05-26-2025, 10:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-26-2025, 10:58 AM by myconsumerclub.)
Flagg has an opportunity to step into a situation where the team is a perfect fit for him to start and contribute day one.
As I see it we have 10 players that I consider keepers and major assets to use in trades.
Flagg, Irving, AD, PJ, Lively, Klay,
Max, Naji, Gafford, B Will.
Everyone Else is less valuable so as the picture comes into focus as to what we are going to trade off we need to fill in around who we have left and if possible we need to orchestrate some trades for picks early on so we can add talent that falls into the 2nd.
Powell Hardy Martin & OMax are probably on the way out as they are the remaining assets that may help us acquire picks and or a PG. Cap issues dictate we lower payroll ASAP and a rookie contract is less costly to our payroll than a guy making 4 to 10 Million a year who is mostly going to sit on the bench.
3rd string concerns with BIGS:
If we think either Jones or Brown showed enough auditioning for us last year then perhaps they fit in somewhere or we see guys that fall through the 2nd round that we like better because this draft has a lot of bigs who might not get taken in the draft. It would be nice to have our backups on the team from day one instead of trying to fill in after someone gets injured.
If Gafford is traded then we need to add 2 to 3 more bigs to back up Lively and AD. Injury history has to be addressed and we need to do a better job of anticipating our potential future needs.
Either this is taken care of or we are tanking again this year when AD is hurt bad. Next years draft is not going to provide as many bigs to fit in that have decent upside.
PG:
The mavs brain trust knows that we need a decent point guard and not just a fill in. Someone that is 6'5" or larger who can shoot well from 3 and get assists is needed. Then when Irving is back we have a SG ready guy to play next to him that can come in for Klay.
Max still needs to develop his game more to impress me enough to crown him the best back up at the 2. Klay is not going to be here forever and if his game drops off you need someone that can come in and score so we either develop Max or Hardy or someone else that hits close to or better than 40% from 3. If you are adding someone that can be a starting PG it would help if they had that size and skill set to fit that slot as well.
Klay Irving and AD are the ones that we need to trade off if we do a rebuild with Flagg but if they can stay healthy and win with a team they mentor into becoming a contender then that learning process is valuable for Flagg to experience and it will certianly position us in a way we do not need to tank anymore.
The way the remaining roster comes together we are going to need some more luck to find the replacements we need to fill in when and if our old guys add on to their injury history.
If Irving comes back early and AD is healthy in the 2nd half of the season and Klay keeps his health we will be a contender with Flagg and Lively in that starting line up.
Still we need to have a deent bench and we have a decent bench now but if Nico plays it wrong that bench could be less than ideal so we need to get lucky and hope he makes the right call on adding the right players into the mix going forward.
As I see it we have 10 players that I consider keepers and major assets to use in trades.
Flagg, Irving, AD, PJ, Lively, Klay,
Max, Naji, Gafford, B Will.
Everyone Else is less valuable so as the picture comes into focus as to what we are going to trade off we need to fill in around who we have left and if possible we need to orchestrate some trades for picks early on so we can add talent that falls into the 2nd.
Powell Hardy Martin & OMax are probably on the way out as they are the remaining assets that may help us acquire picks and or a PG. Cap issues dictate we lower payroll ASAP and a rookie contract is less costly to our payroll than a guy making 4 to 10 Million a year who is mostly going to sit on the bench.
3rd string concerns with BIGS:
If we think either Jones or Brown showed enough auditioning for us last year then perhaps they fit in somewhere or we see guys that fall through the 2nd round that we like better because this draft has a lot of bigs who might not get taken in the draft. It would be nice to have our backups on the team from day one instead of trying to fill in after someone gets injured.
If Gafford is traded then we need to add 2 to 3 more bigs to back up Lively and AD. Injury history has to be addressed and we need to do a better job of anticipating our potential future needs.
Either this is taken care of or we are tanking again this year when AD is hurt bad. Next years draft is not going to provide as many bigs to fit in that have decent upside.
PG:
The mavs brain trust knows that we need a decent point guard and not just a fill in. Someone that is 6'5" or larger who can shoot well from 3 and get assists is needed. Then when Irving is back we have a SG ready guy to play next to him that can come in for Klay.
Max still needs to develop his game more to impress me enough to crown him the best back up at the 2. Klay is not going to be here forever and if his game drops off you need someone that can come in and score so we either develop Max or Hardy or someone else that hits close to or better than 40% from 3. If you are adding someone that can be a starting PG it would help if they had that size and skill set to fit that slot as well.
Klay Irving and AD are the ones that we need to trade off if we do a rebuild with Flagg but if they can stay healthy and win with a team they mentor into becoming a contender then that learning process is valuable for Flagg to experience and it will certianly position us in a way we do not need to tank anymore.
The way the remaining roster comes together we are going to need some more luck to find the replacements we need to fill in when and if our old guys add on to their injury history.
If Irving comes back early and AD is healthy in the 2nd half of the season and Klay keeps his health we will be a contender with Flagg and Lively in that starting line up.
Still we need to have a deent bench and we have a decent bench now but if Nico plays it wrong that bench could be less than ideal so we need to get lucky and hope he makes the right call on adding the right players into the mix going forward.