(07-03-2024, 06:42 AM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: Who’s the point guard the Mavs acquire to round out the roster and help get them through the time Luka misses next year? He can’t play through chronic knee pain forever. He’ll need time off, so the Mavs need a player to help them tread water. Who should it be? DSJ? Widdie? I don’t trust Hardy as a point guard and am not ready to rely that much on Exum. We need a 20 game starter who can win 11 of those games.
After Luka’s game yesterday, there’s no doubt point guard is the last need.
This is where I'm at also. F Gump posted a depth chart yesterday, and I disagreed with Gaff starting over Lively but that's not important. What is important, is that I see a hole at bench PG the same way you do. And like you, I don't trust Hardy in that role.
We already know Exum will miss time and he's the only real PG on the bench. Add that to Kyrie and Luka missing time. Plus, reducing Luka's minutes overall. There's a real role for a bench PG to get burn throughout the year.
Edit: This was the depth chart F Gump posted.
C - Gafford, Lively, Powell [Maxi]
PF - PJW, Maxi, Omax [Naji]
SF - Klay, Naji (Lawson?) [PJW] [Grimes] [Exum]
SG - Kyrie, Grimes, Hardy [Exum] [Klay] (Lawson?)
PG - Luka, Exum [Kyrie] [Hardy]