Aloha,
Wow talk about miracles. The Mav’s lost a generational talent but we’re just handed another. Unless Nico does something totally stupid, the will draft Cooper Flag.
Dallas has an abundance of front court talent. Unfortunately Kyrie could miss most if not all of next season. The big problem for Dallas is that Flagg will earn 12 mil on his rookie deal.
His salary pushes their salaries to just 3mil under the 2nd apron. Which means they can’t even use the tax payer MLE. Daniel Gafford is probably the guy they will look to move. This is a contract year and Lively is due an extension. They just can’t afford to pay that many front court guys.
26 year old Gafford is the perfect center for the Lakers. He is a great defender, rebounder and lob threat. He averaged 12 points, 6.8 boards and 1.8 blocks in just 21 minutes. He will definitely get more run with the Lakers.
Nico is one of the few GM’s with a good relationship with Rob, If he’s not fired. The Lakers could help the Mav’s trade for a point guard. I look at DLO or Malcom Brogdon as guys that might help the Mav’s hold down the fort while they wait for Kyrie to return. Hopefully the Mav’s big break is a big break for the Lakers as well.