Trade & FA 2024-25:

[mvossman]

Right, I understand what you are saying. Do you really expect him to come off the bench, even towards the end of the season? I took that as kind of a tongue-in-cheek comment, but maybe you were being serious.

I think if the Mavericks reach a conclusion like what you are suggesting, it is more likely they will move him off of the team at the deadline than bring him off the bench for the rest of the three-year deal it looks like he’s going to get.

So, when I say I’m holding out more hope that he’ll be a positive I mean specifically as a starter.

I mean the warriors came to the same conclusion last season, and he is only getting older.  I’m struggling to see how it’s going to work without a POA defender. Maybe Lively turns in to Gobert and can make up for 3 questionable defenders. I just think the Mavs found something that really worked up until the finals and throwing it away feels like unnecessary panic move.