(05-13-2025, 01:49 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I think PJW is a hell of a player, and the Mavs seem to agree.
The amount of overlap he's going to have with Flagg in terms of size, position, minutes, MONEY, etc, is a conversation they must have.
If you believe Flagg is a 3, long term, I agree - PJW is a player who fits with Flagg and is still young enough to help bridge the gap between now and the end of the draft capital wasteland years. Even then, it would be tough to navigate getting Lively, AD, PJW and Flagg roles that would keep everyone happy and paid well enough, I think, but worth a try.
If you believe Flagg is a 4, long term, I don't see how PJW can be in the team's long term plans at all, in which case it's tough to imagine the high water mark for him, value-wise, getting much better (here, at least) than it is right now, this second.
There are very interesting choices to be made this summer, and since it's crystal clear Harrison is the one who'll be making them, I sincerely hope he's up to the challenge.
There is an argument to be made, I suppose, for moving AD at this point, though I doubt that will happen, and personally, I would try to set my team up to capitalize on the short AD/Kyrie window while still being positioned to transition out of it quickly in a couple of years - Flagg makes that possible, but only if they get a few choices right.
I think Flagg is a 3/4. I think PJW in certain matchups is a 3/4. AD is obviously a 4/5. Without putting a label on the actual positions, I think they have the size and shooting ability to be Wings/Bigs depending on how one labels things. Especially with AD's injury history, I don't see an issue getting them all enough minutes. You're looking at 144 minutes slotted for those 3 positions with Lively and Naji being the only ones that need their ~20 mpg from those position groups. And some can/will place Naji in the Guard group.