You’re now the Mavs’ GM. What are you going to build?

[Chicagojk]

You need an option D for the two window approach.  This coming season is for assessment.  How good is Flagg going to be in the near term.  Does Kyrie come back completely healthy.  Can they make a nearly all frontcourt lineup work?  If you think they are that one piece away from being a contender, you pull the trigger for a Jrue Holiday player (Jrue himself is too old to play this role anymore).

After that short two to three year window, you slowly build around Flagg for a second window.  This process will be long and painful as there will be limited assets.

This is predicated on the assumption that Flagg turns into a top 10 NBA player.  If that does not happen, then this franchise is screwed for the foreseeable future.

I agree with option D.   I want to use this year as a evaluation year.  No big trades, unless it is something you cant tun down until you know the answers you list.   The bold part is what scare me.    Who is the "they' in that?   I am worried about Nico wanting to prove he was right and mortaging the future to prove him right.  IMO, that went out the window when they won the lottery.   Sure, you want to win, but going for a win now move using our limited assets shouldn't be the plan imo.  If Luka makes the Lakers into a contender in short ammount of period, Nico has to wear that.  No need to make more mistakes trying to fix a big mistake.  Winning the lottery should have changed that process.  Did it though?

As far as limited assets go, I agree but also disagree.  After next year, they don't control their picks but they do have picks in three of those years.  They will probably just be late firsts.    While they don't have young studs besides potentially Lively, they do have a lot of good players on good, long term deals.    Who knows what that brings back in trades, but could be valuable in today's new cap environment.   

Also, I want our GM to be flexible.  I am fine seeing how AD and Kyrie fit the next few seasons.  Although, I want a GM who can take a real look at the roster and if it doesn't work to not be tied to "his" guys.  I don't think we have that now.