06-18-2024, 01:35 AM
(06-17-2024, 10:38 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I agree the Mavs are going to go for a veteran, but I don't think it will be DeRozan. I think the Mavs are seriously going to go all in for Lebron this summer as a SnT. THJ+Maxi+Hardy+Green+2031 first for Lebron+Bronny.
Mavs have to try and convince DJJ to take the TP-MLE and we hope OMax can grow into a Maxi replacement next season (which I don't think is that crazy of an idea).
We then hope to get a ring chasing vet min as a shooter off the bench using Lebron's Klutch connections like Gary Harris, Fournier, Trent Jr., Burks, Patty Mills, or maybe even Dinwiddie. Heck Kevin Love could even be a reasonable option as a break in case of emergency. Makes sense too for Lebron to get his old Cleveland guys back together around Luka and allows us to play 5 out.
Luka/Exum
Kyrie/Dinwiddie/Bronny
Lebron/DJJ
PJ/OMax/Morris
Gafford/Lively/Love/Powell
This team retains basically all the core players from the run and adds Lebron James to it for a final push for a ring.
That’s exactly what I guess our plan A looks like. Not sure if there’s any realistic chance to do it, but it’s the clearest path to a title in the „Kyrie-window“ for the next two years and probably Lebron‘s best bet to tie or overtake Jordan’s six titles.
Side benefit would be that LeBron is probably the one player that could transform Luka‘s workout and nutrition habits in an instant simply by being a role model and mentoring him, because Luka looks up to him similar to how he looked up to Dirk in their lone season together.
And one point on the court: we lost to Boston because we didn’t crack 100 points in 4 out of the 5 games with a big reason being our inability to hit the threes from above the break consistently. LeBron has been absolutely deadly from there, so that would change the spacing and open up everything.