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ESPN isn't a fan of the trade either, giving them a D for the trade.

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dal.png?w=110&h=110This is the kind of deal that makes you wonder what you're missing. By taking Bertans and Dinwiddie off the Wizards' roster, the Mavericks seem to be doing them a favor. Yet it's Dallas who's sending out the second-round pick?

In particular, Bertans has one of the league's least favorable contracts from a team standpoint. In the wake of hitting a career-high 200 3-pointers in just 54 games during the 2019-20 season, Bertans re-signed with Washington for $80 million over five years and hasn't reached the same level since. He has made just 32% of his 3-point attempts this season, falling out of the Wizards' rotation for long stretches.

There's some value in acquiring Bertans, who's a better shooter than he has shown in 2021-22. Despite the slump, Bertans is still a 40% 3-point shooter for his career, and he has experienced no decline from the foul line (28-of-30, 93%). Still, Bertans has to shoot at that level to get on the court, because the rest of his game is deficient. The Mavericks might be able to hide him at times in zone defenses, but Bertans' poor defensive rebound rates for a big man hurt him in that role.

Realistically, Washington should have expected to give up at least a first-round pick to move the remaining $49 million on Bertans' contract beyond this season. (That amount does go down by $11 million if Bertans plays fewer than 75% of his team's games in 2023-24 and is waived before the 2024-25 season.)

As for Dinwiddie, his fit with Bradley Beal was more of a disappointment for the Wizards than his play per se. Dinwiddie remains a useful volume scorer in units otherwise devoid of scoring punch, like Washington without Beal. But his efficiency defied the usual tradeoff with efficiency when paired with Beal. Dinwiddie's true shooting percentage went down despite his usage rate going from 24% without Beal to 15% with him, per NBA Advanced Stats.

That's a concern for a team thinking of pairing Dinwiddie with an even higher-usage ball handler in Doncic. We saw more promise from Dinwiddie as a spot-up shooter with the Brooklyn Nets, where he hit 37% of his catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts in 2019-20, according to Second Spectrum tracking on NBA Advanced Stats. That has dipped to a below-average 34% this season.

On the plus side, Dinwiddie's size (6-foot-5) allows him to defend multiple positions. If he shoots well enough, Dallas could even throw out lineups with all three of Doncic, Dinwiddie and Jalen Brunson to maximize playmaking on the perimeter.

Undoubtedly, adding Dinwiddie will be tied to Brunson becoming an unrestricted free agent this summer. If the bidding for Brunson gets too high, the Mavericks can feel more comfortable letting Brunson go with another ball handler on the roster. Still, that would be a disappointing outcome for Dallas, given Brunson is more than three years younger and has been a far more efficient scorer.

This move does little to help the Mavericks' books long-term. They'll pay Bertans and Dinwiddie slightly more base salary than Porzingis in 2022-23, and the only possible cap relief after that comes if they waive Dinwiddie in the summer of 2023, when just $10 million of his $18.9 million salary is guaranteed through June 30, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.

Unless there's something important Dallas knows that we don't, this move seems like a step backward for the Mavericks both the rest of this season and beyond.

 

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7 hours ago, Satchel said:

They were able to offload KP’s burdensome contract. That’s really all that mattered.

Exactly.  Committing that much money to a player that can't stay healthy really limits what we could do with him.  At the end of the day, we need players who can at least play.  Whether we got the best we could is certainly debatable, but I'm okay moving on from KP.

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Like I said earlier in the thread, we're going to have to wait to see what they ultimately end up doing with these players to know how to grade this trade. Maybe they'll be able to attach these contracts and actually be involved in other deals now. 

In the meantime, rebounding and rim protection is going to be a constant issue. 

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9 minutes ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Deal comes off publicly as in the Wizards favor so either Niko is bad at his job or there is a KP personality clash / injuries. 

it would have to be toni braxton/jim jackson/jason kidd level bad for this to make sense.  the player exchange was bad enough, but we also sent them a second round pick? they should have sent US a pick.  

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The AMOUNTS on the contracts of the two players in return are more easily moved yes, but the PLAYERS attached to those contracts are not, even in the least bit, movable. I get what we were trying to do, but literally any other combination of 2 players would have worked. Bertans contract is literally the worst in all of the NBA. 

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2 hours ago, BallamaticBevo said:

The AMOUNTS on the contracts of the two players in return are more easily moved yes, but the PLAYERS attached to those contracts are not, even in the least bit, movable. I get what we were trying to do, but literally any other combination of 2 players would have worked. Bertans contract is literally the worst in all of the NBA. 

the players we got could perform better and get more value.  Porzingis contract and injuries were a boat anchor that had no chance of getting better in other teams eyes.  the guy just can't stay healthy, we've proven we can win without him.  they may know more about the injuries than they are letting on and the injuries aren't that bad maybe KP isn't willing to play hurt.

It's a 2 average guys who should show up every night vs. 1 guy who could go off any particular night but you never know if he is going to play decision.

we'll see.

Porzingis just seemed to me like a guy playing basketball at this point because its a huge paycheck. if he's the slightest bit hurt, he ain't playing.

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2 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

it would have to be toni braxton/jim jackson/jason kidd level bad for this to make sense.  the player exchange was bad enough, but we also sent them a second round pick? they should have sent US a pick.  

we were never going to get a good deal for KP.  no one wanted him or his contract.  we wanted out and were willing to pay to have him gone.  we probably tried to do it straight up and got held at gun point for the draft pick.

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6 hours ago, BallamaticBevo said:

The AMOUNTS on the contracts of the two players in return are more easily moved yes, but the PLAYERS attached to those contracts are not, even in the least bit, movable. I get what we were trying to do, but literally any other combination of 2 players would have worked. Bertans contract is literally the worst in all of the NBA. 

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Mavs need to keep Brunson, jettison Hardaway, and pick up a stretch big that can contribute on defense. Bonus points if they can find a Derrick Jones Jr type guy with mad athleticism and reasonable defensive effort on a cheap deal. Montrezl Harrell would be a great pickup for the Mavs and should be their primary offseason target, imo.

As for unrestricted free agent centers, as listed by Spotrac, Nurkic, Drummond, Tristan Thompson, and maybe Mitchell Robinson would be the "headliners". Looking at restricted free agents and guys with player options who might opt out, you've got Ayton, Mo Bamba, and the rapidly fading mirage of potential for Bol Bol. I don't really know why Spotrac lists Bol Bol as a center as I don't believe he's ever actually manned the 5 spot, but whatever. Valenciunas already signed an extension through 2024.

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Mavs need to keep Brunson, jettison Hardaway, and pick up a stretch big that can contribute on defense. Bonus points if they can find a Derrick Jones Jr type guy with mad athleticism and reasonable defensive effort on a cheap deal. Montrezl Harrell would be a great pickup for the Mavs and should be their primary offseason target, imo.
As for unrestricted free agent centers, as listed by Spotrac, Nurkic, Drummond, Tristan Thompson, and maybe Mitchell Robinson would be the "headliners". Looking at restricted free agents and guys with player options who might opt out, you've got Ayton, Mo Bamba, and the rapidly fading mirage of potential for Bol Bol. I don't really know why Spotrac lists Bol Bol as a center as I don't believe he's ever actually manned the 5 spot, but whatever. Valenciunas already signed an extension through 2024.
I think if we get out of THjr's contract and sign brunson we have $15 and the MLE to work with this offseason.
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Damn I wasn’t able to watch this one but had low expectations anyway. Good to see DB have a positive impact. How did Dinwiddie look? Pretty underwhelming stat line. 
He looked ok. Players were unsure of what to do out there (dinwiddie included). It'll take a little bit of time to get the chemistry and flow down.
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