07-08-2023, 09:45 PM
(07-08-2023, 05:54 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I'm not going to say Lively+OMax can't turn into all-stars just based off of 1 summer league game. Especially when they both looked really damn good, although not complete packages.
Wallace isn't a sure-fired allstar either. He had a great first game.
I think this is going to turn out to be a rare trade where both teams are happy with the result.
I get what TITY is saying - scoring - especially self-shot creation is at a premium when considering who the best players are. Wallace is also solid defensively.
I would hope that none of us here would expect Lively or OMax to be an all-star in the next five years. We might propose that, and be very happy if, they make all-NBA first or second defensive team. But there's a difference between that and a major two-way all-star who can create his own shot. This trade made sense for the Mavs in terms of already having Luka, Kai, and Hardy. It came down to having such gigantically pervasive roster needs and two being better than one. But I think Wallace is going to be better than Hardy - better at distributing, better at defending, and better even at what Hardy has the "IT" factor in - scoring. It's like CJ McCollum vs. Dame.