06-14-2024, 02:00 PM
(06-14-2024, 01:46 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: If the Mavs send out a bigger package for a starting caliber player I would prefer to go for a bigger wing/forward. As great as Caruso is DJJ and PJ have proven that bigger guys can also defend the best opposing guards. The way the Mavs overload on defense size/length is super valuable. Bigger guys in the gaps. Covering more ground. Offering more resistance at the rim.
Would also solve the Maxi replacement issue. Allow them to play PJ as the small ball center if the need arises.
I don't disagree, but not sure who that player would be? For the same package I would rather have Caruso than Dorian (who I loved here). I would also argue there are some exceptions to that rule. There are guys that can guard bigger players like Jrue and VanVleet. I think Caruso fits that category. Other players that have been brought up like Hunter are not in same category defensively. Its not going to be easy to find a big two way wing for a young player on a neutral contract and a crappy first. No interest in Wiggins.