« on: June 19, 2018, 10:14:00 AM »
Memphis trades #4 and Chandler Parsons to Dallas for the Harrison Barnes.
Memphis does this to get an impact wing that can contribute right now. No one they can draft is going to match up with the Gasol/Conley timeline. This move gets them out from under the worst contract in the NBA and gives them the wing they needed last season to make a run at it until Gasol totally craps out. This also helps take care of Memphis' commitment to Boston.
Dallas does it because they stink. They need young assets and Harrison Barnes isn't a franchise cornerstone. The future of Dallas is Dennis Smith Jr. and #4 and #5. Hopefully Doncic falls to #4 but even if he doesn't Dallas can get 2 great prospects and still look forward to a high pick next season as this core develops.
Parsons is kind of a stumbling block because he has history with Dallas but you're not trading for him to play, anyway. If he's a locker room nuisance just send him home a la Keith Bogans. And his contract doesn't matter because Dallas is going to be bad the next 2 seasons anyway.
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