07-01-2025, 01:20 PM
(07-01-2025, 01:16 PM)F Gump Wrote: I don't see any real value in trading for Herb Jones, and certainly would not spend a pick.
1 He has injury question marks (major shoulder thing)
2 He has offense question marks (and the injury itself has a good chance to make that worse)
3 Most of all, just like Martin, I dont see a role or minutes for him. AD, PJW, Flagg, Naji, and perhaps Klay will be getting regular minutes at F, and most of them have WAY more of a 2-way aspect to their usefulness.
I understand the desire to upgrade Mavs useless salary to something less useless, but I think the goal should be to find a player who is likely to be used, plus 3rd stringer on very cheap deals as emergency backups and developmental projects. HJ would be none of that.
I think the idea proposed with Jones is that he's more likely to hold up on the perimeter, defensively (to play guard well, in other words) than Flagg or PJW, which I kind of agree with.
Ultimately, I'm with you though. If they're keeping PJ with Flagg and AD, they have the long, athletic forward covered. The needs are confined to ball-handling and SHOOTING, at this point. Obviously, you want to get the best combo of that and on-ball defense you can, but I think Herb Jones, while an upgrade in talent, is kind of just doubling down on what's already here.