02-11-2026, 06:50 PM
(02-11-2026, 05:39 PM)Smitty Wrote: It just leans into Chicagojk’s Boston model. There’s more than one way to build a team. I’m not disagreeing necessarily. I want a franchise Guard in this draft as much as the next guy. But picking DSJ when we passed on an OG Anunoby (using the ‘17 draft as an example) isn’t the way to go either. It’s not the greatest example but the one that comes to mind. I think you get my point.
The DSJ blunder wasn't one of Mavs prioritizing the wrong position, to their detriment. Instead it was a general failure in their scouting and evaluation, to identify a player who would be good. And no way the Mavs were picking between DSJ and OG -- those 2 players were selected about 15 picks apart. As I recall, the alternates we most talked about included Markkanen, Ntilikina, Monk, Mitchell.
In regard to the 2026 draft, you talk repeatedly about getting a wing and how a PG might be a bad pick, but frankly I'm not convinced those wing guys that might be available are any more of a sure thing than the PG guys in that general range. It's a crap shoot. Those perhaps-available wings to draft also have huge question marks.