07-21-2024, 10:51 PM
(07-21-2024, 09:56 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Not true whatsoever if Dinwiddie got 8-man rotation minutes, which he would (even worse if it's a promised condition of him signing). You go from DJJ, Green, PJ, Lively, Gafford, Exum, and Maxi as our top seven next to Luka and Kyrie, to Splash Grandpa, PJ, Lively, Dinwiddie, Gafford, Marshall, and Grimes or Exum. That's a lot more defensive holes.
I have no idea why we are assuming a vet min is getting 8 man rotation minutes, but even if that were true, its not in the ballpark of trading away two starters for a player that doesn't make any sense at all. Exum and Hardy were 10th and 11th on the team in minutes. Thats where his minutes would be coming from (assuming he is getting rotational minutes at all when team is healthy) and Hardy is probably a worse defender. I can see the concern regarding Hardy development, but team defense will mostly be defined by the top 9 guys already on the roster.