I think it is clear the Mavs are going to need to find one more all star level caliber player this offseason (and keep Lively). From what we have seen from the Mavs vision, that player is probably going to be at least 6'6. I think Kyrie will be the only small player who gets minutes. I am not sure who that player is yet, but I think it will be needed.
We probably won't see it much this year, but I am really interested to see Lively and AD on the court together. Is it awkward or can they make it work? If they can make it work, I envision both being able to be on the court when a team tries to go small. In fact, they may make it really difficult for teams to go small. Although, we traded probably the biggest chess piece when teams have an immobile big on the court.
I think we should keep Exum's minutes at around 20 per game. He just came back after being injured all year and he has proven he cannot stay healthy. So 20 minutes is good. I like him though. He pushes the pace. He has good size and can guard pretty well. He is also not a point A to point b player. What I mean is he sort of does weird things. It catches teams off guard. I think this is the best type of player to pair with Klay. Klay likes sort of wandering around and finding his way open. With Exum doing his thing, he can put a lot of pressure on defenses for short stretches.
The starting lineup with Gafford for the short term and Lively long term is tricky imo. So that 4-5 minutes will interesting to see how they generate offense.
Also because we can't sign a buyout guy, when Powell is back I release Kelly and take a look at a young guy. Maybe that Sidy guy who was traded by the spurs, King and then released. Maybe Patrick Baldwin type. Just a young kid who hasn't done anything but someone to invest on and see if you can develop.
We probably won't see it much this year, but I am really interested to see Lively and AD on the court together. Is it awkward or can they make it work? If they can make it work, I envision both being able to be on the court when a team tries to go small. In fact, they may make it really difficult for teams to go small. Although, we traded probably the biggest chess piece when teams have an immobile big on the court.
I think we should keep Exum's minutes at around 20 per game. He just came back after being injured all year and he has proven he cannot stay healthy. So 20 minutes is good. I like him though. He pushes the pace. He has good size and can guard pretty well. He is also not a point A to point b player. What I mean is he sort of does weird things. It catches teams off guard. I think this is the best type of player to pair with Klay. Klay likes sort of wandering around and finding his way open. With Exum doing his thing, he can put a lot of pressure on defenses for short stretches.
The starting lineup with Gafford for the short term and Lively long term is tricky imo. So that 4-5 minutes will interesting to see how they generate offense.
Also because we can't sign a buyout guy, when Powell is back I release Kelly and take a look at a young guy. Maybe that Sidy guy who was traded by the spurs, King and then released. Maybe Patrick Baldwin type. Just a young kid who hasn't done anything but someone to invest on and see if you can develop.
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