands, and he’s still on his rookie contract, which means he has trade value. The Mavericks are exploring that, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon of ESPN.
The Dallas Mavericks are escalating talks to trade guard Dennis Smith Jr., pushing to end a partnership that has run its course for both the franchise and former first-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.
Two teams in pursuit of a point guard — Phoenix and Orlando — have been active in talks with the Mavericks, league sources said.
Dallas has also searched for deals that would include veteran Wes Matthews, who is making $18.6 million in the final year of his contract, league sources said.
How good a full-time point guard Smith would make is up for debate. He is unquestionably a fantastic athlete (which is why he dominated Summer League fresh out of college in 2017), he has a tremendous first step, can get to the rim and has finished well. However, his decision making had a long way to go — as it does with a lot of young players, but Smith frustrated coach Rick Carlisle — and his outside shot was bad enough that teams played off him and dared him to shoot.
That shot improved this season — 12.6 points a game shooting 37.5 percent from three — but Smith struggled to find a comfort level working off the ball.
Orlando and Phoenix aren’t going to surrender equal value here — Dallas isn’t getting a No. 9 pick back, which is where Smith was drafted — but both are desperate for a point guard (meaning maybe they overpay), and they can provide salary relief plus an asset or two.
Expect this trade to get done in the next few weeks, before the Feb. 7 deadline.#RespectTheCultureComment
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I'm really surprised by this honestly, especially after Smith said that he needs/wants to get better at playing off the ball. As much as the Luka hype gets, they are one of the worst teams in the league still. Making a trade isn't going to all the sudden make them some team with playoff hopes in the West. Luka might realistically already be their best player and statistically he ranks out as a slightly above average player league wide.
To me it just seems like letting both of these guys grow/learn how to play off each other with and without the ball makes the most sense at this point. Giving up on Smith this early into that process just feels like a mistake to me.
I've mentioned this before, but if not for Ben Simmons still being a rookie Smith would have been first team guard last year. There is no indication that with the same opportunities he couldn't be blowing up teams like Fox is this year. I understand he doesn't have a great outside shot but it's already improving.
I think this must have to be a he and Carlisle not seeing eye-to-eye thing. Otherwise it doesn't make any sense to me. The writing isn't even on the wall yet that a player with his athletic ability couldn't end up a better player than even Doncic does.. Just seems like a really premature move to me.Comment
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Yogi Ferrell for Jeremy Lin trade rumors
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Per The Athletic:
According to two sources with knowledge of Anthony’s situation, the exiled 10-time All-Star who remains on the Houston Rockets roster has multiple options available and is expected to pick one before the Feb. 7 trade deadline. There is no clarity as to whether he would be traded in these scenarios or waived and subsequently signed, but there are strong signs that he will play in the NBA again.#RespectTheCultureComment
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Y’all can go ahead and finally get him Pack. Bring him back to NYC
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Barnes has kinda fallen off a cliff this year, most probably because of Luka’s great play and getting less of the ball but he’s down on just about everything. I don’t know how much use he is to Sacramento outside of reprising his Warriors role and just standing in the corner waiting for Fox or Bogdanovic to pick him out.Comment
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Maybe the Kings feel as if he can do what Bjelica does while also playing better defense.
I don't really see that making them enough better to warrant taking on that contract though.Comment
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Rockets gonna take Kenneth Faried off of the Nets hands.
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Lakers supposedly the favorites to land Melo.
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