12-03-2024, 07:37 AM
(12-02-2024, 06:40 PM)gomavs Wrote: 3 observations:
1. Omax looks like a bust. Can he still play in the development league?
2. It is time to trade Hardy. Maybe somebody would give us a 2nd round pick for him?
3. Maxi looks like he is done. Unless, of course, there is something physically wrong that we don't know about. He has given us a lot in his career, but it is time to ride into the sunset.
1. OMax hasn't really had a chance. When he has had some chances, he's looked so-so. Defensively great, offensively not great. DFS looked like that for years with heavy minutes before breaking out. OMax has the unfortunate (well, fortunate for us) problem of being on a finals capable team. Minutes are tight. So I'm not ready to write him off yet. But, yes he can still play in the G-League as much as the Mavs want him to play there.
2. I'm actually with you here. Hardy is a fantastic scorer. But after 3 years I just don't think he has it in him to be a valuable contributor on a finals team. He's still too one-dimensional. I think he'd go for more than a 2nd round pick though.
3. Maxi looks done offensively, sure. But like I said above, he's having one of his better defensive seasons. Still think it's silly to trade him.
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