04-28-2026, 08:37 AM
(04-27-2026, 07:41 PM)mvossman Wrote: This statement can easily be construed as an argument for spending cap/assets on win now players instead of focusing on long term improvement. I think that would be a mistake.
But that's not what I've been saying, is it? I would hope I don't have to write a dissertation in each and every post to keep someone from misconstruing this discussion.
The Mavs will be in the roster-building game. They will be trying to win. Their window to being the best in the NBA will follow the arc of CF's career. You can do ALL those things without going all-in with your future assets this season. I trust they will hire an Expert GM who is smart enough to understand what all of us here understand. (Presti, please.)
Let me add that doesn't mean they should NEVER have or trade for a veteran player who is "on the wrong timeline." From here to the top, it should be a game of amassing more assets as you go. One of the reasons I want Presti is because he, more than almost anyone else in the NBA, understands that.