06-19-2024, 10:05 AM
(06-19-2024, 09:52 AM)mvossman Wrote: He is a decent (those numbers are around league average) wide open three point shooter on low volume (he shot less than 4 threes per 36 this season). That is not really a floor stretcher. I would put him in roughly the same category as DJJ and PJ. I agree that he has more offensive game than DJJ, and by a significant amount. I do wonder if he is a true POA defender? Is he somebody that can chase SGA around? I feel like he is a little more like PJ than DJJ from that standpoint.
Last part is why I am so high on him. The way the Mavs defend big and versatile guys that can help in the gaps or at the rim are more important than POA defenders. Players like SGA or Edwards will blow by a defender more often. Having more plus defenders with size would allow the Mavs to double down on their biggest strength.
With the added benefit that Avdija also offers some of the missing shot creation/playmaking. He isn't the 20ppg iso scorer that some posters are asking for but he can do a lot of things within the flow of the offense.