re: This Mavericks-Pelicans trade pairs Kristaps Porzingis, Zion Williamson

As I said in the other thread about him, Porzingis is soft, usually injured, and he has a poor reputation in the locker room -- he's vastly overpaid. But he's a good player (not great), and overpaying good players can be a pathway to success, provided that Gayle is willing to pay some tax.

If Gayle gives the green light to paying tax, then it's a good trade for us, because his salary doesn't matter if Gayle is willing to pay it and the tax that comes with it. Porzingis would help the team, and I think that he'd be a good fit from a basketball perspective.