10-17-2021, 11:05 PM
(10-17-2021, 10:23 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I wouldn't describe the choice to take him as inept. I will say the Mavs played that draft too safe. It was obvious to me their first choice was Haliburton and they did try to trade up for him, but didn't want to overpay. Hindsight tells us they should've just made the deal.
I think all the picks for the Mavs in that draft are defensible with what we knew going into the draft. I did NOT like Green pick because of his offensive woes. I did NOT like the Terry pick because of his size. I LOVED the Bey pick. Bey clearly did not have the head/work ethic to be an NBA player. Green is a better defender than I thought with good offensive instincts, so the jury is still out on him. Terry also did not have the head to be an NBA player. Off the court evals MIGHT have helped with the Bey and Terry evals, but you never know, that stuff can be hard to pinpoint.