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I disagree with the theory here… but the acquisition cost is a huge difference here. Just have to find a way to save some pennies along the way.We don’t, but it gives us some pieces. Look at how Lue used Beverley, for instance. Barely played in the first round when he wasn’t needed. Used more in second round but minutes yo-yo’d. I think we definitely need a defensive upgrade and think we definitely need a bit smaller dose of Clarkson with new additions, but I’d also have the same concerns about Smart being 25+ MPG. He’s a terrible shooter, too. I think the difference between Smart and Dunn is likely opportunity. But Dunn affords you the ability to keep him as a smaller piece. In the same way that Gay will fill a super-Niang role, Dunn could fill a super-Oni role.
tl;dr Dunn at 15 mpg is possibly better than Smart at 25+ mpg because I think you’d get diminishing returns with more Smart minutes. 18-20 mpg would be the sweet spot and I don’t think you could bring him in for that role.
I also think Butler can play so sending out JC for Smart does provide him some opportunities.
I have a hard time seeing a better use for the TPE with more upside than sending out Hughes for Dunn (two deals both using tpes) and getting a second for our troubles. If Dunn is good and healthy maybe you find something useful with JC that reduces the tax later.
If you put Hughes in the deal and waive Brantley then you are only adding about 8M in costs between tax and salary. Could further reduce the tax by waiving Oni and doing 10 day contracts intermittently and leaving the 13th spot open for as long as possible… so saves 2-3M.