(06-05-2024, 10:44 AM)F Gump Wrote: C - Gafford, Lively, DP
PF - PJW, Maxi, Omax, Morris (DC)
SF - DJJ, 6th Man
SG - Kyrie, Hardy, Lawson
PG - Luka, Exum
For a 6th man, I think I would lean more towards getting a scorer with some play-making ability (like Coby White) rather than a defender (such as Caruso). Why? Because this is how I see the team as constructed with Luka and Kyrie.
G (Scoring): Kyrie, Coby??, Hardy
G (Defensive): DJJ, Green, Exum
F (Scoring): Luka, ??, ??
F (Defensive): PJW, Kleber, O-Max, Morris
C: Lively, Gafford, ??
There's enough defensive Guards on the team with DJJ, Green, Exum. The Mavericks need someone who can properly spell Luke or Kyrie.
Then there are 2 other positions that need to be filled... indicated by the ??.
1) Dwight Powell has to go. The tandem of Lively and Gafford may not always be available due to injuries, suspensions, foul trouble. I don't want to go back to using Powell. My pick to replace him is Jericho Sims... and I'd like to replace Morris with another Kleber-type through the draft.
2) At least one other Forward with a good offensive game. The Mavs FO could even take a flyer in the draft on Nikola Djurisic or Harrison Ingram to fill this spot. This assumes that O-Max is ready to contribute at least as a reliable defender next season. It's also why I think Morris may not be needed, although I'm fine with keeping him on a 1-year deal.
Then the team would look like this.
G (Scoring): Kyrie, Coby??, Hardy
G (Defensive): DJJ, Green, Exum
F (Scoring): Luka, Djurisic??, O-Max (listing him here for convenience, even though he's not a scoring type)
F (Defensive): PJW, Kleber, Morris (replaced by new Kleber-type through this draft or 2025 draft)
C: Lively, Gafford, Sims??
Anyway, through the roster I have listed, I'm not saying that players should be replaced like-for-like when they go to the bench or are not playing. Simply that more balance between options is needed to give Kidd a full deck of cards to play with... and in preparation for the future.