07-04-2024, 02:40 PM
(07-04-2024, 02:34 PM)Smitty Wrote: My take on the latest bit of news is that Stein is plugged in and Markieff Morris will be a Mav. Full stop.
Then, that means the rest of his report about backcourt help IS possible to add with waiving Lawson. We know it’s legal, as we’ve done the math, but we’re stuck on if it’s practical to only have a $500k cushion below the apron for the whole season.
More importantly, I personally find that report encouraging because I too see a hole and role at PG. Hardy is not the answer in my opinion and Exum, who has a long history of injuries and fell out of flavor in the playoffs, was by all reports a Lindsey guy.
I actually like Exum and think he would be good again in the regular season, like last year, but maybe they/Nico view it differently.
The problem is that you literally cannot play everyone at some point.
Look, I wouldn't do any of this (given what we know, so far) but if they add someone who "is the answer" as a bench PG from among the pool of qualified candidates out there (who want to find jobs where they'll play), that means that either Exum or Hardy (maybe both) are about to have their path to minutes narrowed considerably, with both of them in contract years.
Something doesn't add up for me. If the Mavs find someone they want, I'd wager that one of those dudes is a goner (maybe even as a means of acquiring that player). I suppose the good news with that line of thinking is that we probably don't have to limit our thinking to the three free agent targets listed earlier, though I'm sure they're all on the list.