05-03-2026, 06:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-03-2026, 07:01 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(05-03-2026, 05:39 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Ament is very young, played in a tough conference, got to the line a lot and his FT % is high which gives some hope for his jump shot. So I'm not sure if all those comparisons are valid. However, the more I have seen these playoffs and some of the horrendous offensive performances, the more I'm coming around to staying away from Ament.
However, my philosophy when it comes to the draft has always been consistent. I'm in the Nellie school of swinging for the fences. Sure you can have misses, but FA is there to play it safe. The Mavs should 100% not be playing it safe with this pick.
Moving outside the top 10-12 consensus guys, what about Cameron Carr if we move a few spots down? Defense seems to be the knock on him but that athleticism with Coop in transition, will give a lot of easy buckets. Plus his 3 pt shot looks promising.
I am just trying to think of ways to maximize whatever assets the Mavs have right now. When I talk about trading down it's not about trading out of the draft. If you don't like the guard that is still available when the Mavs pick try to trade down and add another pick. Ideally you end up in a scenario where you turn something like #10 into two mid/late firsts. Now you can take two swings instead of one.
In the mentioned scenario Carr is a good option. Not as a lottery pick but in the 15-30 range.
Probably not my favorite but that might just be my viewing bias. Baylor had a bad year. Missed the NCAA tournament. Carr was flying under the radar and not getting as much attention as he probably deserved.
Edit: Same for Okorie. Would not take him in the 8-10 range. Another trade down option. And even if he is rising in recent mocks there is still a chance that he drops to #30.