re: What about Bradley Beal...

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I don’t think that offer is better at all than Frank, Moore, Randle, 2 1sts and I don’t even think it’s an argument. Moore gives you what you’d hope Matthews would at 40% the cost. Frank, Randle, 1st easily trump DSJ.

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I think it depends on the Wiz objectives. They are 3-4 games out of the 8th spot right now. DSJ can help cover some of Wall's minutes. Matthews can fill some of Beal's minutes and gives them a solid vet presence, plus he is a big expiring (18m). They only get the one first, but DSJ is still under rookie control for 2-3 years and they can flip him later if need be.

The Pelicans package gives them very little in the short term. Moore and Randle are not starters for them. But they will fill some minutes and they are both going to be FA (16m cap relief). But they get Jackson, who might develop, and the 2 1sts.

So short term, they get better players from the Mavs who fill more of their needs. In the long term, they get more cap relief from the Mavs trade. But you have to balance out DSJ and a 1st vs Jackson and 2 1sts. So maybe the Pelicans have a bit of an edge there. It just depends on how highly you value DSJ and what it might become.

**- I forgot to add that the Mavs had the cap space to absorb the 5M or so imbalance on the trade. I'm not sure it the Pelicans can or will need to add more to get the numbers close..